Portable blender with wireless charging

A blender configured for wireless charging of a rechargeable battery using different charging modes, the blender comprising:

• a base assembly, a container assembly, a blending component, a control interface, blending control circuitry, and charging control circuitry,
• wherein the blending component is configured to rotate around a rotational axis and blend the foodstuffs during blending by the blender,
• wherein the base assembly includes:
• an electrical motor configured to drive rotation of the blending component;
• the rechargeable battery configured to power the electrical motor;
• and
• a wireless charging interface configured to conduct electrical power to one or both of the rechargeable battery and the electrical motor, wherein the wireless charging interface includes a secondary coil, wherein the wireless charging interface supports inductive charging through a charging structure that includes a primary coil, and wherein the charging structure is powered through an external power source that is external to the blender;
• wherein the container assembly is configured to hold the foodstuffs within a container body during blending by the blender;
• wherein the control interface is configured to control operation of the blender upon usage of the control interface by a user;
• wherein the charging control circuitry is configured to:
• make a first type of detections regarding the usage of the control interface by the user;
• make a second type of detections regarding availability of power from the rechargeable battery;
• make a third type of detections regarding usage of the wireless charging interface to conduct the electrical power to one or both of the rechargeable battery and the electrical motor;
• make a fourth type of detections regarding alignment of the wireless charging interface with the charging structure;
• and
• conduct, based on one or more detections of the first, second, third, and fourth type of detections, the electrical power to the rechargeable battery using one of at least two different charging modes, including a first charging mode and a second charging mode, wherein selection of either the first charging mode or the second charging mode is based on one or more detections of the fourth type of detections, wherein:
• (i) during the first charging mode, a first amount of electrical power is conducted by the wireless charging interface to the rechargeable battery at a first charging rate, and
• (ii) during the second charging mode, a second amount of electrical power is conducted by the wireless charging interface to the rechargeable battery at a second charging rate, and wherein the first charging rate is greater than the second charging rate;
• wherein the blending control circuitry is configured to:
• make a fifth type of detection regarding usage of one of the at least two different charging modes;
• and
• control, based on one or more detections of the first, second, third, and fifth type of detections, the electrical motor during the rotation of the blending component using at least two different power modes of operation, including a first power mode of operation and a second power mode of operation, wherein selection of either the first power mode or the second power mode is based on one or more detections of the fourth type of detections, wherein:
• (i) during the first power mode of operation, a third amount of electrical power is provided to the electrical motor, wherein the third amount of electrical power is provided conjointly by the rechargeable battery and the wireless charging interface such that the blending component is configured to rotate at a first rotational speed, wherein the first rotational speed is limited in the first power mode of operation by a first rotational speed limit, and
• (ii) during the second power mode of operation, a fourth amount of electrical power is provided by one or both of the rechargeable battery and the wireless charging interface to the electrical motor such that the blending component is configured to rotate at a second rotational speed, wherein the second rotational speed is limited in the second power mode of operation by a second rotational speed limit, wherein the third amount of electrical power is greater than the fourth amount of electrical power, and wherein the first rotational speed limit is greater than the second rotational speed limit.