Patents Assigned to Ardent Edge, LLC
  • Patent number: 10879707
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a cell protection system that may be employed in high voltage systems such as grid scale energy storage systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes a proactive balancing system for balancing one or more battery units of the energy storage systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes a switching protection system for safely connecting and disconnecting the one or more battery units of the energy storage systems to other systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes an isolated communication system for allowing the one or more battery units to safely communicate with each other and at least one controller of the energy storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Ardent Edge, LLC
    Inventors: Clayborne Dudley Taylor, Jr., Michael Edward Brandt
  • Patent number: 10720781
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a cell protection system that may be employed in high voltage systems such as grid scale energy storage systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes a proactive balancing system for balancing one or more battery units of the energy storage systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes a switching protection system for safely connecting and disconnecting the one or more battery units of the energy storage systems to other systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes an isolated communication system for allowing the one or more battery units to safely communicate with each other and at least one controller of the energy storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ardent Edge, LLC
    Inventors: Clayborne Dudley Taylor, Jr., Michael Edward Brandt
  • Publication number: 20200119571
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a battery sourced power conversion system and a balanced architecture employed in the battery sourced power conversion system comprising a first plurality of battery units connected in series, a plurality of switches, each switch being connected to one of the plurality of battery units, and at least one controller connected to the first plurality of battery units, wherein the at least one controller is configured to control the plurality of switches to generate a square wave output from each battery unit of the first plurality of battery units, wherein the square wave output associated with each battery units of the first plurality of battery units in combination form a desired output waveform having a plurality of steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Ardent Edge, LLC
    Inventors: Clayborne Dudley Taylor, JR., Jason Robert Norman, Michael Edward Brandt
  • Publication number: 20190115631
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a cell protection system that may be employed in high voltage systems such as grid scale energy storage systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes a proactive balancing system for balancing one or more battery units of the energy storage systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes a switching protection system for safely connecting and disconnecting the one or more battery units of the energy storage systems to other systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes an isolated communication system for allowing the one or more battery units to safely communicate with each other and at least one controller of the energy storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Ardent Edge, LLC
    Inventors: Clayborne Dudley Taylor, JR., Michael Edward Brandt
  • Publication number: 20190115768
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a cell protection system that may be employed in high voltage systems such as grid scale energy storage systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes a proactive balancing system for balancing one or more battery units of the energy storage systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes a switching protection system for safely connecting and disconnecting the one or more battery units of the energy storage systems to other systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes an isolated communication system for allowing the one or more battery units to safely communicate with each other and at least one controller of the energy storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Ardent Edge, LLC
    Inventors: Clayborne Dudley Taylor, JR., Michael Edward Brandt
  • Publication number: 20190115767
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a cell protection system that may be employed in high voltage systems such as grid scale energy storage systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes a proactive balancing system for balancing one or more battery units of the energy storage systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes a switching protection system for safely connecting and disconnecting the one or more battery units of the energy storage systems to other systems. In some embodiments, the advanced cell protection system includes an isolated communication system for allowing the one or more battery units to safely communicate with each other and at least one controller of the energy storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Ardent Edge, LLC
    Inventors: Clayborne Dudley Taylor, JR., Michael Edward Brandt