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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Siemens Energy As, Oslo, NO;
Inventor:
Thomas Hoeven, Oslo, NO;
Assignee:
Siemens Energy AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01); B63H 21/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/80 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B63H 21/17 (2013.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of providing energy storage units to an energy storage system on a vessel adapted to use stored energy includes receiving notification at a charging station onshore, of a user energy storage requirement; dispatching an autonomous vehicle from the charging station with one or more replacement energy storage units for the system; removing one or more used energy storage units from an operational location of the system; inserting the replacement energy storage unit at the same operational location of the system; and returning the used energy storage unit to the charging station.