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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 07, 2013
Applicant:

Advanergy, Inc., Winnetka, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jin Lu, Oak Park, CA (US);

Todd Scott Kelly, Winnetka, CA (US);

Lee Cheung, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Assignee:

ADVANERGY, INC., Winnetka, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3212 (2013.01); G05B 13/02 (2013.01); H04L 12/2807 (2013.01); H04L 12/2836 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 1/32 (2013.01); H01H 2300/03 (2013.01); H02J 2003/143 (2013.01); H04L 12/283 (2013.01); H04L 12/2816 (2013.01); H04L 12/2823 (2013.01); Y02B 70/325 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3266 (2013.01); Y02B 90/224 (2013.01); Y04S 20/14 (2013.01); Y04S 20/228 (2013.01); Y04S 20/242 (2013.01);
Abstract

A battery management system/method implementing optimal dynamic battery charge/discharge cycling is disclosed. The system utilizes a power source control unit (PSCU) to selectively switch a power supply source to a battery charger that charges a battery servicing a portable computing device. The PSCU is controlled by a power monitor control unit (PMCU) that monitors the battery state and determines the optimal charge/discharge profile for the battery. Depending on the type and current condition of the battery as well as battery charge/discharge history, the PMCU monitors the historical, current, and/or anticipated demand activity of the battery to determine an optimal charge/discharge profile for the battery to enable maximum battery life under a wide variety of environmental and use profiles. Present invention methods control battery charge/discharge activity based on computing device historical/anticipated use characteristics, battery chemistry, and/or optimal battery lifecycle operation.


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