POWER SOURCE HAVING A PARALLEL CELL TOPOLOGY
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1. A power source comprising:
- at least two individual cells, each of the at least two individual cells configured only in parallel with all other individual cells;
at least two controllers, wherein each of the at least two individual controllers is operationally connected on a one to one basis to each of the at least two individual cells; and
a common node wherein each of the at least two individual controllers and each of the at least two individual cells is operationally connected to the common node.
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Abstract
A power source with multiple cells connected in parallel to a common node or power supply point. The individual cells within the power source may also have a dedicated controller for each of the individual cells such that the dedicated controllers are connected on a one to one basis with each of the respective individual cells.
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22 Claims
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1. A power source comprising:
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at least two individual cells, each of the at least two individual cells configured only in parallel with all other individual cells; at least two controllers, wherein each of the at least two individual controllers is operationally connected on a one to one basis to each of the at least two individual cells; and a common node wherein each of the at least two individual controllers and each of the at least two individual cells is operationally connected to the common node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for isolating cells in a power source, comprising:
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configuring at least two individual cells in parallel, wherein each individual cell is configured only in parallel with every individual cell; dedicating each controller of at least two controllers to each cell of the at least two individual cells such that each controller has a one to one correspondence with each individual cell and is operationally connected to each individual cell; and connecting each individual controller and each individual cell to a common node. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of cell distribution comprising:
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distributing a plurality of cells in a system, individual cells of the plurality of cells in the system each having a dedicated buck-boost controller and locating the at least one of the individual cells of the plurality of cells non-adjacently in the system.
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