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US 2022/0102748 A1Published application
Multiple Battery Configurations for Space Utilization
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsRamesh C. Bhardwaj, Taisup Hwang
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Abstract
Example embodiments relate to multiple battery configurations for space utilization. One embodiment includes a device. The device includes a primary battery. The device also includes an auxiliary battery configured to supply auxiliary electrical power. A first surface of the auxiliary battery is positioned along a first surface of the primary battery. The auxiliary battery is a thin-film battery. The first surface of the auxiliary battery has a smaller area than the first surface of the primary battery.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a primary battery;
- and
- an auxiliary battery configured to supply auxiliary electrical power,
- wherein a first surface of the auxiliary battery is positioned along a first surface of the primary battery,
- wherein the auxiliary battery is a thin-film battery, and
- wherein the first surface of the auxiliary battery has a smaller area than the first surface of the primary battery.
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A consumer-electronic device comprising:
- a primary battery;
- an auxiliary battery configured to supply auxiliary electrical power,
- wherein a first surface of the auxiliary battery is positioned along a first surface of the primary battery, and
- wherein the auxiliary battery is a thin-film battery;
- and
- an interconnect that connects two or more components of the consumer-electronic device, wherein the interconnect is positioned along the first surface of the primary battery adjacent to the auxiliary battery.
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A method comprising:
- providing electrical power to a consumer-electronic device by discharging a primary battery of the consumer-electronic device;
- and
- providing, upon the primary battery being discharged to a threshold value, electrical power to the consumer-electronic device by discharging an auxiliary battery of the consumer-electronic device,
- wherein a first surface of the auxiliary battery is positioned along a first surface of the primary battery,
- wherein the auxiliary battery is a thin-film battery, and
- wherein the first surface of the auxiliary battery has a smaller area than the first surface of the primary battery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.