Patent ID: 9577454
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H02J,Y02E,Y04S

Claim:
1. A circuit, comprising: a plurality of switch devices configured to provide for bi-directional flow of a current, wherein each switch device of the plurality of switch devices is electrically connected to at least one other one of the plurality of switch devices in series; a plurality of energy storage devices, wherein each energy storage device of the plurality of energy storage devices is electrically connected to at least one of the switch devices such that each energy storage device is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of energy storage devices in series via at least one of the switch device; a direct current to direct current (DC/DC) power converter electrically connected between a power grid connector and each end of a series of the plurality of switch devices, wherein the DC/DC power converter is configured to provide for bi-directional flow of the current; and an inductor electrically connected in series between a first end of the series of the plurality of switch devices and a first input/output of the DC/DC power converter.