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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ramesh C. Bhardwaj, Fremont, CA (US);
Taisup Hwang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard M. Mank, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/10 (2006.01); H01M 2/02 (2006.01); H01M 2/20 (2006.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01); H01M 10/0565 (2010.01); H01M 10/0587 (2010.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/1022 (2013.01); H01M 2/1027 (2013.01); H01M 2/204 (2013.01); H01M 10/0431 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 10/0565 (2013.01); H01M 10/0587 (2013.01); H01M 2/021 (2013.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01); Y02E 60/122 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49108 (2015.01);
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide a battery pack for use with a portable electronic device. The battery pack includes a first set of cells with different capacities electrically coupled in a parallel configuration. Cells within the first set of cells may also have different thicknesses and/or dimensions. The first set of cells is arranged within the battery pack to facilitate efficient use of space within a portable electronic device. For example, the first set of cells may be arranged to accommodate components in the portable electronic device.