Portable Power Solutions

A system for remote monitoring and management of chargers providing an AC output in a portable, hand-held form factor, the monitoring and management functionality accessible to a system operator over a wide area network, the system comprising:

• a plurality of portable chargers each including an internal battery, a first charging output coupled to the internal battery and configured to provide AC charging power and at least one additional charging output coupled to the internal battery, the at least one additional charging output selected from a group consisting of:
• an inductive charger and a plug-in DC charger;
• and
• an enclosure coupled to a source of AC power suitable for recharging the plurality of portable chargers, the enclosure including a plurality of bays each configured to receive one of the plurality of portable chargers, respectively, each of the plurality of bays including an electrical connection configured to couple to the internal battery of the respective portable charger to provide power to recharge the internal battery;
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• resources accessible to the system operator over the wide area network to allow the system operator to monitor and manage an operation of the plurality of portable chargers, the resources including:
• a device activation module configured to permit users to activate a charger selected from the plurality of portable chargers following a receipt of collateral provided by the user via a client device, the device activation resulting in charging power being made available at each of the first charging output and the at least one additional charging output;
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• a system monitoring module configured to provide the system operator with information concerning an operational status of each of the plurality of portable chargers, the operational status including information selected from a group consisting of:
• usage statistics, a projected life of the internal battery, and a current charge status of the internal battery.