SYSTEM, CHARGING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CHARGING A POWER STORAGE DEVICE
First Claim
1. ) A system for use in supplying current from an electrical supply to a plurality of power storage devices, said system comprising:
- a first charging device configured to receive current from the electrical supply, and configured to supply current to a first power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices;
a current control device coupled to said first charging device, configured to selectively enable a current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the first power storage device; and
at least one second charging device coupled to said first charging device to form a network, said second charging device configured to receive current from the electrical supply, and configured to supply current to a second power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices;
said first charging device comprising a first processor programmed to;
determine a first charging parameter associated with said first charging device;
determine whether said first charging device possesses a network token, and if so,determine a second charging parameter associated with said second charging device;
determine a second amount of current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the first power storage device, based at least in part on said determined first and said second charging parameters; and
enable the determined second amount of current to be at least one of received by said first charging device or supplied to the first power storage device.
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Abstract
A system for use in supplying current to a plurality of power storage devices includes a first charging device configured to supply current to a first power storage device. At least one other charging device is coupled to the first charging device to form a network and is configured to supply current to at least one other power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices. When the first charging device possesses a network token, it determines a second charging parameter associated with said second charging device, and a second amount of current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the first power storage device, based at least in part on said determined first and second charging parameters.
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19 Claims
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1. ) A system for use in supplying current from an electrical supply to a plurality of power storage devices, said system comprising:
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a first charging device configured to receive current from the electrical supply, and configured to supply current to a first power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices; a current control device coupled to said first charging device, configured to selectively enable a current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the first power storage device; and at least one second charging device coupled to said first charging device to form a network, said second charging device configured to receive current from the electrical supply, and configured to supply current to a second power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices; said first charging device comprising a first processor programmed to; determine a first charging parameter associated with said first charging device; determine whether said first charging device possesses a network token, and if so, determine a second charging parameter associated with said second charging device; determine a second amount of current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the first power storage device, based at least in part on said determined first and said second charging parameters; and enable the determined second amount of current to be at least one of received by said first charging device or supplied to the first power storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7)
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6. ) The system of claim 6 wherein said first charging device is further configured to provide the network token to said second charging device after a predetermined period.
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8. ) A charging device for charging a power storage device, the charging device comprising:
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a current control device configured to selectively enable a current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the power storage device; a network interface configured to couple to at least one second charging device to form a network; and a processor coupled to said current control device and programmed to determine a first charging parameter associated with said charging device; determine whether said charging device possesses a network token, and if so, determine a second charging parameter associated with said second charging device; determine a second amount of current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the power storage device, based at least in part on said determined first and second charging parameters; and enable the determined second amount of current to be at least one of received by said charging device or supplied to the first power storage device.
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- 10. ) The charging device of claim 10, wherein when said charging device possess the network token, said first processor is further programmed to transmit a first charging parameter data request to said at least one second charging device, and to receive the charging parameter data from said at least one second charging device.
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15. ) A method of supplying current to a power storage device, said method comprising:
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configuring at least a first charging device and a second power device number within a network, wherein the first charging device includes a current control device configured to selectively enable a current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the power storage device; determining whether said first charging device possesses a network token, and if so, determining a first charging parameter associated with said first charging device; determining a second charging parameter associated with said second charging device; determining a second amount of current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the first power storage device, based at least in part on said determined first and said second charging parameters; and enabling the determined second amount of current to be at least one of received by said first charging device or supplied, to the first power storage device.
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- 16. ) The method of claim 16, wherein said determining a second charging parameter associated with said second charging device comprises transmitting a first charging parameter data request to said at least one second charging device, and receiving the charging parameter data from said at least one second charging device.
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18. ) The method of claim 18, further comprising providing the network token to said second charging device after a predetermined period
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19. ) method of claim 19, further comprising:
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providing the network token to said second charging device after a predetermined period; and communicating said first charging parameter data associated with said first charging device to said at least one second charging device in response to a second charging parameter data request from said at least one second charging device, when said second charging device is in possession of the network token.
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