Galvion Soldier Power, LLC

Protonex Technology Corporation

Revision Military Inc.

Amperion, Inc.

David N Long

Nicholas J Piela

Seth M Dziengeleski

Gregory D McConnell

James D Kazmierczak

Benjamin Apollonio

Joshua E Persky

David J Butler

Michael J Grennan

Richard Flathers

My H Lac

Paul W Kimball

Bruce Renz

Todd W Sandahl

Dat Van Nguyen

Jeremy R Hitchcock

John R Plourde

Gregory D Mcconnell

A distributed power network includes a power bus infrastructure distributed over a region with node points provided to interface with controllable power nodes. Each power node can be connected to an external power device such as a DC power sources, a DC power load, or a rechargeable DC battery. The power nodes form a communication network and cooperate with each other to receive input power from DC power sources and or rechargeable DC batteries connected to the power bus infrastructure and distribute the power received therefrom to the power bus infrastructure for distribution to the DC power loads and to rechargeable DC batteries.

Power manager with reconfigurable power converting circuits

A reconfigurable power circuit () includes a single one-way DC to DC power converter (). The reconfigurable power circuit is configurable by a digital data processor as one of three different power channels (, and). Power channel () provides output power conversion. Power channel () provides input power conversion. Power channel () provides bi-directional power exchange without power conversion.

A distributed power network includes a power bus infrastructure distributed over a region with node points provided to interface with controllable power nodes. Each power node can be connected to an external power device such as a DC power source, a DC power load, or a rechargeable DC battery. The power nodes form a communication network and cooperate with each other to receive input power from DC power sources and or rechargeable DC batteries connected to the power bus infrastructure and distribute the power received therefrom to the power bus infrastructure for distribution to the DC power loads and to rechargeable DC batteries.

Distributed power manager

A portable power manager device () includes a DC power bus () and a plurality of device ports (, and). A primary device port () is connectable to the DC power bus over a primary power channel that does not include a DC to DC power converter. A plurality of secondary device ports () is each connectable to the DC power bus over a different reconfigurable power channel (). Each reconfigurable power channel includes a single one-way DC to DC power converter (). Each reconfigurable power channel is configurable by a digital data processor as one of three different circuit legs (, and). Leg () provides output power conversion. Leg () provides input power conversion. Leg () provides bi-directional power exchange without power conversion.

A power distribution and control module includes a digital data processor and associated memory module operating an energy management program or schema and a battery charging manager program thereon. The energy management schema is operable to determine an instantaneous configuration of the power and distribution and control module, to determine total instantaneous input power available, total instantaneous power demand by connected power loads and to allocate a portion of the input power to power the loads. Thereafter any unallocated power is allocated to charge rechargeable batteries using allocation criteria that are situationally variable.

Control module for DC power network

An improved power manager includes a power bus () and multiple device ports (-), with at least one device port configured as a universal port (and) to be selectively connected to the power bus over an input power channel that includes an input power converter () or over a output or universal power channel () that includes an output power converter (). The universal power channel () allows the input port () to be selected as an output power channel instead of an input power channel (i.e. operated as a universal port) for outputting power to device port () over power converter (). The improved power manager () includes operating modes for altering an operating voltage of the power bus (), to minimize overall power conversion losses due to DC to DC power conversions used to connect non-bus voltage compatible power devices to the power bus.

Power manager

Portable power manager enclosure

A cable gland assembly for attaching a shielded cable to an electronic enclosure includes a cable gland housing enclosing and in electrical contact with exposed cable shielding of the shielded cable and providing an electrically conductive pathway between the cable shielding and the electronic enclosure. The cable gland housing further encloses a shield pressure ring disposed to hold the exposed cable shielding in contact with the cable gland housing, a weather gasket, and an exposed portion of a cable strength member. The cable gland assembly includes environmental molding disposed within the cable gland housing to bond to and fix in place the exposed cable shielding, shield pressure ring, weather gasket, and exposed cable strength member. An outer molding is disposed around the cable gland housing.

Cable gland assembly

An electronics device carrier for porting a battery powered electronic device is formed by outer walls surrounding a hollow volume. The electronic device is held within the hollow volume and can be operated without removing the electronic device from the carrier. An input interface comprising interface elements external to the outer walls provides an element suitable for interfacing with external power devices such as a power source or another power load. A device interface includes interface elements at least partially disposed internal to the outer walls for interfacing with the electronic device battery. A charge controller is disposed between the input interface and the device interface and is operable to connect elements connected to the input interface to the device battery to either recharge the device battery or use the device battery as a power source.

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