Robert Boschgmbh

Dusan Brhlik

John Saussele

Sharmila Ravula

Daniel Fregosi

Tim Strunck

A power system for a vehicle parking structure is disclosed. The power system comprises: a DC voltage bus arranged throughout the vehicle parking structure and configured to distribute DC power throughout the vehicle parking structure; at least one DC power source operably connected to the DC voltage bus and configured to provide DC power to the DC voltage bus; a plurality of DC loads arranged throughout the vehicle parking structure and operably connected to the DC voltage bus, the plurality of DC loads being configured to operate using DC power from the DC voltage bus; and a control system operably connected to the DC voltage bus and configured to communicate with at least one DC load in the plurality of DC loads using data signals transmitted via the DC voltage bus.

Smart DC microgrid parking structures using power line communications

A DC building electrical system includes a DC power consuming device connected to a DC bus. A source of DC power is connected to the DC bus and powers the DC power consuming device. An energy storage device is connected to the DC bus and to a DC emergency load. The energy storage device powers the DC power consuming device in conjunction with the source of DC power, and powers the DC emergency load when source of power other than the energy storage device is available to the DC power consuming device.

Emergency load management using a DC microgrid during grid outage

Charging and discharging of DC microgrid energy storage

A direct current power server configured to serve a direct current microgrid of a building. The direct current power server includes a direct current bus having branch circuits that extend from the direct current power server to provide direct current power to direct current loads of the building. The direct current power server directly integrates a local energy source and local energy storage into the direct current microgrid without attachment to the alternating current electrical grid.

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Cornelius, NC, United States of America

Dusan Brhlik