Scalable Intelligent Power Systems Patents Available for Licensing
US7838142B2
An enclosure for housing at least one battery rack, comprising: said battery rack having a plurality of removable batteries; a first upper shelf and a second lower shelf, said first shelf spaced apart from said second shelf forming a gap between said shelves in which said removable batteries reside; said removable batteries alternately inserted into and removed from said gap between said first upper shelf and said second lower shelf; each of said removable batteries includes a first electrical battery contact and a second electrical battery contact;
US8025118B2
A battery electric vehicle power supply system in combination with a battery electric vehicle motor system, comprising: a microcontroller; at least one removable cartridge battery pack, a battery bus, a charge bus, and a battery information bus; switches between each of said at least one removable cartridge battery pack and each of said battery bus, charge bus, and, battery information bus; said microcontroller selectively connecting or disconnecting each of said at least one removable cartridge battery pack from each of said battery bus, charge bus, and battery information bus by controlling said switches; said battery bus being connected to said battery electric vehicle motor system so as to provide power for said motor system; said charge bus being connected to said battery electric vehicle motor system so as to recapture regenerative energy from said system for the purposes of recharging said at least one removable cartridge battery pack.
US8026698B2
A power supply, comprising: a plurality of quick disconnect removable cartridge battery packs; each of said quick disconnect removable cartridge battery packs is switchably interconnected to a battery bus interconnected with a load; each of said quick disconnect removable cartridge battery packs is switchably interconnected to a charge bus; each of said quick disconnect removable cartridge battery packs is switchably interconnected to a battery information bus; said plurality of quick disconnect removable cartridge battery packs includes first, second, third, and fourth portions thereof; a microprocessor, said microprocessor switchably interconnecting a first portion of said plurality of quick disconnect removable cartridge...
US8698452B2
A battery electric vehicle service station, comprising: at least one removable cartridge battery pack, a battery bus, a charge bus, a battery information bus, switches between each of said at least one removable cartridge battery pack and each of said battery bus, charge bus, and battery information bus, and a microcontroller, said microcontroller selectively connecting or disconnecting each of said at least one removable cartridge battery pack from each of said battery bus, charge bus, or battery information bus by controlling said switches.
US8729865B2
A power supply, comprising: a microprocessor; a plurality of quick disconnect removable cartridge battery packs; a battery bus and a charge bus; a plurality of first switches, a plurality of first current steering diodes and a plurality of first electrical conductors between said plurality of quick disconnect removable cartridge battery packs and said battery bus, each of said plurality of said first switches interposed in one of said first electrical conductors between one of said plurality of quick disconnect removable cartridge battery packs and said battery bus, each of said first current steering diodes interposed in said one of said first electrical conductors in series with each of said plurality of said first switches between said one of said plurality of quick disconnect removable cartridge...
US8860377B2
A process for operating a power supply, having a plurality of battery packs, comprising: a step for selecting a battery pack for examination; a step for connecting said selected pack to a first combination of loads and charging current; a step for measuring said selected pack first output voltage while connected to said first combination of loads and charging current; a step for connecting said selected pack to a second combination of loads and charging current, different from said first combination of loads and charging current; a step for measuring said selected pack second output voltage while connected to said second combination of loads and charging current; a step for comparing said first output voltage to said second output voltage;
US9667093B2
A process for operating a transportable power plant; said transportable power plant comprises a customer device, an energy storage component, protection module, a DC to AC converter, a fuse, a GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) module, a first energy output connector, and a second energy output connector, comprising the steps of: connecting said customer device to said second energy output connector; transferring energy from said energy storage component to said protection module; determining whether there is sufficient energy in said energy storage component to allow energy to be extracted without damaging said energy storage component; transferring allowable energy from said protection module to said DC to AC converter; converting said allowable energy from a DC energy to AC energy;