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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2020
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Mika-Petteri Lundgren, Salo, FI;
Juha Kuusisto, Salo, FI;
Markus Aaltonen, Turku, FI;
Jarno Rajala, Kaarina, FI;
Markku Rajamaki, Kaarina, FI;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, adaptive charging of a battery is disclosed. In an embodiment, a device is disclosed comprising: a battery; at least one sensor configured to sense an outward pressure exerted by the battery; a monitoring module configured to monitor the outward pressure of the battery and at least one of a temperature, an age, a manufacturer, a state of charge, an impedance, and number of charging cycles of the battery; a control module configured to select a charging profile for the battery based on at least one of the sensed and/or monitored battery related variables; and a charging module configured to charge the battery according to a charging profile selected by the control module.