ENERGY STORAGE ELEMENT LINK AND MONITOR
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1. An energy storage system comprising:
- a plurality of storage elements linked for collective charging and discharging in a configuration such that any one storage element may be selectably bypassed; and
a monitoring circuit operably coupled for individually monitoring each of the storage elements.
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Abstract
The invention provides an energy storage system having storage elements linked for collective charging and discharging. Monitoring circuitry is provided for monitoring each of the storage elements independently. Preferably, the system includes control circuitry configured for controlling the linking of individual storage elements in order to enhance system performance. In preferred embodiments, the system also includes storage elements in an arrangement whereby they may be selectably linked and delinked, in series, parallel, or in one or more series/parallel combination.
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1. An energy storage system comprising:
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a plurality of storage elements linked for collective charging and discharging in a configuration such that any one storage element may be selectably bypassed; and a monitoring circuit operably coupled for individually monitoring each of the storage elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An energy harvesting system comprising:
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one or more energy harvesting devices for generating electrical energy; a plurality of storage elements operably coupled to the one or more energy harvesting devices, the individual storage elements interlinked for collective charging and discharging in a configuration such that any one storage element may be bypassed; and a monitoring circuit operably coupled for individually monitoring each of the storage elements. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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