Incremental Portable Power Station System
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1. An portable power station comprising:
- a housing with an interior area having at least two connectors for receiving at least two removable, rechargeable batteries;
at least two removable, rechargeable batteries shaped to fit inside of the interior area of the housing wherein each battery has a set of contacts for connecting to one of the at least one connector;
at least one outlet on the housing powered by the at least two batteries wherein at least one of the at least two batteries has a charge remaining and is installed in the housing;
a circuit in the housing that is in electrical connection between the at least two connectors and the at least one outlet to deliver power from at least one of the at least two batteries to the at least one outlet; and
wherein each additional battery installed provides incremental stages of power at the at least one outlet.
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Abstract
An incremental portable power station system for providing power when no permanent power source is available. The system includes a set of removable, rechargeable batteries that are easily installed and removed. The system is configured to provide incremental power in stages, such as for example in 500 watt increments from 500 watts to 1,000 watts to 1,500 watts, etc. with one, two, three or more batteries installed. Power is provided to one or more outlets that may be standard 120 volt AC outlets, standard 12 volt car outlets, standard 5 volt USB outlets or any other outlet types. A charging station is also included for charging the batteries.
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1. An portable power station comprising:
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a housing with an interior area having at least two connectors for receiving at least two removable, rechargeable batteries; at least two removable, rechargeable batteries shaped to fit inside of the interior area of the housing wherein each battery has a set of contacts for connecting to one of the at least one connector; at least one outlet on the housing powered by the at least two batteries wherein at least one of the at least two batteries has a charge remaining and is installed in the housing; a circuit in the housing that is in electrical connection between the at least two connectors and the at least one outlet to deliver power from at least one of the at least two batteries to the at least one outlet; and wherein each additional battery installed provides incremental stages of power at the at least one outlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of supplying power using a portable power station comprising:
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providing a housing with an interior area having at least two connectors for receiving at least two removable, rechargeable batteries; inserting at least two removable, rechargeable batteries into the housing in an interior area of the housing wherein each battery has a set of contacts for connecting to one of the at least one connector; supplying power to at least one outlet on the housing from at least two batteries wherein at least one of the at least two batteries has a charge remaining and is installed in the housing; providing a circuit in the housing that is in electrical connection between the at least two connectors and the at least one outlet to deliver power from at least one of the at least two batteries to the at least one outlet; and wherein each additional battery installed provides incremental stages of power at the at least one outlet. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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