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System and method for managing a power system with multiple power components

  • US 8,698,351 B2
  • Filed: 10/20/2010
  • Issued: 04/15/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for managing a plurality of power components, comprising:

  • a central power bus;

    a plurality of adaptable connectors that each electrically couples to a power component and to the central power bus, wherein at least two of the adaptable connectors control a voltage of the central power bus, and wherein each adaptable connector comprises;

    a power bus connector that electrically interfaces with the central power bus;

    a power component connector that interfaces with the power component;

    a processor that determines a state of the power component and communicates the state of the power component to the central power bus, wherein the state of the power component is taken from the group consisting of;

    a State of Health (SoH) of the power component, a State of Charge (SoC) of the power component, and a temperature state of the power component; and

    a power controller that regulates a current flow between the central power bus and the power component; and

    a control processor that;

    (1) receives the state of each power component from the respective adaptable connector via the central power bus, (2) determines an amount of power at least one of the power components is to supply to another one of the power components based in part on the received states of the power components, and (3) balances the current flow between each of the power components based on the amount of power determined in (2).

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