POWER CONTROL SYSTEM USING STATE OF CHARGE FROM SMART LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND FAILOVER ALGORITHM

1 . A system for controlling a diesel generator, the system comprising:

a controller configured to:

receive, via a communication protocol interface, a state of change value associated with at least one battery;

calculate a battery capacity for the at least one battery based on the state of charge value;

determine a state of at least one diesel generator; and

change the state of the at least one diesel generator based on the determined state of the at least one diesel generator and the battery capacity of the at least one battery.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one battery includes at least one lithium-ion battery.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one battery includes at least one smart battery.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one smart battery includes a battery management system.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication protocol interface is facilitated via an interface channel.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to monitor, via a rectifier, the communication protocol interface.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine, using the rectifier, whether the communication protocol interface has an associated failure.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to, in response to a determination that the communication protocol interface has an associated failure, initiate a back-up mode.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to, in response to initiating the back-up mode, use a shunt to determine a current value associated with the at least one battery.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to use the determined current value to determine the battery capacity of the at least one battery.

11 . A method for controlling a diesel generator, the method comprising:

receiving, via a communication protocol interface, a state of change value associated with at least one battery;

calculating a battery capacity for the at least one battery based on the state of charge value;

determining a state of at least one diesel generator; and

changing the state of the at least one diesel generator based on the determined state of the at least one diesel generator and the battery capacity of the at least one battery.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one battery includes at least one lithium-ion battery.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one battery includes at least one smart battery.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one smart battery includes a battery management system.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the communication protocol interface is facilitated via an interface channel.

16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising monitoring, via a rectifier, the communication protocol interface.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising determining, using the rectifier, whether the communication protocol interface has an associated failure.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising, in response to a determination that the communication protocol interface has an associated failure, initiating a back-up mode.

19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising, in response to initiating the back-up mode, using a shunt to determine a current value associated with the at least one battery.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising using the determined current value to determine the battery capacity of the at least one battery.