Patent ID: 11858359
Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 12:
13. A power system, comprising:
a plurality of supercapacitors including a first supercapacitor and a second supercapacitor;
a plurality of batteries, including a first battery and a second battery;
an electronic load including an electric propulsion system or a sonar system; and
a master controller configured so that at least the first battery is connectable with at least the first supercapacitor, such that power from the first battery is supplied to the first supercapacitor,
wherein the master controller is further configured to switch delivery of current to the electronic load from the first supercapacitor to the second supercapacitor, in response to the first supercapacitor being at least partially discharged, and such that the first battery and/or the first supercapacitor or the second supercapacitor supplies power to the electronic load.