Hybrid battery system for portable electronic devices

A method for power management of a portable electronic device, the method comprising:

• observing, with a controller of a portable electronic device, a pattern of past occurrence of a particular power consumption event in the portable electronic device;
• forecasting, with the controller, an imminent occurrence of the particular power consumption event in the portable electronic device, the particular power consumption event demanding a high amount of energy from an energy storage device of the portable electronic device, wherein the forecasting comprises
• monitoring over time, with the controller, a user's usage pattern of the portable electronic device to identify the pattern of past occurrence of the particular power consumption event;
• and
• forecasting the imminent occurrence of the particular power consumption event in the portable electronic device, based at least on the monitored user's usage pattern of the portable electronic device;
• transferring and storing energy in a capacitor in response to the forecasting;
• and
• executing, upon its occurrence, the forecasted particular power consumption event in the portable electronic device using the energy stored in the capacitor.

A portable electronic device comprising:

• a first energy storage device, the first energy storage device having a first storage capacity and a first power output;
• a second energy storage device, the second energy storage device having a second storage capacity and a second power output,
• wherein the second storage capacity is less than the first storage capacity and the second power output is greater than the first power output;
• and
• a third energy storage device, the third energy storage device having a third storage capacity and a third power output,
• wherein the third storage capacity is less than the first storage capacity and greater than the second storage capacity, and
• wherein the third power output is greater than the first power output and less than the second power output;
• and
• a controller that directs energy to a load in the portable electronic device from one of the first, second and third energy storage devices, the load comprising an occurrence of a particular power consumption event, and wherein the controller directs the energy to the load in response to determining the occurrence of the particular power consumption event based on:
• observing, with the controller, a pattern of past occurrence of the particular power consumption event in the portable electronic device;
• and
• forecasting, with the controller, a likely future occurrence of the particular power consumption event in the portable electronic device, based upon the controller having observed the pattern of past occurrence of the particular power consumption event in the portable electronic device.

A non-transitory computer program product for power management of a portable electronic device, the non-transitory computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising instructions for performing a method comprising:
• observing, with a controller of a portable electronic device, a plurality of patterns of past occurrence of a corresponding plurality of particular power consumption events in the portable electronic device, each particular power consumption event being associated with a corresponding pattern of past occurrence in the portable electronic device;
• forecasting, with the controller, a likely future occurrence of the each particular power consumption event, the forecasting being based upon the controller having observed the corresponding pattern of past occurrence of the each particular power consumption event in the portable electronic device, the controller anticipating the plurality of particular power consumption events to contemporaneously occur in a respective plurality of loads in the portable electronic device, each of the particular power consumption events having an anticipated power consumption requirement;
• selecting, in response to the forecasting, at least one of a plurality of energy storage devices in an energy storage device farm for the portable electronic device, the selecting of each of the at least one of the plurality of energy storage devices being based at least on the anticipated power consumption requirement of the forecasted plurality of particular power consumption events and on one or more characteristics of the at least one of the plurality of energy storage devices that meet the anticipated power consumption requirement;
• and
• contemporaneously executing the forecasted plurality of particular power consumption events in the respective plurality of loads in the portable electronic device using energy stored in the selected at least one of the plurality of energy storage devices.