US 11,750,009 B2
Apparatus, systems, and methods for distributed charging and discharging
Gene R. Obie, Coupeville, WA (US); Xiaobei Li, Sammamish, WA (US); Sam Sarmast, Redmond, WA (US); Karthik Kadirvel, Cupertino, CA (US); and Jason Howard, Alpharetta, GA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies, LLP, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/458,207.
Application 17/458,207 is a continuation of application No. 16/800,495, filed on Feb. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,133,693.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/861,915, filed on Jun. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0391738 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); G04G 17/06 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 7/0068 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0176 (2013.01); H02J 7/00047 (2020.01); H02J 7/345 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G04G 17/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
an energy-storing component;
a charger having an output electrically coupled to the energy-storing component;
a reverse-current limiter having:
a first terminal; and
a second terminal electrically coupled to the energy-storing component;
an additional energy-storing component;
an additional charger having an output electrically coupled to the additional energy-storing component; and
an additional reverse-current limiter having:
a first terminal; and
a second terminal electrically coupled to the additional energy-storing component; and
a load;
a power rail electrically coupling the load, an input of the charger, the first terminal of the reverse-current limiter, an input of the additional charger, and the first terminal of the additional reverse-current limiter.