Patent SG-11201806279W-A (SG)
Title: Electrical energy management apparatus and methods
Inventor: PAN XUEWEI
IPC: H02J4/00
Filed: 2017-02-27
Abstract: Title: ELECTRICAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHODS (57) : An electrical energy management appar- atus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a plurality of 350 3 2 354 interface ports for establishing electrical connections with electrical energy sources and / or electrical energy 312e loads and / or electrical energy storage devices; a plural- 312 ity of electrical power converters each having input ports and output ports; a relay array comprising a plurality of 33o 3 2 5 relay cells arranged to be switchable between connec - 332a 3 3 tions to input ports and output ports of the plurality of electrical power converters; and a controller configured to generate control signals for the relay cells of the relay array and thereby configure connections between the in- put ports and output ports of combinations of the elec- trical power converters. 33 b Local Central Controller (ARM), Local Communication Bus (CAN bus)I 312b 355 1111 312a 310 375 392 394 300 336 355 1 38 338 334 355 360 340 382 372 385 AC pus 1 Arm> 392 ;394 356 rr 355 - 392 394356 320 318 377 355 24 322 356 328 326 Figure 3 W O 20 17 / 15 1057 Al 370 AC b, 2 387 312d 312o 314 \ 344 342 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/151057 Al 8 September 2017 (08.09.2017) WIPO I PCT 11111111111111011101111111111101011111011101111111101011111111111111111111111110111111 (51) International Patent Classification: H02J 4/00 (2006.01) H02J 3/38 (2006.01) H02J 3/02 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/SG2017/050088 (22) International Filing Date: 27 February 2017 (27.02.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 10201601538S 1 March 2016 (01.03.2016) SG (71) Applicant: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVER- SITY [SG/SG]; 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 (SG). (72) Inventors: PAN, Xuewei; c/o Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 (SG). WANG, Peng; c/o Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 (SG). MAO, Jian- fang; c/o Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 (SG). CHOO, Fook Hoong; c/o Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Aven- ue, Singapore 639798 (SG). (74) Agent: LINDSAY, Jonas Daniel; Marks & Clerk Singa- pore LLP, Tanjong Pagar, P.O. Box 636, Singapore 910816 (SG). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. [Continued on next page] WO 2017/151057 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDIONOIDEMOMOMMIRINERVOIMIE (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3))