Abstract:
A mobile, networked, optimized, supply, power, generation, and distribution system that includes a light weight vest or suite that contains a highly reliable, standard, efficient, power and data storage system. The system provides modular standardized and adaptive means of efficiently powering, controlling, and monitoring the health and supply of one or more standardized portable load and data devices. Supplying and re-supplying is achieved through standardized modular means. Reliability and efficiency is achieved through sensing, redundant switching, and controlling fully protective efficient utilization of energy storage weight and standardized device load circuits.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Prior Portable Power Distribution Vest Systems 
       [0001]    Excess weight from unused batteries and other supplies has become a critical problem in mobility of a person carrying a large number of electronics and other materials over great distances. Having to move quickly and easily, while having to wear and/or carry all the material for extended periods has proven to be a burden for field personnel. This problem has become further exasperated by having many different battery types and many different power requirements. 
         [0002]    As described in the article “Researchers Tackle Marines&#39; Portable Power Challenges”, May 2011, National Defense, NDIA&#39;s Business and Technology Magazine, by Grace V. Jean, a key problem is needing to carry batteries for each specialized device, but not being able to use all of the batteries for other specialized devices because the batteries for the other devices are not the same. This introduces two problems: if a device uses up all the batteries of one type a user has in possession and other incompatible batteries cannot be used, then these unused batteries not only become excess weight, but also become unutilized energy sources due to carrying incompatible batteries. 
         [0003]    The modern soldier, police officer, or firefighter, carrying heterogeneous electronics and other safety/warfare equipment with different power supply needs faces unnecessary challenges of this excess weight of batteries. Incompatible battery equipment, having to carry excess unused spare batteries and chargers after completing a mission all exemplifies the critical need to have a clear ideal standard for a highly reliable, light-weight, wearable, optimized power distribution and charging system. Many different battery types are currently being used instead of having one standard type. Only a small standard set of power parameters is all that is needed so that the system can utilize the maximum energy density per unit of mass the user carries. End device loads can adjust the voltage to fit their specialized application through converters or pin setting. 
         [0004]    Most efficient light weight portable power distribution systems are designed for avionic, spacecraft, ships, automobiles, or other vessels through many years of quality engineering effort in weight efficiency; however none of these have been known to be effectively applied to a wearable vest. 
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       FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 
     Nonpatent Literature Documents 
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         “Researchers Tackle Marines&#39; Portable Power Challenges”; May 2011; Jean, Grace V.;  National Defense: NDIA&#39;s Business and Technology Magazine    
       
     
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0008]    A network of standard intelligent interconnected modules whereby health of the module, as well as the supply status of the module is monitored and communicated. The health monitoring data is used to allocate and share flows of critical supplies to and from modules in need, based on module criticality, and to provide supply flows in a prioritized manner. 
         [0009]    The intelligent networked module includes an improved light weight wearable vest or suite (referred to as vest) that contains a standardized, highly reliable as well as interchangeable switchable mesh of supply, data distribution, &amp; supplying systems that are integrated into a comfortable and light weight system such that if portions are destroyed by gunfire, explosives or other failures do not easily take down the entire system or critical elements within the system. 
         [0010]    The improved vest modular system provides maximum utilization and reliability per unit weight of supply storage by automatically disconnecting and bypassing failed system modules, as well as automatically recovering system modules. System modules are standardized and prioritized such that they easily are added and removed with automatic configuration and recognition with manual override capability. All the supply sources and supply storage is standardized such that all supplies and supply sources contribute to the supplying of all functional modules with priority set on criticality level of modules, similar to that designed for criticality levels of avionics systems (e.g. Level A most critical, Level B critical, Level C less critical, Level D non-critical, and Level E least critical system). 
         [0011]    Different common standardized voltage levels can be achieved on the same pin using Direct Current (DC) to DC converters. The different voltages can be provided on the same standard plug by setting different pin configurations such as shorting a pin or pins to a common ground thereby changing the pin voltage levels to established set standard levels. 
         [0012]    For military or other applications, to improve energy efficiency per unit of mass carried the weight of bullet heads can be used for dual purpose as both projectiles as well as a battery that can be designed to survive bodily impact intact. 
         [0013]    Energy recovery systems, such as a weapon re-coil energy recovery system as well as other energy recovery systems, such as from walking, running, wind, solar, or remote laser charging systems, can also be used to re-charge batteries as well as to power loads. 
