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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Intae Jun, Daegu, KR;
Jae-Young Roh, Gumi-si, KR;
Je-Eon Park, Gumi-si, KR;
Eunki Na, Gumi-si, KR;
Yonghune An, Gumi-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/4257 (2013.01); H01M 10/443 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02J 7/0029 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4278 (2013.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0067 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for preventing battery swelling in an electronic device are provided. The operating method of an electronic device includes checking a temperature of the electronic device and state of charge (SoC) of a battery, determining whether to discharge the battery based on the temperature of the electronic device and the SoC of the battery, and discharging the battery in response to the battery discharge determination.