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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Inventor:
Jaber A. Abu Qahouq, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Assignee:
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/67 (2006.01); H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/67 (2013.01); H01L 31/02021 (2013.01); H02J 1/108 (2013.01); H02J 3/385 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); Y02E 10/58 (2013.01); Y10T 307/391 (2015.04); Y10T 307/696 (2015.04);
Abstract
Systems and methods for efficiently controlling energy sources are disclosed. In one example, a system for processing and storing energy may include a plurality of cells that store energy and a plurality of power switches coupled to the cells. The system may also include an inductor coupled to the power switches and a controller, wherein the controller controls the power switches to transfer the energy to a load.