Patent ID: 7075194

Claim:
An electronically reconfigurable battery, comprising: a first plurality of battery modules; a plurality of switches selectively interconnecting said plurality of battery modules, wherein a selectable number of said plurality of battery modules may be connected either in a series configuration or in a parallel configuration, as a result of placing selected switches of said plurality of switches in open states or closed states; an output switch connecting a first output terminal of said battery to a first load; a series current limiting device, network or system inserted in circuit with the partially or sequentially connected battery modules so as to limit DC current; wherein said series current limiting device comprises a single stage converter (SSC), having an input and an output, whose output voltage is limited to approximately the battery module voltage level, wherein a bypass switch is used to connect the input to the output of the SSC circuit to directly connect a dynamic store portion of the battery with a static portion of the battery.