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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Seagate Technology, Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ashutosh Razdan, San Jose, CA (US);
Philip Yin, Fremont, CA (US);
Felix Markhovsky, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0052 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02J 7/0044 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices having battery charge control circuits are disclosed. Such devices can include power control circuits operable to receive electrical power at a connector, and provide power to electrical components, including a charge current for a rechargeable battery; and a controller circuit configured to determine and store a maximum charge current setting based on whether a voltage at the connector falls below a predetermined limit as the charge current is increased. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.