	US 11,929,615 B2
	Architecture of renewable energy ecosystem
Venkata Prasad Atluri, Novi, MI (US); Ian J. Sutherland, Grosse Pointe, MI (US); Paul M. Najt, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); and Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/669,498.
Prior Publication US 2023/0261469 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. H02J 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 16/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01)

CPC H02J 3/007 (2020.01) [B60L 53/00 (2019.02); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H01M 16/006 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H01M 2220/10 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); H02J 2207/20 (2020.01); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01); H02J 2300/30 (2020.01)]

20 Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a battery system including a plurality of batteries, wherein the battery system is configured to be (i) selectively coupled to and charged by a renewable energy source and (ii) selectively coupled to and charged by a power grid;

a DC bus shared by a plurality of loads;

an energy management system connected between the battery system and the plurality of loads, wherein the energy management system is configured to:

selectively connect individual ones of the plurality of batteries to at least one of the plurality of loads via the DC bus,

selectively connect the battery system to the power grid and disconnect the battery system from the power grid, and

selectively connect at least one of the plurality of loads directly to the power grid; and

a switch connected between the renewable energy source and the battery system, wherein the energy management system is configured to control the switch to selectively connect the renewable energy source (i) to the battery system and (ii) directly to the energy management system by bypassing the battery system.