US 12,476,297 B2
Systems and methods for maintaining temperatures of interior housings based on current levels of batteries
Anil Raj Duggal, Niskayuna, NY (US); Richard Louis Hart, Niskayuna, NY (US); and Douglas Carl Hofer, Niskayuna, NY (US)
Assigned to GE GRID SOLUTIONS LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Appl. No. 17/763,121
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 26, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/053270
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 23, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/061136, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0344740 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 10/633 (2014.01); G01R 31/367 (2019.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/6566 (2014.01); H01M 10/658 (2014.01)
CPC H01M 10/633 (2015.04) [G01R 31/367 (2019.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/6566 (2015.04); H01M 10/658 (2015.04)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A temperature controller disposed within an interior chamber of an insulated housing and communicatively coupled to (i) a cooling system disposed outside of the insulated housing and (ii) a power controller that is electrically coupled to a battery and disposed outside of the insulated housing, the temperature controller configured to manage a temperature of the battery disposed in the interior chamber of the insulated housing of an energy storage system, said temperature controller comprising at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device, said at least one processor configured to:
determine a reference current level at the battery based on a present current level determined by said power controller;
compute, based on the reference current level, a target temperature for the interior chamber of the insulated housing; and
instruct the cooling system to maintain the temperature in the interior chamber of the insulated housing at the target temperature by providing one of a heated fluid or a cooled fluid via a duct in flow communication with the cooling system and extending through the insulated housing,
wherein the duct is in flow communication with the interior chamber of the insulated housing.