       Advantages 
       [0014]    The primary advantage is a supply standard is established such that heterogeneous types of equipment modules can become standardized and thus can connect, communicate, and interact with each other seamlessly and immediately by optimizing and prioritizing shared supply consumption as well as tracking shared supply levels, health, and shared supply flows. Ultimately reducing the total supply mass required to be carried by mobile units. 
         [0015]    Another advantage is to be able to optimize sensing and monitoring of remote health, as well as optimize prioritized distribution of supplies to mobile field personnel modules. 
         [0016]    A further advantage is to be able to route and network health data, even where communications abilities are sparse or limited. Other advantages are dual use of material as energy storage, energy generation, along with original function. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES 
         [0017]      FIG. 1  depicts a light weight wearable vest with wireless standard supply cell pockets and multiple quadrants where one quadrant is shown with standardized wired supply cells and an optional standardized connector is shown. 
           [0018]      FIG. 2  shows a block diagram of a standardized intelligent supply module cell as well as how all the standardized intelligent supply module cells are interconnected within the vest. 
           [0019]      FIG. 3  shows a high level control algorithm that runs on all of the standard intelligent device module cell controllers. 
           [0020]      FIG. 4  shows interconnectivity between intelligent modular cells as well as their connection to a larger network. 
           [0021]      FIG. 5A  shows a battery supply embedded inside a bullet head with polarity markings. 
           [0022]      FIG. 5B  shows a magazine of battery bullets that can be discharged in sequence, depending on application as first in first discharged before being used. 
           [0023]      FIG. 6  shows a weapon re-coil energy recovery system to act as a localized energy source. 
       
    
    
     DRAWINGS-REFERENCE NUMERALS 
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               2  standardized intelligent modular cell 
               2 A standardized intelligent module main vest cell wired 
               2 B standardized intelligent pocket module cell wirelessly coupled 
               2 C primary controller as standardized intelligent module main vest cell 
               2 D secondary controller as standardized intelligent module main vest cell 
               4  standard connector and/or wireless or accessory ports 
               4 A blank standard connector socket 
               4 B standard voltage level v1 (example 8 volts) &amp; current level i1 (example 1 amp) socket 
               4 C standard voltage level v2 (example 12 volts) &amp; current level i2 (example 50 milliamps) socket 
               4 D other standard socket 
               4 E platform bus 
               6  wireless power and data distribution 
               6 A laser or optical power and data distribution 
               8  global power and data distribution cloud 
               10  controller or embedded computer system that can have unit identification and configuration data as well as a display 
               10 A primary controller module: can contain unit identification, configuration, sensor, and central supply distribution module 
               10 B backup (secondary) controller module: can contain unit identification, configuration, sensor, and central supply distribution module 
               12  localized source 
               14  localized sink 
               16  localized source distribution, re-sourcing control system and cabling 
               18  localized health monitor and criticality control system 
               18 A intensity of local source in-flow sensor for localized health monitor 
               18 B voltage, energy, level, volume, pressure, or other local source indication sensor 
               18 C intensity of local sink out-flow sensor for localized health monitor 
               18 D voltage, energy, level, volume, pressure or other local sink indication sensor 
               18 E other sensors 
               18 F data coupling 
               20  supply (sink and/or source) coupling 
               20 A positive terminal 
               20 B negative terminal 
               24  start 
               26  initialize 
               28  check source status 
               30  check re-sourcing status 
               32  check sink usage status 
               34  run controlled source utilization criticality sequence 
               36  add/remove/isolate sinks and sources based on health status and criticality 
               38  transfer and process health data and supplies 
               40  system shutdown condition check 
               42  shutdown 
               100  standard intelligent interconnected modular system 
               100 A standard intelligent interconnected sub-module system as quadrant 1 of vest 
               100 B standard intelligent interconnected sub-module system as quadrant 2 of vest 
               100 C standard intelligent interconnected sub-module system as quadrant 2 of vest 
               100 D standard intelligent interconnected sub-module system as quadrant 4 of vest 
               100 E standard intelligent interconnected module system as dismounted field unit 
               100 EA standard intelligent interconnected module system as dismounted field unit furthest to the East  112   
               100 EB standard intelligent interconnected module system as dismounted field unit 2 nd  from the East  112   
               100 EC standard intelligent interconnected module system as dismounted field unit 3 rd  from the East  112   
               100 ED standard intelligent interconnected module system as dismounted field unit 4 th  from the East  112   
               100 EF standard intelligent interconnected module system as dismounted field unit 4 th  furthest to the West  114   
               100 F standard intelligent interconnected module system as field supply generator unit 
