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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2014
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
An external battery includes an input end, an output end, a bare cell between the input end and the output end, a charging unit configured to deliver power from a charger to the bare cell via the input end, a first switch between the charging unit and the input end, a DC-DC converter configured to convert an output voltage from the bare cell into a converted voltage of a magnitude that is different from that of the output voltage, and configured to deliver the converted voltage to the output end, a second switch between the bare cell and the DC-DC converter, and a main controller unit (MCU) configured to sense at least one of overcharging, over-discharging, or an over-discharge current of the bare cell using the output voltage or an output current from the bare cell, and configured to control the first switch and the second switch.