Power manager with reconfigurable power converting circuits

A DC to DC power manager comprising:

• a DC power bus;
• a digital data processor, a memory device in communication with the digital data processor, and energy management schema operating on the digital data processor;
• a primary power channel that does not include a DC to DC power converter disposed between a primary device port and the DC power bus;
• a reconfigurable power channel disposed between a converter device port and the DC power bus that includes a one-way DC to DC power converter having an input terminal and an output terminal and a plurality of secondary switches each independently operable by the digital data processor to reconfigure the reconfigurable power channel;
• wherein the energy management schema is configured to determine an operating voltage of a primary external DC power device interfaced with the primary device port and to select a bus voltage operating point that is matched with the determined operating voltage of the primary external DC power device and to modify a present bus voltage operating point when the determined operating voltage of the primary external DC power device differs from the present bus voltage operating point.

A DC to DC power manager comprising:

• a DC power bus;
• a digital data processor, a memory device in communication with the digital data processor, and energy management schema operating on the digital data processor;
• a primary power channel that does not include a DC to DC power converter disposed between a primary device port and the DC power bus;
• a reconfigurable power channel, disposed between a converter device port and the DC power bus that includes a one-way DC to DC power converter having an input terminal and an output terminal and a plurality of secondary switches each independently operable by the digital data processor to reconfigure the reconfigurable power channel;
• wherein the energy management schema is configured to determine for the primary external DC power device interfaced with the primary device port and for a secondary external DC power device interfaced with the converter device port, an operating voltage, a device type and power characteristics thereof, to determine a State of Charge (SoC) when the device type is determined to be a rechargeable DC battery, and to select a bus voltage that is matched with the operating voltage of the primary external DC power device.

A DC to DC power manager comprising:

• a DC power bus;
• a digital data processor, a memory device in communication with the digital data processor, and energy management schema operating on the digital data processor;
• a primary power channel that does not include a DC to DC power converter disposed between a primary device port and the DC power bus;
• a reconfigurable power channel, disposed between a converter device port and the DC power bus, that includes a one-way DC to DC power converter having an input terminal and an output terminal and a plurality of secondary switches each independently operable by the digital data processor to reconfigure the reconfigurable power channel;
• and
• an internal rechargeable battery configured to power the data processor and memory device and to receive charging power from an external DC power device interfaced with the primary device port or the converter device port;
• wherein the energy management schema is configured to determine an operating voltage of a primary external DC power device interfaced with the primary device port and to establish a bus voltage that is matched with the operating voltage of the primary external DC power device.