Protonex Technology Corporation

Galvion Soldier Power, LLC

Revision Military Inc.

Philip T Robinson

Seth M Dziengeleski

David James Holigan

James D Kazmierczak

Matthew P Steinbroner

Matt Steinbroner

James K Kazmierczak

Various aspects of invention provide portable power manager operating methods. One aspect of the invention provides a method for operating a power manager having a plurality of device ports for connecting with external power devices and a power bus for connecting with each device port. The method includes: disconnecting each device port from the power bus when no external power device is connected to the device port; accessing information from newly connected external power devices; determining if the newly connected external power devices can be connected to the power bus without power conversion; if not, determining if the newly connected external power devices can be connected to the power bus over an available power converter; and if so, configuring the available power converter for suitable power conversion.

Power managers and methods for operating power managers

A power manager including a power bus operable at a DC bus voltage. A plurality of device ports operably connect to the power bus. A first data processing device and a first memory device are associated with the first data processing device. A data communication channel extends between the first data processing device and each of the plurality of device ports. An energy management schema operates on the first data processing device. For each of the plurality of device ports, the energy management schema establishes a communication link with an external power device connected to the device port over the data communication channel and determines if an external power device is connected to the device port and if so, determines an external power device type.

A portable DC power manager () includes an internal power bus () and a plurality of device ports () 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 () 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 () connects additional sources to the internal bus in response to a voltage drop on the internal power bus. A compact and lightweight package () enables a portability.

Portable power manager having one or more device ports for connecting with external power loads

Portable power manager enclosure

Portable power manager operating methods

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Philip T Robinson