Patent ID: 7514814

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