Patent ID: 11866139
Assignee: BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 18:
19. A power storage system for a marine vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of marine battery systems configured to provide energy to a marine vehicle load and arranged in either one of a parallel configuration and a series configuration with the marine vehicle load, each marine battery system comprising
a battery;
a three-position contactor configured to operate the marine battery system in one of a connected state, a disconnected state, or a bypass state;

a controller coupled to each of the plurality of marine battery systems, wherein the controller is configured to:
detect that at least one of the plurality of marine battery systems has reached a minimum threshold state of charge; and
control an operational state of the at least one of the plurality of marine battery systems using the three-position contactor, wherein the operational state is based on arrangement of the plurality of marine battery systems.