Patent attributes
A portable energy device having a housing and an energy storage device is disclosed. The housing includes electrical input terminals and electrical output terminals, the input terminals being configured to receive electrical power from a vehicle having an electrical chassis operating at DC voltage, the output terminals being configured to provide electrical power to an electrical distribution system connected to a utility power grid operating at AC voltage. The energy storage device is in electrical communication with the input and output terminals, and is configured to store electrical power received from the vehicle via the input terminals and to provide the stored electrical power to the electrical distribution system via the output terminals. The housing is so dimensioned as to be insertable through a space defined by a trunk opening of the vehicle with the trunk open, or so dimensioned as to be insertable between a doorframe of the vehicle and a seat of the vehicle.