               100 G standard intelligent interconnected module system as field parachuted supply unit 
               100 H standard intelligent interconnected module system as landed supply unit 
               100 I standard intelligent interconnected module system as deployed solar re-charging station unit 
               100 J standard intelligent interconnected module system laser and/or microwave re-sourcing unit 
               100 K standard intelligent interconnected module system laser and/or microwave receiving unit 
               100 L standard intelligent interconnected module system vehicle 
               100 M standard intelligent interconnected module system land rover vehicle 
               100 N standard intelligent interconnected module system small spy drone vehicle 
               100 O standard intelligent interconnected module system drone vehicle carrying supplies 
               100 P standard intelligent interconnected module system re-supply aircraft 
               100 Q standard intelligent interconnected module system troop transport helicopter 
               100 R standard intelligent interconnected module system submarine 
               100 S standard intelligent interconnected module system Global Hawk/Predator or other drone 
               100 T standard intelligent interconnected module system satellite or space craft 
               100 O standard intelligent interconnected module system ground earth station 
               100 V standard intelligent interconnected module system head quarters 
               101  region of interest 
               102  buildings 
               104  vehicle 
               106  mountain ranges 
               108  coastline 
               110  water 
               112  East Direction 
               114  West Direction 
               200  bullet head, serving as positive terminal of bullet battery 
               201  bullet battery 
               202  bullet shell, serving as negative terminal of bullet battery (continuity controlled by 2 in case ammo gets in water etc.) 
               204  cathode 
               206  anode 
               208  current collector 
               210  separator 
               212  insulator cap 
               214  bullet head (negative side) 
               216  insulator 
               218  shell space 
               220  powder 
               222  permanent magnet breech bolt 
               224  water proof insulated coil 
               226  weapon body 
               228  spring 
               228 A positive plate spring 
               228 B magazine spring 
               232  negative plate 
               234  ammunition magazine holding battery bullets 
               236  ammunition magazine frame 
               238  to gun chamber 
               240  magazine spring plate 
           
         
       
     
       DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0123]    The present invention is described in part in terms of functional block components and various processing steps. Such functional blocks can be realized by any number of hardware and/or software components configured to perform the specified functions. The invention may be practiced in any number of contexts. The data communication and supply control system described herein is merely one exemplary application of the invention. 
         [0124]    In  FIG. 1  an example application of the invention is shown where a standard intelligent interconnected module  100  is shown as a vest with multiple standard intelligent interconnected module quadrants  100 A,  100 B,  100 C, and  100 D. The top left quadrant  100 A is shown separately with standardized intelligent interconnected modules as wired main vest cells  2 A that serve primarily as batteries (sources) as well as wireless pocket cells  2 B that primarily serve as loads (sinks). A standardized intelligent modular cell acting as primary controller  2 C and backup controller  2 D modules are shown as part of the standard intelligent interconnected modular system  100  unit. The controllers  2 C and  2 D contain identification, configuration, sensor systems, and central supply distribution control to keep track of identification as well as the configuration of the module  100 , as well as any supply health sensor information for module  100 . Controllers  2 C and  2 D can be designed such that the internal vest cells  2 A are discharged first so that wireless cells  2 B can be swapped fully charged between users if needed. The health sensors can include heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, electrocardiogram readings, or other useful readings such as overall supply levels including ammunition, water, food, weapons or other pertinent supplies. Standardized connector socket plug  4  controlled by controllers  10  is shown at the bottom of  FIG. 1  with blank standardized connector sockets  4 A, for expansion, as well as standardized voltage and current level socket  4 B and other standardized voltage and current level socket  4 C. Other standard sockets  4 D are used for specified voltage settings as adjusted by standardized connector pin plug setting to ground or as desired to provide the voltage and current output to a desired specified standard set level to satisfy heterogeneous equipment power requirements if needed. 
         [0125]    In  FIG. 2  a standardized intelligent module cell  2  that forms the basis of the standard intelligent interconnected module  100 . Inside the standardized intelligent module cell  2  the localized source  12  is shown of which can be internal and/or external to module cell  2  through wired or wireless supply coupling  20  as a battery, capacitor, power supply, ammunition, fuel source, explosives, canteen, food supply, or any other form of supply that needs to be tightly controlled and managed throughout a mission. Localized source  12  can also be a standard battery case that holds one or more standard size AAA, AA, A, B, C, D or other standard battery sizes, or be a proprietary battery. Localized sink  14  acts as a load as the consumer of the source and/or supply of which can either be internal and/or external to module cell  2  through wired or wireless supply coupling  20 . 
