Patent ID: 7180763

Claim:
A power system, comprising: a power converter, comprising: a housing comprising an interior and an exterior; a set of input/output terminals comprising: a plurality of phase terminals secured to the housing and accessible from the exterior of the housing; a plurality of DC/DC bridge terminals secured to the housing and accessible from the exterior of the housing; a positive DC bus terminal secured to the housing and accessible from the exterior of the housing; and a negative DC bus terminal secured to the housing and accessible from the exterior of the housing; a DC/AC bridge circuit received within the interior of the housing and electrically connected to the positive DC bus terminal, the negative DC bus terminal, and the plurality of phase terminals; a DC/DC bridge circuit received within the interior of the housing and electrically connected to the positive DC bus terminal, the negative DC bus terminal, and the plurality of DC/DC- bridge terminals; and means for selectively transferring power from the plurality of DC/DC bridge terminals to the plurality of phase terminals and for selectively transferring power from the plurality of phase terminals to the plurality of DC/DC bridge terminals.