Patent ID: 7816809

Claim:
A system for configuring power comprising: a modular junction unit configured to receive alternating current (AC) power comprising: at least one AC to direct current (DC) regulator configured to convert the AC power to DC power and to convey the DC power; a 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; and a processor configured to receive the communication from the communication system, to process the communication, and to determine the selected DC power level based on the configuration data; and a DC modular receptacle configured to removably connect with the modular junction unit and to receive the DC power from the modular junction unit, the DC modular receptacle comprising: at least one DC receptacle configured to convey the DC power at the selected DC power level; and at least one DC to DC regulator configured 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; wherein the processor further is configured to configure the at least one DC to DC regulator to convert the DC power to the selected DC power level.