         [0126]    Localized supply/source and resourcing/re-supplying distribution and control system  16  manages the resourcing/re-supplying of the localized supply/source. The supply management system  16  can limit the supply (current) locally through supply (current) limiters, or can inform or control the sink  14  on consumption flow rates, as well as communicate supply or re-supply requests through health monitor  18  that can route to other system modules  100  through data coupling  18 F. 
         [0127]    The supply control system  16  uses localized health monitor and criticality control system  18  to manage localized sink  14  consumption and re-supplying of supply  12 . The localized health monitor and criticality control system  18  utilizes intensity sensor shown as “I”  18 A that measures source supply flows (current) and direction (adding or subtracting), as well as source potential sensor shown as “V”  18 B for voltage or supply level or supply deficit. The localized health monitor and criticality control system  18  also uses sink intensity sensor shown as “I”  18 C that measures sink supply flows and direction, as well as source potential sensor shown as “V”  18 D for voltage or supply level of localized load or sink that consumes the source. The localized health monitor and criticality control system  18  can also use other sensors  18 E to make decisions on how to adjust and control supply flows between localized source  12  and sink  14 , as well as through external sources through wired or wireless supply coupling  20 . If the module is a critical module (Such as “Level A” to use avionics parlance), then the module can use its own localized source  12  last, utilize lower level external sources as much as possible until drained, and then use internal localized source  12 . The localized health monitor and criticality control system  18  uses wired and/or wireless data coupling  18 F to communicate and route to/from other standard intelligent module cells  2  and/or primary controller  2 C and/or secondary controller  2 D and between intelligent interconnected module system  100  to module system  100  for communications. 
         [0128]    At the bottom half of  FIG. 2  is standard intelligent interconnected module  100  with only wireless standard intelligent module cells  2 B that are interconnected wirelessly through wireless power and data distribution  6 . 
         [0129]    In  FIG. 3  the software  10 C that runs on the controllers  10  is shown starting at  24 , where the control system is initialized at  26  where a check is done on source status  28 , as well as a check on re-sourcing status  30 . A check on sink usage (consumption) status occurs at  32 . Source utilization criticality sequence is executed on process block  34  where at process block  36  the adding, removing, isolating of sinks, and sources based on health status and criticality occur. At process block  38  the prioritized controlled transfer and processing of health data, and supply flows are executed. At decision block  40  the system checks if a manual or automatic shutdown is needed. If no shutdown is needed, process returns flow to check the source status  28  and so on. If a shutdown is needed, the shutdown process occurs at process shutdown  42 . 
         [0130]    In  FIG. 4  a higher context level of all standard intelligent interconnected modules  100  as dismounted field units  100 E and other units  100 A through  100 V how they are coupled through wireless means  6  are shown. Dismounted standard intelligent interconnected module field units  100 E are shown in  FIG. 4  along mountain terrain surfaces  106  can be connected wirelessly through an ad hoc distributed mesh network of radio waves as wireless signals  6  or optical wireless via laser beams or microwaves as  6 A of which, through proper alignment, can be used to transfer energy as well as data to recharge batteries, or to move and communicate in a less detectable manner and still transfer data, and adjust prioritized critical supply flows. 
         [0131]    Near region of interest  101 , buildings  102 , and vehicle  104 , a forward dismounted field unit  100 EA farthest to the East  112  is interconnected with another nearby dismounted field unit  100 EB near dismounted field unit  100 EA using automatically tracked and locked laser beam  6 A by dismounted unit  100 EA to maintain radio silence, but still able to communicate to ad hoc mesh network  6 . A third forward dismounted field unit  100 EC communicates with dismounted forward unit  100 EB through radio signal  6  to  100 EC where radio signal  6  is purposely out of range of forward dismounted field unit  100 EA to maintain radio silence. 
