Charge management system

A charge management system for distributing power from a power source to a load via a power distribution bus circuit having at least one power bus capacitor, the charge management system comprising:

• an intermediate energy storage circuit operably connected to the power distribution bus circuit, the intermediate energy storage circuit having at least one energy storage capacitor, and at least one discharge switch configured to operably connect or disconnect the at least one energy storage capacitor to or from the at least one power bus capacitor;
• and
• a system controller operably connected to the power bus distribution circuit and the intermediate energy storage circuit;
• wherein the system controller is configured to:
• (i) determine voltage across at least one a power bus capacitor in the power distribution bus circuit, and based upon a determination that the voltage across the at least one power bus capacitor is greater than a predetermined level, activate a capture charge switch to operably connect the at least one power bus capacitor to at least one energy storage capacitor in the intermediate energy storage circuit, thereby discharging at least some energy stored in the at least one power bus capacitor to the at least one energy storage capacitor;
• (ii) deactivate the capture charge switch to operably disconnect the at least one power bus capacitor from the at least one energy storage capacitor;
• (iii) determine load current demand, and based upon a determination that the load demands current that meets or exceeds a predetermined level, activate a discharge switch to operably connect the at least one energy storage capacitor to the at least one power bus capacitor, thereby discharging at least some energy stored in the energy storage capacitor and at least some energy stored in the power bus capacitor to the load.