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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Du-Hyun Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyun-Seok Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yongseung Yi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hoyeong Lim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dong-Il Son, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A method for controlling a plurality of batteries and an electronic device thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a power management circuit configured to supply power to the electronic device; a first battery electrically connected with a power input port of the power management circuit; a second battery electrically connected with the power input port; a first charging circuit configured to charge the first battery; a second charging circuit configured to charge the second battery; a first current control circuit electrically connected between the first charging circuit and the first battery, and configured to control a first charging current supplied from the first charging circuit to the first battery and a leakage current due to a voltage difference between the first battery and the second battery; and a second current control circuit electrically connected between the second charging circuit and the second battery, and configured to control a second charging current supplied from the second charging circuit to the second battery and the leakage current.