Patents by Inventor CARLOS H.N. ALVES

CARLOS H.N. ALVES has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Selective redistribution and replenishment of utility scale battery electric storage systems
    Patent number: 11762030
    Abstract: One example includes a battery power system that includes a plurality of battery containers. Each of the battery containers can include a plurality of battery modules that provide output power to a point-of-interconnect associated with a power grid. Each of a portion of the plurality of battery containers includes a plurality of original battery modules and at least one of a plurality of redistributed battery modules from a redistributed battery container. The redistributed battery container includes battery modules of a substantially similar state-of-health to the plurality of original battery modules of each of the portion of the plurality of battery containers. The redistributed battery container includes a plurality of newer battery modules with a substantially similar state-of-health that is greater than the state-of-health of the plurality of original battery modules and which were subsequently installed after redistribution of the plurality of redistributed battery modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: INVENTUS HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Rachana Vidhi, Ryan K. McMorrow, Carlos H. N. Alves, Matthew T. Smith
  • SELECTIVE REDISTRIBUTION AND REPLENISHMENT OF UTILITY SCALE BATTERY ELECTRIC STORAGE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200209322
    Abstract: One example includes a battery power system that includes a plurality of battery containers. Each of the battery containers can include a plurality of battery modules that provide output power to a point-of-interconnect associated with a power grid. Each of a portion of the plurality of battery containers includes a plurality of original battery modules and at least one of a plurality of redistributed battery modules from a redistributed battery container. The redistributed battery container includes battery modules of a substantially similar state-of-health to the plurality of original battery modules of each of the portion of the plurality of battery containers. The redistributed battery container includes a plurality of newer battery modules with a substantially similar state-of-health that is greater than the state-of-health of the plurality of original battery modules and which were subsequently installed after redistribution of the plurality of redistributed battery modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Rachana Vidhi, Ryan K. McMorrow, Carlos H.N. Alves, Matthew T. Smith
  • Selective redistribution and replenishment of utility scale battery electric storage systems
    Patent number: 10634730
    Abstract: One example includes a battery power system that includes a plurality of battery containers. Each of the battery containers can include a plurality of battery modules that provide output power to a point-of-interconnect associated with a power grid. Each of a portion of the plurality of battery containers includes a plurality of original battery modules and at least one of a plurality of redistributed battery modules from a redistributed battery container. The redistributed battery container includes battery modules of a substantially similar state-of-health to the plurality of original battery modules of each of the portion of the plurality of battery containers. The redistributed battery container includes a plurality of newer battery modules with a substantially similar state-of-health that is greater than the state-of-health of the plurality of original battery modules and which were subsequently installed after redistribution of the plurality of redistributed battery modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: INVENTUS HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Rachana Vidhi, Ryan K. McMorrow, Carlos H. N. Alves, Matthew T. Smith
  • Selective Redistribution and Replenishment of Utility Scale Battery Electric Storage Systems
    Publication number: 20180074133
    Abstract: One example includes a battery power system that includes a plurality of battery containers. Each of the battery containers can include a plurality of battery modules that provide output power to a point-of-interconnect associated with a power grid. Each of a portion of the plurality of battery containers includes a plurality of original battery modules and at least one of a plurality of redistributed battery modules from a redistributed battery container. The redistributed battery container includes battery modules of a substantially similar state-of-health to the plurality of original battery modules of each of the portion of the plurality of battery containers. The redistributed battery container includes a plurality of newer battery modules with a substantially similar state-of-health that is greater than the state-of-health of the plurality of original battery modules and which were subsequently installed after redistribution of the plurality of redistributed battery modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: RACHANA VIDHI, RYAN K. MCMORROW, CARLOS H.N. ALVES, MATTHEW T. SMITH