Patent ID: 8035337
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A power hub apparatus comprising a central power hub and irregular shaped modules, wherein the central power hub encompasses M+1 tiers denoted as tier 0, tier 1, . . . , tier M distributed and sequenced in a vertical direction such that each tier is at a different vertical level in the vertical direction, said M at least 1, wherein the central power hub comprises a central area to which N radial arms are connected, said vertical direction being perpendicular to the central area, said N at least 3, wherein each radial arm extends radially outward from the central area in a radial direction that is perpendicular to the vertical direction, wherein each pair of adjacent radial arms defines a docking bay in each tier such that N docking bays are defined in each tier, and wherein each docking bay in tier m is vertically aligned directly above a corresponding docking bay in tier m−1 for m=1, 2, . . . , M to define N vertical tier structures in the central power hub such that each vertical tier structure comprises M+1 docking bays consisting of one docking bay in each tier of the M+1 tiers, wherein the irregular shaped modules consist of an irregular shaped module latched in each docking bay in each tier such that M+1 modules are latched in M+1 corresponding docking bays of each vertical tier structure, each irregular shaped module providing a functionality for responding to an alert pertaining to an event, and wherein the central area comprises a plurality of rechargeable batteries that provide electrical power for the irregular shaped modules latched in the docking bays in each tier.