A circuit for emulating an ideal diode, the circuit comprising: at least one field effect transistor comprising a source , a drain , a gate , and a body diode ; an input electrically coupled to the source; an output electrically coupled to the drain; a control circuit comprising: a current sensor elctrically coupled between the input 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 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 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 comprising a source , a drain , a gate , and a body diode ; an input electrically coupled to the source; an output electrically coupled to the drain; a control circuit comprising: a current sensor elctrically coupled between the input 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 elctrically coupled between the input 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 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 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 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 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. <EOS>