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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022

Filed:

May. 08, 2019
Applicant:

Galvion Soldier Power, Llc, Southborough, MA (US);

Inventors:

Philip T. Robinson, Harvard, MA (US);

Seth M. Dziengeleski, Southbridge, MA (US);

James D. Kazmierczak, Marlborough, MA (US);

David J. Holigan, Atkinson, NH (US);

Assignee:

GALVION SOLDIER POWER, LLC, Southborough, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 4/00 (2006.01); H02J 5/00 (2016.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/3287 (2019.01); H02J 1/00 (2006.01); H02M 3/04 (2006.01); H02M 5/04 (2006.01); H02M 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 4/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/263 (2013.01); G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 1/3287 (2013.01); H02J 1/00 (2013.01); H02J 5/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/0021 (2013.01); H02J 7/0027 (2013.01); H02J 7/00036 (2020.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H02M 3/04 (2013.01); H02M 5/04 (2013.01); H02M 7/04 (2013.01); G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); H02J 7/00045 (2020.01); Y02D 10/00 (2018.01);
Abstract

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.


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