Granted Patent B2

US 12,683,205 · App. 18/422,792 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Inventor: Jeffrey Thramann (Longmont, CO)

Assignee: LT350, LLC

H01M10/465B60L50/64B60L53/30B60L53/305B60L53/51B60L53/63B60L53/64B60L53/65B60L53/665B60L53/80B60L55/00B60L58/21B60L58/26H02J7/00H02J7/35H02J7/54H02S40/345H02S40/38B60L2210/30B60L2210/40Y02E60/00Y02T10/70Y02T10/7072Y02T10/72Y02T90/12Y02T90/14Y02T90/16Y02T90/167Y04S10/126Y04S30/14

Abstract

Claims (18)

1 . An energy storage canopy comprising:

at least one vertical support and at least one horizontal support coupled together;

a solar array comprising a plurality of photovoltaic panels coupled to the roof of the energy storage canopy;

at least one compartment coupled to at least one of the at least one vertical support and the at least one horizontal support of the energy storage canopy, the compartment comprising:

at least one high capacity battery that can store at least 10 kilo-watt hours of electrical energy; and

at least one opening between the solar array and the least one compartment configured to dissipate heat; and

a junction box on the energy storage canopy operationally coupled to the at least one high capacity battery, wherein the junction box is configured to couple to local loads.

2 . The energy storage canopy of claim 1 , wherein the at least one compartment is operable to allow replacement of the at least one high capacity battery.

3 . The energy storage canopy of claim 1 , wherein the local loads include a power grid.

4 . The energy storage canopy of claim 1 , wherein the local loads comprise an electric vehicle charger configured to allow an electric vehicle to plug into the electric vehicle charger for charging.

5 . The energy storage canopy of claim 4 , wherein the electric vehicle charger is configured for high capacity charging.

6 . The energy storage canopy of claim 1 , wherein the local loads comprise an electrical generator.

7 . The energy storage canopy of claim 1 , wherein the local loads comprise a plurality of emergency equipment.

8 . The energy storage canopy of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of emergency equipment comprises at least one light.

9 . The energy storage canopy of claim 7 , wherein the emergency equipment includes communication equipment.

10 . The energy storage canopy of claim 9 , wherein the communication equipment includes an antenna.

11 . The energy storage canopy of claim 10 , wherein the antenna comprises an extendible antenna coupled to the energy storage canopy.

12 . The energy storage canopy of claim 1 , wherein the local loads comprise communications equipment.

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