Abstract:
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a battery included within the housing, a connector electrically connected to an external power supply device including an integrated circuit (IC) and exposed to a part of the housing, and a power management unit included within the housing and electrically connected to the connector, wherein the power management unit is configured to communicate with the IC of the external power supply device, and wherein the connector is configured to receive a first current of a first current value during at least a part of the communication and to receive a second current of a second current value greater than the first current value during at least a part in which the communication is not performed.
Abstract:
An electronic device comprising: an interface arranged to connect to an external power supply device and supply power to a battery; a sensor unit arranged to measure a temperature of the electronic device; and a power management unit configured to charge the battery based on the temperature.
Abstract:
A method is provided comprising: detecting a connection between an electronic device and a battery charger; transmitting to the battery charger a first request for at least one of a first voltage level and a first current level; receiving from the battery charger a signal; and charging a battery of the electronic device with the signal.
Abstract:
A method is provided comprising: detecting a connection between an electronic device and a battery charger; transmitting to the battery charger a first request for at least one of a first voltage level and a first current level; receiving from the battery charger a signal; and charging a battery of the electronic device with the signal.
Abstract:
An electronic device includes a housing, a display exposed through one surface of the housing, at least one ground member, a first battery disposed in the housing and including a first anode and a first cathode, a second battery disposed in the housing and including a second anode and a second cathode electrically connected with the ground member, a charging circuit electrically connected with the first battery and the second battery, a charging interface electrically connected with the charging circuit, and a power management integrated circuit electrically connected with the charging interface and the charging circuit and managing power supplied to the electronic device. When an external power source is connected through the charging interface, the charging circuit connects the first battery and the second battery in series during a first time period and connects the first battery and the second battery in parallel during a second time period.
Abstract:
An apparatus is provided comprising a system including one or more electronic components; a power input unit arranged to supply power to the system; and a power management module configured to: detect whether the system is in an abnormal state, and in response to detecting that the system is in the abnormal state, adjust at least one of (i) power supplied from a battery to the system, (ii) the power supplied from the power input unit to the system, and (iii) power supplied from the power input unit to the battery.
Abstract:
A method of performing a charging function by using different types of energy sources and an electronic device thereof are provided. The electronic device includes different types of circuits configured to acquire different types of energy sources, and a processor configured to determine an energy source for charging among the different types of energy sources based on respective current values for the different types of energy sources, and control the determined energy source for charging so as to be used in battery charging of the electronic device or in a system operation of the electronic device.
Abstract:
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a connector to which an external device is connected, a control unit identifying a connected external device and controlling operations of a voltage conversion unit and a charging and discharging unit according to a result of an identification, the voltage conversion unit bypassing a supply voltage supplied from the external device, boosting the supply voltage, or converting a battery voltage of a battery connected to an electronic device to supply a converted voltage to the external device, according to the result of the identification, and the charging and discharging unit lowering a voltage supplied from the voltage conversion unit or bypassing the battery voltage of the battery to the voltage conversion unit, according to the result of the identification.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for charging a battery in an electronic device are provided. The method includes, when charging power of a first level is supplied from a charger, converting the charging power of the first level to a charging power of a second level before providing charging power to a charging circuit, providing the charging power of the second level to the charging circuit, wherein the charging power of the first level is greater than the charging power of the second level.
Abstract:
A housing of an electronic device including polymer materials is provided. The housing includes a polymer substrate, a primer layer disposed on at least a portion of the polymer substrate, a color layer disposed on the primer layer, and a coating layer disposed on the color layer. The primer layer, the color layer, and the coating layer include a biomass polyurethane resin and have a glass transition temperature of 80° C. to 110° C.