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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Don J. Nguyen, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/0069 (2020.01); H02J 7/0086 (2013.01); H02J 2207/20 (2020.01);
Abstract
Power management techniques are disclosed. For instance, an apparatus may include a bidirectional voltage converter circuit, and a control module that selectively operates the bidirectional voltage converter circuit in a charging mode and a delivery mode. The charging mode converts a voltage provided by an interface (e.g., a USB interface) into a charging voltage employed by an energy storage module (e.g., a rechargeable battery). Conversely, the delivery mode converts a voltage provided by the energy storage module into a voltage employed by the interface. Other embodiments are described and claimed.