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Portable terminal battery pack and apparatus and method for controlling battery unit of the battery pack to extend battery use time

US8975869B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 2011
Grant dateMar 10, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J7/0024
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a portable terminal, a battery pack and an apparatus for controlling a battery unit. The battery pack includes k battery units, wherein k is an integer of 2 or more; a power supply control unit that conducts control operation such that at least one of the k battery units supplies a power to a load by a time period, and other battery units except for the at least one are in an idle state in a whole or part of the time period.

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