Dell Products Inc.

Shao-Szu Ho

Adolfo Sandor Montero

Wen-Yung Chang

Chia-Fa Chang

Chien-Hao Chiu

Chia-Liang (Leon) Lin

Jui Chin Fang

Hui-Huan Chien

Shih-Chang Hu

Chia-Liang Lin

Chin-Yuan Chiang

A connector in an information handling system includes a battery connector, a battery receptacle, and a signal pin structure contact. The battery connector includes a first set of power pins and a first set of signal pins. The battery receptacle includes a second set of power pins and a second set of signal pins. The first and second sets of power pins are coupled together when the battery connector is inserted within the battery receptacle. The signal pin structure contact transitions between an open position and a closed position. The signal pin structure contact couples the first and second sets of signal pins when the signal pin structure contact is in the closed position. A power down signal is provided to components of the information handling system when the signal pin structure contact is in the open position.

Battery connector in an information handling system

An information handling system is configured to implement a battery management method and perform battery management operations including receiving information indicative of an operating system associated with the information handling system and determining a battery behavior environment (BBE) based, at least in part, on the operating system. A battery management unit (BMU) profile associated with the battery behavior environment may be selected, wherein the BMU profile indicates settings for one or more battery management parameters. The BMU is then configured in accordance with the BMU profile and the battery is managed in accordance with the BMU profile.

Information handling system with operating system dependent battery management

Systems and methods may be implemented separately from (and external to) a battery system to detect swollen battery system components within a chassis enclosure of the information handling system, without any physical contact with the battery cells or battery system, and without requiring premature opening of the information handling system chassis enclosure to inspect for battery system swelling. A system user may be automatically warned of detected battery system swelling and/or battery system charging may be automatically terminated upon detected battery system swelling so that information handling system failure and/or system service costs that would otherwise be expended to repair damage caused by swollen battery system components may be prevented.

Systems and methods for detecting battery system swelling in information handling systems

Systems and methods for compensating battery health readings at low temperatures are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: calculate a state-of-health (SOH) of a battery, and compensate the SOH, at least in part, by taking into account at least one temperature measured during a charge cycle.

Compensating battery health readings at low temperatures

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Shao-Szu Ho