Patent ID: 7768152

Claim:
A method for configuring power for an electrical device comprising: conveying alternating current (AC) power to a power system with at least one connector selected from a group consisting of a line-cord and a plug, the power system comprising the at least one connector, a communication system, at least one direct current (DC) receptacle, and a power converter; generating a communication from a processing device external to the electrical device and external to the power system, the communication comprising configuration data that, when processed, identifies at least one selected DC power level for the electrical device; receiving the communication at the communication system; processing the communication and, in response thereto, determining the selected DC power level and dynamically configuring the power converter to convert the AC power to DC power at the selected DC power level; and at the power converter, dynamically converting the AC power to the DC power at the selected DC power level and generating the DC power at the selected DC power level for the at least one DC receptacle, the selected DC power level not being initially preset.