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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2009
Applicant:
Willett Kempton, Newark, DE (US);
Inventor:
Willett Kempton, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/12 (2006.01); G05D 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 9/00 (2006.01); G05D 11/00 (2006.01); G05D 17/00 (2006.01); B60L 9/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing system energy flow. The apparatus includes an energy storage unit to store energy to be used by a system and a power conversion unit configured to be coupled between the energy storage unit and a utility grid. The apparatus also includes a controller to selectively control the power conversion unit to transfer energy between the utility grid and the energy storage unit based at least in part on an anticipated use of the system.