Patent ID: 8314511
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method of allocating current from a distributor having a maximum rated current among a plurality of load circuits including a variable load circuit that benefits from a full load current allocation but is operable at a lower current allocation, comprising: (a) measuring the instantaneous current reserve of the distributor as the maximum rated current of the distributor less the instantaneous current flowing from the distributor to the plurality of load circuits; and (b) limiting the instantaneous current of the variable load circuit to: (i) the full load current of the variable load circuit, if the instantaneous current reserve is greater than zero; and (ii) the sum of the full load current of the variable load circuit plus the instantaneous current reserve, if the instantaneous current reserve is less than or equal to zero.