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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander B. Uan-Zo-li, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Xiaoguo Liang, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0029 (2013.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H02J 7/0077 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling the power supply for a system. In one embodiment, a power supply apparatus comprises a rechargeable battery; and a battery charger coupled to the battery and comprising a first circuit to generate an output that controls whether the battery is to provide power to the system to supplement the power provided by the power source when an input voltage from the power source of undetermined output power is less than a predetermined level.