System, charging device, and method of charging a power storage device
First Claim
1. A system for use in supplying current from an electrical supply to a plurality of power storage devices, said system comprising:
- a first charging device configured to receive current from the electrical supply, and configured to supply current to a first power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices;
a current control device coupled to said first charging device, configured to selectively enable a current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the first power storage device; and
at least one second charging device coupled to said first charging device to form a network, said second charging device configured to receive current from the electrical supply, and configured to supply current to a second power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices;
whereinsaid first charging device comprising a first processor programmed to;
determine a first charging parameter associated with said first charging device;
determine a first priority associated with said first charging device;
determine a second charging parameter associated with said second charging device;
determine a second priority associated with said second charging device;
determine a second amount of current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the first power storage device, based at least in part on said determined first and said second charging parameters and said first and second priority; and
enable the determined second amount of current to be at least one of received by said first charging device or supplied to the first power storage device.
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Abstract
A system for charging a plurality of power storage devices includes a first charging device and at least one other charging device coupled to the first charging device to form a network. The first charging device includes a processor programmed to determine whether said first charging device possesses a network token, and if so, to determine a first charging parameter and a first priority associated with said first charging device, a second charging parameter and a second priority associated with said second charging device, and to determine a second amount of current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the first power storage device, based on the determined first and second charging parameters and first and second priority.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for use in supplying current from an electrical supply to a plurality of power storage devices, said system comprising:
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a first charging device configured to receive current from the electrical supply, and configured to supply current to a first power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices; a current control device coupled to said first charging device, configured to selectively enable a current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the first power storage device; and at least one second charging device coupled to said first charging device to form a network, said second charging device configured to receive current from the electrical supply, and configured to supply current to a second power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices;
whereinsaid first charging device comprising a first processor programmed to; determine a first charging parameter associated with said first charging device; determine a first priority associated with said first charging device; determine a second charging parameter associated with said second charging device; determine a second priority associated with said second charging device; determine a second amount of current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the first power storage device, based at least in part on said determined first and said second charging parameters and said first and second priority; and enable the determined second amount of current to be at least one of received by said first charging device or supplied to the first power storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A charging device for charging a power storage device, the charging device comprising:
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a current control device configured to selectively enable a current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the power storage device; a network interface configured to couple to at least one second charging device to form a network, and a processor coupled to said current control device and programmed to; determine a first charging parameter associated with said first charging device; determine a first priority associated with said first charging device; determine a second charging parameter associated with said second charging device; determine a second priority associated with said second charging device; determine a second amount of current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the first power storage device, based at least in part on said determined first and said second charging parameters and said first and second priority; and enable the determined second amount of current to be at least one of received by said first charging device or supplied to the power storage device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of supplying current to a power storage device, said method comprising:
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configuring at least a first charging device and a second charging device within a network, herein the first charging device includes a current control device configured to selectively enable a current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the power storage device; determining whether said first charging device possesses a network token, and if so, determining a first charging parameter associated with said first charging device; determining a first priority associated with said first charging device; determining a second charging parameter associated with said second charging device; determining a second priority associated with said second charging device; determining a second amount of current to be at least one of received from the electrical supply or supplied to the first power storage device, based at least in part on said determined first and said second charging parameters and said first and second priority; and enabling the determined second amount of current to be at least one of received by said first charging device or supplied to tee first power storage device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification