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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Chul-Eun Yun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ki-Sun Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Chul-Woo Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ku-Chul Jung, Seoul, KR;
Young-Hee Ha, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for rapid charging in an electronic device are provided. In a method for charging a battery of an electronic device, an operation environment of the electronic device is determined. A charging current corresponding to the operation environment of the electronic device is set. Battery charging is started using the set charging current. The battery is charged using a maximum allowed charging current, such that a battery charging time may be reduced.