         [0132]    Forward operating spy drone  100 N is controlled and communicated by dismounted field unit&#39;s  100 EC or  100 EB using wireless signal  6 , or if desired, using an automatically tracked and locked laser beam  6 A not shown as substitute to wireless radio signal  6 . Forward operating semi-autonomous supply drone  100 O is shown bringing supplies to, and communicating via wireless signal  6  with forward operating unit  100 EC. Drone  100 O can be designed to operate just a few feet above terrain to avoid detection and autonomously or semi-autonomously move dismounted needed supplies between forward operating units  100 E and local supply source  100 H being resupplied by solar charging unit  100 I through localized source distribution and re-sourcing control system cabling  16  if supplies are rechargeable batteries, or elsewhere for other needed supplies. Forward operating unit  100 EC is shown in wireless radio signal  6  ranges of forward operating units  100 EE and  100 ED that are further to the West direction  114 . Status data of forward supply source  100 H is obtained through forward unit  100 ED as well as through forward operating land rover unit  100 M through wireless signals  6 . Status of forward dismounted units  100 EA,  100 EB,  100 EC, and  100 ED is communicated wirelessly via wireless signals  6  through forward operating land rover unit  100 M and forward operating dismounted support unit  100 EF. 
         [0133]    Fast forward remote unit battery charging is shown between laser receiving and battery charging unit  100 K and laser re-sourcing unit  100 I using laser beam  6 A where laser re-sourcing unit  100 J is powered by generator unit  100 F through localized source distribution and re-sourcing control system cable  16 . Laser charging unit  100 J can be controlled and monitored by dismounted unit  100 EF through wireless signal  6 . 
         [0134]    Laser re-sourcing unit  100 J can be designed to optically communicate to helicopter  100 Q via autonomously tracking laser beam  6 A to maintain radio silence, or alternatively using wireless signal  6  when radio silence is not needed. 
         [0135]    Land rover vehicle  100 M can communicate wirelessly to helicopter  100 Q, supply aircraft  100 P, parachuted supply  100 G, as well as forward operating dismounted units  100 EE,  100 ED, and solar re-charging supply unit  100 I using wireless signals  6 . 
         [0136]    Helicopter  100 Q can communicate with satellite  100 T, high altitude drone  100 S via wireless means  6 , whereby satellite can communicate to aircraft carrier  100 R or other ship in water  110  near shore  108 , as well as to and from high altitude drone  100 S also through wireless means  6 . 
         [0137]    Satellite  100 T can communicate via wireless means  6  to and from a command and control headquarters  100 V through other satellites  100 T and ground earth station  100 U to global network cloud  8 . 
         [0138]    In  FIG. 5A , a further embodiment with an emphasis on dismounted field unit weight reduction, a standardized intelligent module cell  2  is shown embedded inside a bullet  201  where the bullet head serves a dual purpose as both projectile and battery where standardized intelligent module cell  2  is coupled with battery through conductors  20 . The battery can be manufactured inside the bullet  201  by drilling/boring or forging out the bullet head so that space can be made for the battery parts and/or other materials while maintaining enough structural volume for structural integrity for the bullet to remain intact after impact. The embedded battery contains conductive positive terminal  200 , with separator  204 , anode  206 , current collector  208 , and insulator cap  212 . Bullet  201  can be designed sturdy enough to stay intact upon impact of a hard surface to minimize fragments, and/or be further enhanced so that the mode of the bullet function can be changed electronically and or electro-mechanically, such as to track a target if hit, using active or in-active (passive) radio frequency identification tags inside  2 , or to make the bullet more lethal with one shot by exploding inside the target by mixing cesium and water upon impact. This can be done by using similar technology used in triggering air bag deployment or by impact triggering a charge to break a separator that mixes the substances to produce an explosion. 
         [0139]    Bullet head  200  is held together with insulator cap  212  with bullet head negative end  214 . Current flow between current collector  208  and bullet head negative end  214  is controlled by standardized intelligent module cell  2  enabling it to switch current on and off to control discharge, as well as re-charge sequence order, such as first in first out in magazine order. Explosive electrical isolator  216  is shown to prevent unintentional triggering of gun powder  220  due to electrical spark between bullet shell  202  serving as negative terminal of the bullet battery and bullet head  214  in air gap  218 . Communications from modular cell  2  in bullet  201  to/from modular cellular system  100  of  FIG. 1  primary controller  2 C can be established by modulating positive terminal  200  and/or negative terminal  202  using supply lines  20  thereby combining supply coupling  20  with data coupling  18 F. This same combination of coupling can be used in other applications of modular cell  2 . 
