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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Philip W. Juang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Christopher D. Laws, Campbell, CA (US);
Brandon Pierquet, San Francisco, CA (US);
Giridhar N. Murching, San Jose, CA (US);
William A. Braff, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); H01M 50/502 (2021.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/46 (2013.01); H01M 50/502 (2021.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 7/342 (2020.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 2207/20 (2020.01);
Abstract
A system includes a first bus, a second bus, a first battery that includes a first plurality of cells, and a second battery that includes a second plurality of cells, wherein the second battery is connected to the second bus. A first converter connects the high-voltage battery to the first bus. A second converter connects the first bus to the second bus. A controller is configured to control operation of the first converter and the second converter.