US 12,328,023 B2
Portable power source
Ven Casto, Mississauga (CA)
Assigned to VCM Solutions Inc., Mississauga (CA)
Filed by VCM Solutions Inc., Mississauga (CA)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/401,356.
Application 18/401,356 is a continuation of application No. 17/498,493, filed on Oct. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,594,905, issued on Feb. 28, 2023.
Application 18/401,356 is a continuation of application No. 18/114,233, filed on Feb. 25, 2023, abandoned.
Application 17/498,493 is a continuation of application No. 17/498,493, filed on Oct. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,594,905, issued on Feb. 28, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/089,609, filed on Oct. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/186,543, filed on May 10, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/461,550, filed on Apr. 24, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0136838 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 50/207 (2021.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); H02J 9/06 (2006.01); H02M 7/538 (2007.01)
CPC H02J 7/0063 (2013.01) [H01M 50/207 (2021.01); H02J 7/342 (2020.01); H02J 9/062 (2013.01); H02M 7/53803 (2013.01); H02J 2207/20 (2020.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An improved method for use with a generator, the method being of a type wherein said generator undergoes one or more load tests, each load test involving a connection of the generator to a predetermined electrical power load, the improvement comprising:
a plurality of devices forming a chain of devices, each device comprising:
a pair of terminal banks;
a battery;
a converter adapted to change DC power to AC power and further adapted
to change AC power to DC power;
a relay; and
a controller,
the plurality of devices being adapted for selective operation in a charging mode, wherein
the device of the plurality of devices forming one end of the chain is connected to the generator and receives power therefrom;
the other devices of the plurality of devices receive power from the device connected to the generator; and
the predetermined electrical power load is defined by energy storage in the batteries of the devices.