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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2003
Lawrence Stone, Austin, TX (US);
John Cummings, Round Rock, TX (US);
Valence Technology, Inc., Henderson, NV (US);
Abstract
Power supply apparatuses and methods of supplying electrical energy are provided. According to one aspect, a power supply apparatus includes an electrochemical device configured to store electrical energy, a first interface coupled with the electrochemical device and adapted to couple with a supply configured to provide electrical energy and a first load configured to receive electrical energy, and charge circuitry coupled intermediate the first interface and the electrochemical device, wherein the charge circuitry is configured to monitor a quantity of electrical energy supplied from the supply to the first load and to control a supply of electrical energy to the electrochemical device responsive to the monitoring and to charge the electrochemical device.