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US 7,352,087 B2Granted
Power system configuration
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsDon J. Nguyen, Bruce W. Rose
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Abstract
A power system includes an input power port, a power rail, a battery unit, and a system charger voltage regulator (VR). The system charger VR couples the input power port to the battery unit. The battery unit couples with the system charger VR and the power rail.
Claims2
An apparatus comprising:
- an input power port;
- a power rail;
- a battery unit, wherein the battery unit includes a battery pack port to receive a battery pack;
- and
- a system charger voltage regulator (VR) to couple the input power port to the battery unit, and said battery unit to couple with the system charger VR and the power rail,
- wherein the power rail extends beyond the battery unit to couple the system charger VR to the battery unit, and
- wherein the battery pack comprises:
- a switch control port to receive a switch control signal from the battery pack port;
- a battery stack;
- and
- a switch to selectively couple the battery stack to the battery pack port based at least in part on the switch control signal.
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A system comprising:
- a mobile computer;
- and
- a power apparatus for the mobile computer, said power apparatus comprising
- an input power port;
- a power rail;
- a battery unit, wherein the battery unit includes a battery pack port to receive a battery pack;
- and
- a system charger voltage regulator (VR) to couple the input power port to the battery unit, and said battery unit to couple with the system charger VR and the power rail,
- wherein the power rail extends beyond the battery unit to couple the system charger VR to the battery unit, and
- wherein the battery pack comprises:
- a switch control port to receive a switch control signal from the battery pack port;
- a battery stack;
- and
- a switch to selectively couple the battery stack to the battery pack port based at least in part on the switch control signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.