Energy storing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9774018-B2
Application number	US-201314648964-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2013
Priority date	Dec 3, 2012
Publication date	Sep 26, 2017
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017

Abstract

Provided is an energy storage apparatus capable of freely adjusting an energy storage capacity by including a integrated battery platform including a battery, a power relay assembly, and a battery management system; and a battery tray including a battery and coupled to the battery platform to connect the batteries in series with each other.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An energy storage apparatus comprising:
a battery platform including a first battery, a controlling unit connected to the first battery to control the first battery, and a first connector connected in series with one power line of the first battery; and
a battery tray including a second battery and a second connector connected to both power lines of the second battery;
wherein the first connector of the battery platform is provided with a pair of sockets, which are connected to each other by a connecting part including a connecting socket connected to one of the pair of sockets and a slider having a through-hole and an inclined surface, and
the second connector of the battery tray is provided with a pair of pins connected to both power lines of the second battery and is provided with a protrusion bar which are inserted to the through-hole, contacted to the inclined surface and moves the slider, such that the connection between the sockets of the first connector are disconnected.

2. The energy storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first connector of the battery platform is formed at a lower side thereof, and the second connector of the battery tray is formed at an upper side thereof.

3. The energy storage apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the battery platform and the battery tray are stacked and coupled to each other, such that the first connector of the battery platform and the second connector of the battery tray are coupled to each other, and the first battery of the battery platform and the second battery of the battery tray are connected in series with each other by the coupling between the connectors.

4. The energy storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the connecting part of the first connector further includes an elastic means allowing the slider to closely adhere to the connecting socket.

5. The energy storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controlling unit includes a power relay assembly (PRA) having one side connected to an output terminal of the first battery and the other side connected to a power grid; and a battery management system (BMS) connected to the power relay assembly to control power supplying and storing of the first battery.

Assignees

• Sk Innovation Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hyunseok
• Kim Taewoo
• Lee Woojin
• Choi Jaihyun
• Jeon Jeehoon

Classifications

• H02J7/751

  concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries · CPC title

• H02J7/50 Primary

  acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H01M50/251

  specially adapted for stationary devices, e.g. power plant buffering or backup power supplies · CPC title

• H01M50/503

  characterised by the shape of the interconnectors · CPC title

• H01M50/209

  adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/216 takes precedence) · CPC title