METHOD FOR DETECTING THE TYPE OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE CONNECTED TO AN EMERGENCY CONVERTER

The present invention relates to an emergency converter comprising an interface (7) for connecting an energy storage device (1) and a control circuit (5) configured to determine the type of energy storage device (1) and to set controlling parameters assigned to the determined type. The interface (7) is configured to connect different storage device types to which different controlling parameters are assigned and comprises a sensor connector (7.1) to connect to a sensor circuit (14) of the energy storage device (1) comprising a temperature sensor (R) generating a temperature signal indicating a temperature of the storage devices (1) and a resistor (R) generating a type signal indicating the type of the energy storage devices (1). The control circuit (5) detects, in a first period, the type signal to determine the type of energy storage device (1).