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Patent No.:

US 8970176 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2012

Dc micro-grid

Applicants:

Arne Ballatine, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Chad Pearson, Mountain View, CA (US);

Ranganathan Gurunathan, Bangalore, IN;

Prasad Pmsvvsv, Bangalore, IN;

Alberto Doronzo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Arne Ballatine, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Chad Pearson, Mountain View, CA (US);

Ranganathan Gurunathan, Bangalore, IN;

Prasad Pmsvvsv, Bangalore, IN;

Alberto Doronzo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:

The Marbury Law Group PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Stacy Whitmore

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01); H02J 1/14 (2006.01); H02J 1/16 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H02J 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 13/0003 (2013.01); H02J 1/102 (2013.01); H02J 1/14 (2013.01); H02J 1/16 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 3/387 (2013.01); H02J 7/34 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H02J 9/062 (2013.01); H02J 13/0062 (2013.01); H02J 13/0075 (2013.01); H02J 13/0079 (2013.01); H02J 2001/004 (2013.01); Y02B 10/72 (2013.01); Y02B 90/222 (2013.01); Y02T 90/168 (2013.01); Y02E 10/766 (2013.01); Y04S 10/126 (2013.01); Y04S 20/12 (2013.01); Y04S 30/12 (2013.01); Y02E 60/721 (2013.01); H02J 3/383 (2013.01); H02J 3/386 (2013.01); Y02E 10/563 (2013.01); Y02E 10/566 (2013.01); Y02E 10/763 (2013.01); H02J 3/382 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for creating and operating a Direct Current (DC) micro-grid. A DC micro-grid may include power generators, energy storage devices, and loads coupled to a common DC bus. Power electronics devices may couple the power generators, energy storage devices, and loads to the common DC bus and provide power transfer.

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