Abstract: The present invention provides a software and system to provide group control and network operations to/for a multiplicity of distributed energy storage units. In particular, the group control software and system connects multiple individual distributed energy storage units and operates those units in synchronicity to create a large virtual energy storage device. This group control system includes two methods of controlling the distributed energy storage units: through a browser-based online user portal, or though network-based, system-to-system protocols by third-party operation controllers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a distributed energy storage system, and applications thereof. In an embodiment, the distributed energy storage system includes power units, wherein each power unit has a multi-cell battery; a battery manager that monitors battery cell voltages and temperatures; and a controller. The controller provides a first control signal that causes the power unit to store energy in the battery and a second control signal that causes the power unit to generate an alternating current. A server in communication with each of the power units stores data collected from the power units about the batteries and analyzes the data to determine how much available energy is stored in the batteries that can be used to alter a load demand of a power network. In an embodiment, the batteries are lithium ion batteries capable of storing at least ten kilowatthours of energy.