Patent ID: 8461813

Claim:
A method for controlling a configurable power supply having an input to receive a direct current (DC) power input, the method comprising: determining whether (i) a DC electric accessory has been electrically connected to a DC output of the configurable power supply and (ii) whether an alternating current (AC) electric accessory has been inductively coupled to an AC output the configurable power supply different from the DC output and the input; in response to determining that the DC electric accessory has been electrically connected to the DC output of the configurable power supply, modifying a circuit topology of the configurable power supply to a first circuit topology to generate a DC power output at the DC output to supply DC power to the DC electric accessory, and in response to determining that the AC electric accessory has been inductively coupled to the AC output of the configurable power supply, modifying the circuit topology of the configurable power supply to a second circuit topology to generate an AC power output at the AC output to supply AC power to the AC electric accessory.