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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Kisun Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Manisha P. Pandya, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shimon Elkayam, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kisun Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Manisha P. Pandya, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shimon Elkayam, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/263 (2013.01); Y10T 307/696 (2015.04);
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide a power management system that supplies power to components in an electronic device. The power management system includes a system microcontroller (SMC) and a charger. During operation, the power management system accepts power from at least one of a power adapter and a solar panel. Next, the power management system supplies the power to components in the electronic device without using a converter circuit between the solar panel and the power management system.