Portable power manager having one or more device ports for connecting with external power loads
First Claim
1. A power manager comprising:
- a power bus;
a plurality of device ports each configured to operably connect with an external power device;
for each of the plurality of device ports;
a first conductive path disposed between the device port and the power bus;
a first controllable switching element disposed along the first conductive path;
a second conductive path disposed between each device port and the power bus;
a controllable power converter disposed along the second conductive path between the device port and the power bus;
a second controllable switching element disposed along the second conductive path between the controllable power converter and the device port;
wherein the second conductive path and the controllable power converter can be shared between two or more of the plurality of device portsa data processing device and associated memory in communication with each of the first and second controllable switches and with each of the controllable power converters; and
,energy management schema operating on the power manager for controlling each of the first and second controllable switches and each of the controllable power converters.
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Abstract
A portable DC power manager (400) includes an internal power bus (410) and a plurality of device ports (1150, 1160, 1170, 1180, 1190, 1200) for connecting with external power and energy sources, external power loads and other external power managers. Each device port is isolated for the internal power bus by controllable switches (A, B, C, D). Power converters (440, 442, 510) may be disposed between device ports and the internal power bus to convert voltages and attenuate current amplitude. Energy management schema operating on the power manager sums available power and allocates the available power to connected power loads according to power priority settings. A hot-change-over circuit (1300) connects additional sources to the internal bus in response to a voltage drop on the internal power bus. A compact and lightweight package (1100) enables a portability.
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1. A power manager comprising:
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a power bus; a plurality of device ports each configured to operably connect with an external power device; for each of the plurality of device ports; a first conductive path disposed between the device port and the power bus; a first controllable switching element disposed along the first conductive path; a second conductive path disposed between each device port and the power bus; a controllable power converter disposed along the second conductive path between the device port and the power bus; a second controllable switching element disposed along the second conductive path between the controllable power converter and the device port; wherein the second conductive path and the controllable power converter can be shared between two or more of the plurality of device ports a data processing device and associated memory in communication with each of the first and second controllable switches and with each of the controllable power converters; and
,energy management schema operating on the power manager for controlling each of the first and second controllable switches and each of the controllable power converters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A power manager comprising:
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a power bus; a plurality of device ports each configured to operably connect with an external power device; for each of the plurality of device ports; a first conductive path disposed between the device port and the power bus; and a first controllable switching element disposed along the first conductive path; a second conductive path disposed between the device port and the power bus; a second and a third controllable switching element disposed along each second conductive path; a sensor for sensing a low power condition on the power bus and for generating a low power signal in response thereto; wherein each of the third controllable switching elements is conductively connected to the sensor and operates to close in response the low power signal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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