         [0140]      FIG. 5B  shows battery bullets  201 A,  201 B,  201 C,  201 D,  201 E,  201 F inside an ammunition magazine  234  with positive terminal plate  234  held by springs  228 A and moved by magazine spring  228 B that holds plate  240 . The bullet batteries are discharged in sequence of first in first out in magazine order, so that the bullet batteries first to arrive in the chamber are significantly discharged unless set to track using active radio frequency identification tags. 
         [0141]      FIG. 6  shows a charging system utilizing kick back from a weapon breech bolt using a permanent magnet  222  connected to a spring  228  inside a barrel  226  inducing current into coil  224  when the weapon is fired. Alternating current flows in coil  224  through bridge rectifier and charges capacitor and batteries or provides power to other equipment. Kick back energy can be transferred to other coils, and/or a flywheel connected to a generator, such as to a flywheel with a crank shaft to operate much like a piston in an engine but mechanically designed to drive the flywheel only during the re-coil operation (like a pull line on a lawn mower allowing the flywheel to spin freely from the breech bolt  222 . The inertial energy from the flywheel can also serve to stabilize the aim of a weapon through gyroscopic action. 
         [0142]    The idea of gyroscopic power generation can be expanded to an exoskeleton joint energy capture system of field personal and can also be included into gyroscopic power generation of shock absorption from footsteps, as well as to body surface compression spaces such as from sitting or from touching a surface of which would otherwise be converted to heat energy, but is converted to potential electrical energy instead. 
         [0143]    Operation 
         [0144]    The main operation of all the embodiments is efficient and prioritized utilization of all standardized intelligent modular cells  2  that are building blocks of the standard intelligent interconnected modular system  100  so that they can all function interchangeably and seamlessly together towards a common goal of efficiently managing supplies and feeding, as well as generating and moving supplies to critical operations in the field. Part of the efficiency improvement is allowing field operators to do more operational activities with less weight by sharing standardized intelligent modular cells  2 . 
         [0145]    Standardization is achieved by having an established standard connector  4  that can be a connector of any type, so long as it is standardized for access by all intelligent standard wired module types  2 A, in a similar manner as a standard 12 volt cigarette lighter connector is to an automobile, or a 120 volt alternating current outlet is to a home as a standard plug and socket configuration in North America. The voltage levels on connector  4  can be one or a set of any established levels and can be adjustable by pin setting or otherwise, so long as they are set to standard levels that all standard wired module types  2 A are able to set and function as desired and are recognized. For wirelessly connected standardized intelligent module cells  2 B the wireless behavior of communications and energy transfer can be established in numerous ways, such as a standard geometry charging surface in a similar manner as a standard electric toothbrush and toothbrush holder. 
         [0146]    Each standardized intelligent modular system  100  has at least one standard intelligent module cell  2  operating as primary controller  2 C, and one or more designated as backup controller  2 D to immediately be able to take over if primary controller  2 C fails. If primary controller  2 C fails, then the backup controller  2 D or other backup controller  2 D operates as a new primary controller  2 C replacing the failed primary controller  2 C. A new working backup controller  2 D is then established, in case the new primary controller  2 C fails, and so on, until all available controllers on intelligent modular system  100  are consumed. Control transfer can be done using status messages between all standard intelligent modular cells  2  inside standard intelligent interconnected modular system  100 . Messages between internal standard intelligent modular cells  2  and external systems can be routed through primary controller cell  2 C or through another cell  2  that the primary controller  2  identifies and designates as a communication module cell  2 . 
         [0147]    Communications between cells  2  can be of any standard; so long as all cells  2  use that same standard. One ubiquitous communications standard commonly used at the time of the invention is Ethernet and wireless Ethernet standards established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). If wireless communications is desired in operation modes where radio silence is essential, such as when using jammers to prevent improvised explosive devices (IED&#39;s) from triggering, optical communications  6 A as part of data coupling  18 F can be used inside and between wireless cells  2 B while laser communications  6 A can be used between standard intelligent modular cell system  100  through an established standard intelligent wireless module cell  2 B designated for external laser communications. 
