Method for charging battery and electronic device
US10199837B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/155
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a connector to which an external device is connected, a control unit identifying a connected external device and controlling operations of a voltage conversion unit and a charging and discharging unit according to a result of an identification, the voltage conversion unit bypassing a supply voltage supplied from the external device, boosting the supply voltage, or converting a battery voltage of a battery connected to an electronic device to supply a converted voltage to the external device, according to the result of the identification, and the charging and discharging unit lowering a voltage supplied from the voltage conversion unit or bypassing the battery voltage of the battery to the voltage conversion unit, according to the result of the identification.
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