CPC H02J 7/0013 (2013.01) [B60L 53/10 (2019.02); B60L 53/12 (2019.02); B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/60 (2019.02); B60L 53/665 (2019.02); B60L 53/67 (2019.02); B60L 55/00 (2019.02); H01R 13/6397 (2013.01); H02J 7/00032 (2020.01); H02J 3/14 (2013.01)] | 51 Claims |
1. An apparatus for directing power flow between multiple devices, the apparatus comprising:
one or more inlet ports for connection to one or more respective devices;
a plurality of outlet ports configured for supplying electrical power;
a computing device configured to route power from the one or more inlet ports to the plurality of outlet ports; and
a cable locking mechanism to prevent unauthorized users from manually disconnecting paired apparatuses, where the cable locking mechanism is configured to lock cables of devices downstream of the apparatus to the apparatus when the apparatus is disconnected from an upstream apparatus or a charging point.
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