Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for sharing power between internal and external power sources
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Application No.: US16710863Application Date: 2019-12-11
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Publication No.: US11493826B2Publication Date: 2022-11-08
- Inventor: Aaron O'Brien , Rajesh Madhur , Sameer Mysore Venugopal , Casimir Karczewski
- Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Mateo
- Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
- Current Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Mateo
- Agency: Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.
- Main IPC: H02J7/00
- IPC: H02J7/00 ; G03B7/26 ; H01M10/48 ; H01M10/42

Abstract:
Devices and methods for sharing power between power sources are disclosed. The power sources may be internal to an electronic device, external to the electronic device, or both. An electronic device may include a power source, a switch circuit, a processor, and a power management integrated circuit (PMIC). The processor may determine a load current estimate. The load current estimate may be based on a device setting, an external temperature, or both. The processor may determine a power source voltage, an external power source voltage, or both. The processor may determine a power source current, an external power source current, or both. The PMIC may set an output power source current of the power source. The PMIC may set an output external power source current of the external power source.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210181595A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING POWER BETWEEN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL POWER SOURCES Public/Granted day:2021-06-17
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