Medtronic Minimed, Inc.

Zhaleh Lotfi

Afshin Bazargan

Adam S Trock

Seth N Kazarians

Jalal Elidrissi

Fatemeh Delijani

Embodiments are provided for dynamic management of charge. The techniques may involve charging, using a first charging rate, an energy storage element to an intermediate state of charge, wherein the energy storage element is interchangeable with an in-use energy storage element. The techniques may further involve responsive to at least an identification of an anomalous condition of a device powered by the in-use energy storage element, the anomalous condition resulting in the in-use energy storage element being discontinued from use, charging, using a second charging rate, the energy storage element to a target state of charge, wherein the second charging rate is different from the first charging rate.

Dynamic management of charge

Embodiments are provided for dynamic management of charge. The techniques may involve obtaining an estimated readiness time for an energy storage element, obtaining a target state of charge for the energy storage element, calculating an estimated charging time based at least in part on a difference between the target state of charge and a current state of charge, using a first charging rate to charge the energy storage element to an intermediate state of charge, and responsive to determining the amount of time remaining before reaching a second estimated readiness time is less than an updated estimated charging time to charge the energy storage element at the intermediate state of charge to the target state of charge, using a second charging rate to charge the energy storage element to the target state of charge, wherein the second charging rate is greater than the first charging rate.

Embodiments are provided for dynamic management of charge. A method involves obtaining an estimated readiness time for an energy storage element, obtaining a target state of charge for the energy storage element, calculating an estimated charging time based at least in part on a difference between the target state of charge and a current state of charge, using a first charging rate to charge the energy storage element to an intermediate state of charge responsive to determining a time difference between the estimated readiness time and a first time is greater than the estimated charging time, maintaining the energy storage element at the intermediate state of charge, and responsive to determining a time difference between the estimated readiness time and a second time is less than the estimated charging time, using a second charging rate to charge the energy storage element to the target state of charge.

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