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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2018
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Steve Hawley, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Giuseppe Pinto, San Francisco, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus and techniques for charging a multi-stack battery pack. For example, certain aspects provide a circuit for charging a battery pack having multiple battery cells. The circuit generally includes a voltage regulator circuit and charge pump circuitry having an input coupled to an output of the voltage regulator circuit, and an output coupled to a first battery charging terminal. In certain aspects, the first battery charging terminal may be configured to be coupled to a terminal of a first battery cell of the multiple battery of the battery pack.