CPC H01G 4/228 (2013.01) [B60L 50/40 (2019.02); B60L 53/38 (2019.02); H02J 7/345 (2013.01); H02J 2207/50 (2020.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A system for managing energy storage, the system comprising:
an ultracapacitor configured to:
electrically couple to a power grid via a diode to receive a first energy from the power grid, wherein the diode is biased toward the ultracapacitor;
receive the first energy from the power grid during a power outage, wherein the first energy includes a residual transient energy; and
store the first energy as an electric field of the ultracapacitor;
a battery configured to electrically couple to the ultracapacitor and configured to receive energy therefrom to store as an energy of the battery;
one or more switches configured to:
operate in an open state or a closed state;
electrically couple the battery to the ultracapacitor when in the closed state to conduct an energy between the ultracapacitor and the battery; and
electrically disconnect the battery from the ultracapacitor when in the open state to prevent conducting an energy between the ultracapacitor and the battery; and
a controller in electrical communication with the one or more switches and configured to:
generate a notification to a mobile computing device of a user, the notification comprising information relating to a charge status of the battery and a remaining operating time of the battery;
receive a user request from the user responsive to the notification, said user request relating to charging the battery;
cause the one or more switches to transition between the open state and the closed state based on at least the user request;
generate a billing charge to the user based on at least causing the one or more switches to transition between the open state and the closed state;
maintain a log of historical data relating to an operation of the system; and
analyze one or more trends of the historical data to predict a future operation of the system.
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