A circuit for emulating an ideal diode, the circuit comprising: at least one field effect transistor (210, 310) comprising a source, a drain, a gate, and a body diode; an input (206, 312, 412) electrically coupled to the source; an output (208, 314) electrically coupled to the drain; a control circuit comprising: a current sensor (205, 405) elctrically coupled between the input (206, 312, 412) and the source, and configured to measure a current flowing into the source; and a control circuit output coupled to the gate; wherein the control circuit is configured to activate the at least one field effect transistor based on whether the current flowing into the source is greater than a predetermined threshold[[;]], wherein the control circuit further comprises: a comparator (409, 509) electrically coupled to the current sensor and configured to generate a signal indicative of whether the current flowing into the source is greater than the predetermined threshold; a status reporting circuit (415, 515) electrically coupled to the output of the comparator, wherein the status reporting circuit is configured to report a status of the at least one field effect transistor to a control interface adapted to enable an external device to control the ideal diode circuit, wherein the status corresponds to an on-state or off-state of the at least one field effect transistor, and wherein the control interface is coupled to an override circuit for forcing the ideal diode circuit into the on-state, and wherein the body diode comprises an anode coupled to the source and a cathode coupled to the drain. at least one field effect transistor (210, 310) comprising a source, a drain, a gate, and a body diode; an input (206, 312, 412) electrically coupled to the source; an output (208, 314) electrically coupled to the drain; a control circuit comprising: a current sensor (205, 405) elctrically coupled between the input (206, 312, 412) and the source, and configured to measure a current flowing into the source; and a control circuit output coupled to the gate; a current sensor (205, 405) elctrically coupled between the input (206, 312, 412) and the source, and configured to measure a current flowing into the source; and a control circuit output coupled to the gate; wherein the control circuit is configured to activate the at least one field effect transistor based on whether the current flowing into the source is greater than a predetermined threshold[[;]], wherein the control circuit further comprises: a comparator (409, 509) electrically coupled to the current sensor and configured to generate a signal indicative of whether the current flowing into the source is greater than the predetermined threshold; a status reporting circuit (415, 515) electrically coupled to the output of the comparator, wherein the status reporting circuit is configured to report a status of the at least one field effect transistor to a control interface adapted to enable an external device to control the ideal diode circuit, wherein the status corresponds to an on-state or off-state of the at least one field effect transistor, and wherein the control interface is coupled to an override circuit for forcing the ideal diode circuit into the on-state, and a comparator (409, 509) electrically coupled to the current sensor and configured to generate a signal indicative of whether the current flowing into the source is greater than the predetermined threshold; a status reporting circuit (415, 515) electrically coupled to the output of the comparator, wherein the status reporting circuit is configured to report a status of the at least one field effect transistor to a control interface adapted to enable an external device to control the ideal diode circuit, wherein the status corresponds to an on-state or off-state of the at least one field effect transistor, and wherein the control interface is coupled to an override circuit for forcing the ideal diode circuit into the on-state, and wherein the body diode comprises an anode coupled to the source and a cathode coupled to the drain.