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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Renesas Electronics America Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Renesas Electronics America Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2005.12); H02J 3/38 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00047 (2019.12); H02J 7/0013 (2012.12); H02J 7/0045 (2012.12); H02J 7/007182 (2019.12); H02J 3/38 (2012.12); H02J 2207/20 (2019.12);
Abstract
A battery charger is described that can support multiple battery applications with a single USB type-C port. An architecture can include a single charger transferring power to multiple battery stacks. The architecture can include a plurality of battery stacks each respectively housed in a distinct electronic device. The architecture is expandable from one charger with one USB type-C port coupled to a plurality of battery stacks, to a plurality of chargers with respective USB type-C ports all coupled to a plurality of battery stacks respectively housed in distinct electronic devices.