Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Fairchild Korea Semiconductor Ltd.

Kisun Lee

Kuchul Jung

Ku-Chul Jung

Hangseok Choi

Sunggeun Yoon

Hoyoung Lee

Hyemi Yu

SeYoung Jang

Chul-Eun Yun

Chihyun Cho

Chul-Woo Park

Seho Park

Kwang-Sub Lee

Erik Wilson Maier

Yun-Hui Han

Oscar Freitas

Yongsang Yun

Jungmin Lee

Chul Woo Park

Yusu Kim

Seyoung Jang

Dongyoung Lee

Kyoungwon Kim

Chuleun Yun

Kyusik Choi

Seung-Su Hong

Sung-Geun Yoon

Minjung Park

Byunghwa Park

Ju-Nyun Kim

Cheolyoon Chung

Sung Guk Yoon

Ku Chul Jung

Wooin Choi

Se-Won Oh

Chul Eun Yun

Jounghwa Lee

Yun Hui Han

An electronic device includes: a first DC/DC converter including switches, a first capacitor, and a first inductor; and control circuit configured to control on/off states of the switches. In an on state, the switches include: a first switch configured to connect one end of the first capacitor to the input power source; a second switch configured to connect the one end of the first capacitor to one end of the first inductor; a third switch configured to connect another end of the first capacitor to the one end of the first inductor; and a fourth switch configured to connect the other end of the first capacitor to an output terminal of the first DC/DC converter. The first inductor includes the one end connected to the other end of the second switch and the one end of the third switch, and another end connected to a ground.

3-level-inverting buck-boost converter and control method thereof

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a battery included within the housing, a connector electrically connected to an external power supply device including an integrated circuit (IC) and exposed to a part of the housing, and a power management unit included within the housing and electrically connected to the connector, wherein the power management unit is configured to communicate with the IC of the external power supply device, and wherein the connector is configured to receive a first current of a first current value during at least a part of the communication and to receive a second current of a second current value greater than the first current value during at least a part in which the communication is not performed.

Electronic device, method of controlling charging by electronic device, and method of supplying power by power supply device

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a voltage divider circuit, a first battery electrically connected to a first point of the voltage divider circuit, and a second battery connected in series to the first battery. A second point different from the first point of the voltage divider circuit is electrically connected from a first node on an electric path through which the first battery and the second battery are electrically connected.

Electronic device for managing multiple batteries connected in series and method for operating same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a battery and a power management module electrically connected to the battery and configured to manage a charging or a discharging of the battery. The power management module includes a first charging circuit configured to include a first switch group, a first capacitor, and a first inductor, a second charging circuit configured to include a second switch group, a second capacitor, and a second inductor, and a power path distributor configured to distribute power from a first external power supply device or a second external power supply device to the first charging circuit or the second charging circuit.

Electronic device including resonant charging circuit

An electronic device is provided that includes a battery, a power management module, and a processor electrically connected to the power management module. The power management module includes a charging circuit including a plurality of switches, a capacitor, and an inductor. The power management module receives power from an external power supply device, identifies an electrical connection between the charging circuit and the external power supply device, operates in a first mode to charge the battery when a type of the external power supply device is a first type, and operates in a second mode to charge the battery when the type of the external power supply device is a second type.

An electronic device includes a housing, a display exposed through one surface of the housing, at least one ground member, a first battery disposed in the housing and including a first anode and a first cathode, a second battery disposed in the housing and including a second anode and a second cathode electrically connected with the at least one ground member, a charging circuit electrically connected with the first battery and the second battery, a charging interface electrically connected with the charging circuit, and a power management integrated circuit electrically connected with the charging interface and the charging circuit and managing power supplied to the electronic device. When an external power source is connected through the charging interface, the charging circuit connects the first battery and the second battery in series during a first time period and connects the first battery and the second battery in parallel during a second time period.

Power circuit and electronic device including the same

An electronic device for controlling voltage and a method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a power regulator, a connector including one or more signal terminals and one or more power terminals electrically connected to the power regulator, and a control circuit electrically connected to the one or more signal terminals. The control circuit is configured to identify a type of an external electronic device connected through the connector, identify detected values for at least some of the one or more signal terminals based at least on the identified type corresponding to a predetermined type, and output, through the power regulator, a predetermined voltage to the external electronic device through the one or more power terminals based at least on the detected value being within a first predetermined range.

Method and electronic device for controlling voltage output to external electronic device according to size of voltage detected at signal terminal connected to external electronic device

An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a coil configured to receive a signal for wirelessly obtaining power from an external electronic device; a wireless power circuit (MFC) configured to output the signal received by the coil as a DC signal; a first capacitive voltage divider circuit configured to adjust the voltage of, and to output, power according to a first voltage division ratio; a second capacitive voltage divider circuit configured to adjust the voltage of, and to output, power according to a second voltage division ratio; a controller configured to control the electronic device to provide the DC signal to at least one capacitive voltage divider circuit among the first capacitive voltage divider circuit and the second capacitive voltage divider circuit, based on a voltage value of the signal received through the coil; and a battery configured to receive another signal output from the at least one capacitive voltage divider circuit, based on the provided DC signal, thereby obtaining power.

Electronic device and method for controlling recharge of battery

A method is provided comprising: detecting a connection between an electronic device and a battery charger; transmitting to the battery charger a first request for at least one of a first voltage level and a first current level; receiving from the battery charger a signal; and charging a battery of the electronic device with the signal.

Method and apparatus for charging a battery

An apparatus is provided comprising a system including one or more electronic components; a power input unit arranged to supply power to the system; and a power management module configured to: detect whether the system is in an abnormal state, and in response to detecting that the system is in the abnormal state, adjust at least one of (i) power supplied from a battery to the system, (ii) the power supplied from the power input unit to the system, and (iii) power supplied from the power input unit to the battery.

Method and apparatus for power management

An inductor device is provided. The inductor device includes a coil unit that includes a pair of first and second coils disposed adjacent to each other and coupled to each other, a core unit that surrounds inner and outer spaces of the coil unit, and an induction unit that is disposed in the coil unit and is induced by a magnetic field generated between the first and second coils.

Inductor device

An apparatus and a method for charging a battery in an electronic device are provided. The method includes, when charging power of a first level is supplied from a charger, converting the charging power of the first level to a charging power of a second level before providing charging power to a charging circuit, providing the charging power of the second level to the charging circuit, wherein the charging power of the first level is greater than the charging power of the second level.

Method for charging battery and electronic device thereof

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Kisun Lee