Examples of the disclosure include a power-distribution system, comprising a high-voltage input, a high-to-medium voltage transformer coupled to the high-voltage input, a medium-to-low voltage transformer coupled to the high-to-medium voltage transformer, ...

A distributed energy storage unit (DES) is disclosed. The DES unit includes a combined input/output terminal configured to be coupled to an external circuit, power conversion circuitry operably coupled to the combined input/output terminal, an energy stora...

A charging apparatus is provided according to some embodiments. The charging apparatus includes (1) charging circuitry configured to connect to a plurality of battery packs in parallel and (2) processing circuitry configured to control the charging circuit...

A system includes a controller configured to request power-source data associated with a plurality of power sources powering a device, assigning sustainability factors associated with the power-source data, determine a sustainability indicator based on the...

A method is provided, including: (a) providing an initial charging current to a battery; (b) receiving state information about the battery, including: (1) a temperature, (2) a load profile, and (3) a power loss temporal profile including power loss duratio...

A power system includes a lever bar configured to move between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the lever bar is configured to enable the power system to mate with a first type of replacement battery cartridge, mate with a fir...

A computer program product is provided according to some embodiments. The computer program product includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions, which, when executed by a computing device, causes the computing de...

A power system including an input configured to receive input AC power; an output configured to provide output power to a load; an AC/DC converter coupled to the input and configured to convert the input AC power into DC power; a bypass line coupled betwee...

Examples of the disclosure include a system comprising a first input configured to be coupled to a primary power source, a second input configured to be coupled to at least one energy-storage device, an output configured to be coupled to at least one load,...