Power Sampling Systems and Methods

Abstract

An automatic sensing power system automatically has a voltage sampling system that samples a voltage from an electrical device, determines a power requirement for the electrical device, converts power to the required level, and outputs the power to the electrical device when the electrical device is connected to the automatic sensing power system.

1 . A method for configuring alternating current (AC) power comprising:
 receiving the AC power at an AC power level at a power system comprising a plurality of direct current (DC) receptacles, at least one power sampling receptacle, a communication system, at least one AC to DC regulator, a power sampling system, at least one DC to DC regulator, and a processor;   converting the AC power to DC power at the at least one AC to DC regulator;   receiving a communication at the communication system, the communication comprising configuration data that, when processed, identifies at least one selected DC power level;   sampling a DC power level from the at least one voltage sampling receptacle and generating a signal comprising sampling data that, when processed, identifies the sampled voltage;   processing the communication at the processor and, using the processor, configuring the at least one DC to DC regulator to convert the DC power to the selected DC power level;   processing the signal at the processor and, using the processor, configuring the at least one DC to DC regulator to convert the DC power to the sampled voltage;   converting the DC power to the selected DC power level at the at least one DC to DC regulator and generating the DC power at the selected DC power level for at least one DC receptacle; and   converting the DC power to the sampled voltage at the at least one DC to DC regulator and generating the DC power at the sampled voltage for at least one other DC receptacle.