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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2018
Seagate Technology, Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ashutosh Razdan, San Jose, CA (US);
Philip Yin, Fremont, CA (US);
Felix Markhovsky, Saratoga, CA (US);
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods for charging a battery of a portable device can include increasing the charge current for the battery, where the charge current sourced from electrical power received at a connector of a portable device. If a voltage at the connector drops below a predetermined value, setting a charge current limit to a level less than that corresponding to the voltage drop. If the voltage at the connector does not drop below the predetermined value, setting the charge current limit to a predetermined level. The charge current limit can be stored, and the battery can be charged with the charge current having a maximum value determined by the charge current limit. One or more application circuits of the portable device can be selectively disabled based on the charge current limit.