Patent ID: 9325170
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: B60L,H02J

Claim Text:
1. A power management and distribution (PMAD) system, comprising: first and second power supplies; first and second loads; a matrix of solid state power controllers (SSPCs) connected between the first and second power supplies and the first and second loads, the matrix configured to selectively supply each of the first and second loads with a plurality of different power levels based on on/off states of the SSPCs of the matrix; and a PMAD controller configured to control each of the SSPCs of the matrix to selectively output a predetermined voltage to each of the first and second loads, wherein each of the SSPCs of the matrix includes a current sensor configured to output a sensed current to the PMAD controller, the PMAD controller is configured to adjust a power output from the first and second power supplies based on the sensed current received from the SSPCs of the matrix, wherein the PMAD controller is configured to sum the sensed current from all of the SSPCs of the matrix to generate a summed sensed current, divide the summed sensed current by a number of power sources predetermined to deliver power to generate a reference voltage modification signal, and to adjust a reference voltage supplied to the first and second power supplies based on the reference voltage modification signal.