Battery Container Control Layout for Stable ESS Communication

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional energy storage systems require individual control of independent container units, leading to inefficiencies and challenges in communication stability and scalability.

Innovation Solution

An energy storage system with a control container, battery container, and watering container, utilizing multiple interconnected communication lines (home run and daisy chain configurations) to facilitate stable communication and easy expansion.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If energy storage systems are configured in independent container units, then each system can operate autonomously, but communication stability and control efficiency deteriorate when multiple systems are deployed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication stabilityVSAvoidcontrol complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple energy storage container units are merged into a single integrated system through a unified control container. The control container houses a master controller that communicates with slave controllers in each battery container, consolidating control functions and improving communication stability while reducing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The control container is segmented into specialized functional modules including a master controller for coordination, battery management systems (BBMS and RBMS) for monitoring, and a watering container for safety. This segmentation allows each component to perform its function efficiently while maintaining overall system integration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Quantity of substance

If multiple battery containers are deployed to increase storage capacity, then energy storage capability improves, but individual control and monitoring becomes more difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebattery capacityVSAvoidcontrol ease
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The master controller acts as an intermediary between the central control system and multiple slave controllers in different battery containers. It receives commands from the battery system controller and distributes them to appropriate slave controllers, simplifying the control process while managing multiple containers efficiently.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The control container is designed as a universal control unit that can manage multiple battery containers through standardized communication protocols. The master controller and battery management systems can handle various container configurations, making the system scalable and easy to operate regardless of the number of battery containers deployed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP4716162A2Energy storage system
Publication Date: 2026.03.25 LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD
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AI summary

An energy storage system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a control container configured to include a battery system controller (BSC), a master controller configured to be connected to the BSC through a first communication line, and a bank battery management system (BBMS) configured to be connected to the BSC through a second communication line; and a battery container configured to include a slave controller configured to be connected to the master controller through the first communication line, and a rack battery management system (RBMS) connected to the BBMS through the second communication line and configured to monitor a state of a corresponding battery rack.