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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2022
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
James Chester Meador, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Tsuteh Chian, Los Altos, CA (US);
Julian Arlo Binder, Redwood City, CA (US);
Meera Radhakrishnan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0016 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H01M 10/46 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 7/00712 (2020.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer implemented method includes accessing a first status of a first battery pack interface coupled to a load via a first load switch and accessing a second status of a second battery pack interface coupled to the load via a second load switch. The first status and the second status are compared and the first and second load switches are controlled based on the comparing to balance remaining capacities of the first and second battery packs.