Automatic power source configuration
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a connector;
a power source to provide power to support at least one part of either a first load or a second load connected to the connector; and
a capacitor array comprising a first capacitor and a second capacitor having an alterable interconnection that changes between a series configuration and a parallel configuration in response to the connection of the at least one part of one or the other of the first load and the second load to the connector.
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Abstract
A circuit to supply power to a detachable load incorporates a power source, a power converter and an array of capacitors. Upon connection of the detachable load, the capacitors of the array of capacitors are automatically configured into a desired series, parallel or combination series and parallel configuration of interconnections to accommodate limitations in the voltage ranges of the capacitors in being coupled to the load and/or to achieve other desired characteristics of electrical power to be provided to the load. Further, upon connection of the detachable load, a limit on current flow imposed by the power converter may be set to a desired level to achieve desired characteristics of electrical power to be provided to the load and/or desired characteristics of charging and discharging behaviors of the array of capacitors.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a connector; a power source to provide power to support at least one part of either a first load or a second load connected to the connector; and a capacitor array comprising a first capacitor and a second capacitor having an alterable interconnection that changes between a series configuration and a parallel configuration in response to the connection of the at least one part of one or the other of the first load and the second load to the connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a connector; a power source to provide power to support at least one part of either a first load or a second load connected to the connector; and a power converter, wherein the power converter is structured to impose a predetermined limit on a flow of current from the power source through a portion of the power converter, and wherein the power converter is structured to change the predetermined limit in response to the connection of the at least one part of one or the other of the first load and the second load to the connector. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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a connector; an audio amplifier to output amplified audio to the connector; a power source to provide power to the amplifier; and a power control device with an alterable power control parameter, wherein the power control device is structured to change the alterable power control parameter to accommodate either a first acoustic driver or a second acoustic driver in response to the connection of the first acoustic driver to the connector. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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