US 12,224,583 B2
Highly flexible, electrical distribution grid edge energy manager and router
Chad Eckhardt, Raleigh, NC (US); and Stephen Timothy Watts, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US)
Assigned to Gridbridge, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed by Gridbridge, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed on May 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/197,550.
Application 18/197,550 is a continuation of application No. 17/033,016, filed on Sep. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,652,365.
Application 17/033,016 is a continuation of application No. 16/557,532, filed on Aug. 30, 2019, granted, now 10,892,641, issued on Jan. 12, 2021.
Application 16/557,532 is a continuation of application No. 15/321,897, granted, now 10,439,432, issued on Oct. 8, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2015/022979, filed on Mar. 27, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/015,703, filed on Jun. 23, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0291230 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/30 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06Q 50/06 (2024.01); H02J 3/01 (2006.01); H02J 3/02 (2006.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01); H02J 3/18 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 3/44 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01); H02M 1/42 (2007.01); H02J 3/46 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 13/00002 (2020.01) [G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 1/30 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); H02J 3/01 (2013.01); H02J 3/02 (2013.01); H02J 3/14 (2013.01); H02J 3/18 (2013.01); H02J 3/38 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 13/00004 (2020.01); H02J 13/00007 (2020.01); H02J 13/00016 (2020.01); H02J 13/00017 (2020.01); H02J 13/00028 (2020.01); H02J 13/00034 (2020.01); H02M 1/42 (2013.01); H02J 3/44 (2013.01); H02J 3/46 (2013.01); H02J 2300/20 (2020.01); H02J 2310/14 (2020.01); H02J 2310/64 (2020.01); Y02B 70/30 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3225 (2013.01); Y02E 40/70 (2013.01); Y02E 60/00 (2013.01); Y04S 10/123 (2013.01); Y04S 10/30 (2013.01); Y04S 20/221 (2013.01); Y04S 20/222 (2013.01); Y04S 20/242 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
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1. An electrical distribution energy management device comprising:
(i) a primary electrical connection terminal for receiving or transmitting power to or from an electrical grid;
(ii) at least one secondary electrical connection terminal for bidirectional power transmission;
(iii) a modular electrical circuit layer coupled to the primary electrical connection terminal and the at least one secondary electrical connection terminals, the modular electrical circuit layer comprising a power processing circuit for processing a portion of the power by the device in either direction through a central DC power stage,
(iv) a controller layer configured to control the modular electrical circuit layer, the control layer comprising at least one computer processor and nonvolatile memory coupled to the computer processor, and
(v) a physical layer comprising at least one communication device in operable communication with the controller layer;
(vi) wherein the modular electrical circuit layer further comprises a multi-layer protection system for detecting one or more fault conditions, and responding to the one or more fault conditions when detected.