Patent ID: 7705560

Claim:
A voltage controller providing for automated step up or step down of a variable input voltage of an input DC power source to a desired output voltage with a desired output voltage tolerance, the voltage controller comprising: a) input voltage interface for receiving DC power from the input source at the input voltage; b) input voltage sensor; c) plurality of variable voltage, transient charge storage elements; d) input distribution network; e) plurality of input switches embedded in the input distribution network providing for each charge storage element to be selectively operated in one of four input operating configurations, input individual configuration with connection of the charge storage element alone to the input voltage interface, input parallel configuration with connection of the charge storage element to the input voltage interface in parallel with one or more other charge storage elements, input series configuration with connection of the charge storage element to the input voltage interface in series with one or more other charges storage elements, or input disconnected configuration with disconnection of the charge storage element from the input voltage interface; f) output voltage interface; g) output distribution network; h) plurality of output switches imbedded in the output distribution network providing for each charge storage element to be selectively operated in on of four output operating configurations, output individual configuration with connection of the charge storage element alone to the output voltage interface, output parallel configuration with connection of the charge storage element to the output voltage interface in parallel with one or more other charge storage elements, output series configuration with connection of the charge storage element to the input voltage interface in series with one or more other charge storage elements, or output disconnected configuration with disconnection of the charge storage element from the output voltage interface; and i) automated switch actuator communicating with the input voltage sensor and communicating with and controlling the input switches and the output switches and providing for producing the desired output voltage with the desired output voltage tolerance for an output time, based upon the input voltage as measured by the input voltage sensor, the automated switch actuator comprising a digital computer with a stored control algorithm program.