SYSTEM, CHARGING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF SUPPLYING CURRENT TO A POWER STORAGE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for use in supplying current from an electric power source to a plurality of power storage devices, said system comprising:
- a first charging device of a plurality of charging devices configured to supply current to a first power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices; and
at least one other charging device of said plurality of charging devices coupled to said first charging device to form a network, said at least one other charging device configured to supply current to at least one other power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices,said first charging device comprising a processor programmed to;
determine an amount of current to be at least one of received from the electric power source and supplied to the first power storage device as a function of a number of said plurality of charging devices; and
enable the determined amount of current to be at least one of received by said first charging device and supplied to the first power storage device.
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Abstract
A system for use in supplying current from an electric power source to a plurality of power storage devices includes a first of a plurality of charging devices configured to supply current to a first of the plurality of power storage devices. The system also includes at least one other charging device coupled to the first charging device to form a network. The other charging device is configured to supply current to at least one other power storage device. The first charging device includes a processor programmed to determine an amount of current to be at least one of received from the electric power source and supplied to the first power storage device as a function of a number of charging devices, and enable the amount of current to be at least one of received by the first charging device and supplied to the first power storage device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for use in supplying current from an electric power source to a plurality of power storage devices, said system comprising:
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a first charging device of a plurality of charging devices configured to supply current to a first power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices; and at least one other charging device of said plurality of charging devices coupled to said first charging device to form a network, said at least one other charging device configured to supply current to at least one other power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices, said first charging device comprising a processor programmed to; determine an amount of current to be at least one of received from the electric power source and supplied to the first power storage device as a function of a number of said plurality of charging devices; and enable the determined amount of current to be at least one of received by said first charging device and supplied to the first power storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A charging device comprising:
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a current control device configured to selectively enable current to be received from an electric power source and supplied to a power storage device; a network interface configured to couple to at least one other charging device to form a network; and a processor coupled to said current control device and programmed to; determine an amount of current to be at least one of received from the electric power source and supplied to the power storage device as a function of a number of charging devices within the network; and control said current control device to enable the amount of current to be at least one of received from the electric power source and supplied to the power storage device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of supplying current to a power storage device, said method comprising:
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determining a number of a plurality of charging devices within a network, wherein a first charging device of the plurality of charging devices includes a current control device configured to receive current from an electric power source and to supply current to the power storage device; determining an amount of current to be at least one of received from the electric power source and supplied to the power storage device by the first charging device as a function of the number of charging devices within the network; and controlling the current control device to enable the amount of current to be at least one of received from the electric power source and supplied to the power storage device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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