| CPC B60K 6/48 (2013.01) [B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60K 6/36 (2013.01); B60K 6/405 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 20/30 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A system, comprising:
a motor/generator selectively coupled to a drive line of a vehicle, and configured to selectively modulate power transfer between an electrical load and the drive line;
a battery pack;
a DC/DC converter electrically interposed between the motor/generator and the electrical load, and between the battery pack and the electrical load;
a covering tray positioned over a plurality of batteries of the battery pack, the covering tray comprising a connectivity layer configured to provide electrical connectivity to terminals of the plurality of batteries, and wherein the connectivity layer comprises a charging circuit allowing each of the plurality of batteries to be discharged individually;
a plurality of battery microcontrollers, each of the plurality of battery microcontrollers associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of batteries of the battery pack; and
a primary DC/DC controller configured to command operations of the DC/DC converter;
wherein the plurality of battery microcontrollers are operationally coupled to the primary DC/DC controller.
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