A charging system for simultaneously charging the batteries of a plurality
of battery powered vehicles. The charging includes one or more DC-DC
power converters having one or more charging ports configured to plug
into the batteries. The DC-DC power converters are each configured to
selectively connect to more than one charging port to selectively provide
for higher port power levels. The DC-DC power converters connect to an AC
rectifier through a DC bus. The AC rectifier connects to an AC power
source having a limited power rating. The AC charging system also has a
controller that controls the operation of the DC-DC power converters such
that the total power draw on the AC rectifier does not exceed the power
rating. The system is further configured such that the DC-DC power
converters can drain selected batteries to obtain power for charging
other batteries, thus allowing for batteries to be cycled.