         [0148]    As provided in  FIG. 2  inside the standard intelligent modular cell  2  there is a localized sink  14  that acts as a load or consumer of supplies whether it be energy, or water, it represents consumption where supplies drain to from source  12  or external source  12  through supply coupling  20 . The status of sink  14  and source  12  behavior is determined by voltage (or volume or other) sensor  18 D and  18 B as well as through flow intensity sensor  18 C and  18 A. Accurate predictions on when sink  14  will deplete source  12  can be made and provided by these sensor readings and processing from the localized health monitor and criticality control system  18 . The predictions can also limit, increase, decrease, shut off, turn on, or adjust flows from localized source  12  and other supply sources through supply coupling  20  using flow (or current) limiters established inside localized source distribution and re-sourcing control system  16 . These predictions can also provide automatic or manual requests out through data coupling  18 F to rapidly order new supplies out to the field of which can be routed and exchanged between standard intelligent modular systems  100 . Manual supply and flow control requests can be executed through unit identification, configuration, and control computer module  10  of which can control localized sink  14  and localized source  12  supply flows through localized source distribution and re-sourcing control system  16  for local flows, or for the entire standard intelligent interconnected modular system  100  through data coupling  18 F using a communication modular cell  2 B to other modular systems  100  routed all the way to supply source using supply routing path tables that are continually updated based on supply status where a supply transfer process can begin and be tracked. 
         [0149]    Health information can be formatted in any standard format so long as all intelligent standardized cells  2  can understand the format. One example is to use eXtensible Markup Language (XML) to format the messages where the data can be compressed and encrypted for transfer where it is decompressed and decrypted at the other end. An example of one message in XML is what follows. This is merely an example of just one message type, and there are many different types of messages that can be transferred as well as many possible different types of data that can be shared and optimized between individual cells  2  and intelligent modular systems  100  such as supply ordering messages, region status messages, broadcast messages, and many other types of messages for hierarchal or flat, or other structure of command, control, and supply routing optimization, automation, and monitoring. Other data can be shared between modules, such as position, temperature, or position of something of interest, or any other useful data. 
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                 &lt;ModularCellSystemHealthMessage&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;NumOfOnboardUsers&gt;1&lt;/NumOfOnboardUsers&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;NumOfModulesOnboard&gt;37&lt;/NumModulesOnboard&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;UserStatus&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;UserID&gt;8675309&lt;/UserID&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;Vitals&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;HeartRate&gt;60 BPM&lt;/HeartRate&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;BloodPressure&gt;120/80 mmHg&lt;/BloodPressure&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;BodyTemperature&gt;98.9F&lt;/BodyTemperature&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;FatigueLevel&gt;5&lt;/FatigueLevel&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;/Vitals&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;EnvironmentTemperature&gt;120F&lt;/EnvironmentTemperature&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;Humidity&gt;98%&lt;/Humidity&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;UserPersonalSupplyStatus&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;water&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;Volume&gt;3 liters&lt;/Volume&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;AvgUsageRate&gt;1 liter/hour&lt;/AvgUsageRate&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;EstRemainingTime&gt;2 hours&lt;/EstRemainingTime&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;/water&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;food&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;Volume&gt;3 units&lt;/Volume&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;AvgUsageRate&gt;0.25 units/hour&lt;/AvgUsageRate&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;EstRemainingTime&gt;24 hours&lt;/EstRemainingTime&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;/food&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;/UserPersonalSupplyStatus&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;/UserStatus&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;MainBatteryStatus&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;NumMainBatteries&gt;32&lt;/NumMainBatteries&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;NumMainFunctionalBatts&gt;31&lt;/NumMainFunctionalBatts&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;TotalAmpHoursRemaining&gt;346&lt;/TotalAmpHoursRemaining&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;AvgEnergyUsageWatts&gt;15&lt;/AvgEnergyUsageWatts&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;PeakEnergyUsageWatts&gt;25&lt;/PeakEnergyUsageWatts&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;/MainBatteryStatus&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;WeaponStatus&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;NumOfWeapons&gt;1&lt;/NumOfWeapons&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;Weapon&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;WeaponType&gt;M16&lt;/WeaponType&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;AmmunitionType&gt;35 mm battery 
               
               
                   
                 cells&lt;/AmmunitionType&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;AmmunitionQuantity&gt;204&lt;/AmmunitionQuantity&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;AmmoAvailAmpHours&gt;252&lt;/AmmoAvailAmpHours&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;AverageAmmoUsage&gt;10/hour&lt;/AverageAmmoUsage&gt; 
               
               
                   
                 &lt;PeakAmmoUsage&gt;5/hour&lt;/PeakAmmoUsage&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;Weapon&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 &lt;/WeaponStatus&gt; 
               
             
          
           
               
                 &lt;/ ModularCellSystemHealthMessage &gt;