Patent ID: 9568930
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B60L,G05B,G05F,H02J,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a power bus; a plurality of adaptable connectors, wherein each of the adaptable connectors is coupled to a power component and to the power bus, wherein at least two of the adaptable connectors control a voltage of the power bus, and wherein each of the adaptable connectors comprises: a control processor that: (1) receives the state of each power component from the respective adaptable connector, (2) determines an amount of power at least one of the power components is to supply to the power bus based in part on the received states of the power components, and (3) communicates with the adaptable connectors thereby causing the at least one adaptable connector to supply the amount of power determined in (2) onto the power bus.