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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2019
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Mustapha El Markhi, Richardson, TX (US);
Alejandro Vera, Wylie, TX (US);
Rohit Bhan, Plano, TX (US);
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A battery charger includes a battery power regulator configured to set a charge signal provided to a battery based on a charge control signal and charge enable signal. The battery charger also includes a controller configured to provide the charge control signal to the battery power regulator. The controller is also configured to temporarily de-assert the charge enable signal for a predetermined amount of time in response to determining that a change is needed in the charge control signal. The controller is further configured to re-assert the charge enable signal after the predetermined amount of time.