Patent ID: 7812475

Claim:
A system for configuring alternating current (AC) power, the system comprising: a power system comprising: at least one connector configured to convey AC power and selected from a group consisting of a line-cord and a plug; at least one direct current (DC) receptacles; a first communication system configured to receive at least one externally transmitted communication comprising configuration data that, when processed, identifies at least one selected DC power level; an AC to DC regulator configured to convert AC power to DC power; at least one DC to DC regulator configured to receive the DC power from the AC to DC regulator, to convert the DC power to the selected DC power level, and to generate the DC power at the selected DC power level for the at least one DC receptacle, the selected DC power level not initially preset; and a first processor configured to receive the communication from the first communication system, to process the communication and, in response thereto, to determine the selected DC power level based on the configuration data, to configure the DC to DC regulator to convert the DC power to the selected DC power level, and to enable generating the DC power at the selected DC power level to the at least one DC receptacle; and an electrical device comprising: a second connector configured to receive the DC power at the selected DC power level from the at least one DC receptacle; and a second communication system configured to transmit the communication received by the power system.