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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2012
Ronald D Prosser, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Ronald D Prosser, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Green Charge Networks LLC, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Charging and discharging an energy storage device (ESD) generates heat and may prevent its temperature from dropping to unsafe levels. By monitoring and managing the charge and discharge of an ESD with respect to the periods of time in which demand charges are determined, the heating will have minimal adverse effect on demand charges. ESDs may also exchange energy in a controlled manner for heating purposes and reduce reliance on utility grid-based energy sources. ESD heating may also be made more efficient by offsetting the heating with load shedding during charging periods. Precharging the ESD while heating or preheating the ESD by charging and discharging can prevent new maximum demand levels from appearing and thereby limit increases in demand charges.