APPARATUS FOR CHARGING BATTERY THROUGH PROGRAMMABLE POWER ADAPTER
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1. An apparatus for charging a battery comprising:
- a power adaptor having a communication interface coupled to a cable of the power adapter for receiving command-data, and generating a DC voltage and a DC current in accordance with the command-data; and
a controller, coupled to the battery for detecting a battery voltage of the battery, generating the command-data in accordance with the battery voltage;
wherein the DC voltage and the DC current generated by the power adaptor are coupled to the cable, and the DC voltage and the DC current are programmable in accordance with the command-data; and
wherein the command-data generated by the controller is coupled the cable through a communication circuit of the controller.
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Abstract
An apparatus for charging a battery is provided and includes a power adaptor and a controller. The power adaptor has a communication interface coupled to a cable of the power adapter for receiving command-data and generates a DC voltage and a DC current according to the command-data. The controller is coupled to the battery for detecting a battery voltage of the battery and generates the command-data according to the battery voltage. The DC voltage and the DC current are coupled to the cable and programmable according to the command-data. The command-data is coupled the cable through a communication circuit of the controller.
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1. An apparatus for charging a battery comprising:
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a power adaptor having a communication interface coupled to a cable of the power adapter for receiving command-data, and generating a DC voltage and a DC current in accordance with the command-data; and a controller, coupled to the battery for detecting a battery voltage of the battery, generating the command-data in accordance with the battery voltage; wherein the DC voltage and the DC current generated by the power adaptor are coupled to the cable, and the DC voltage and the DC current are programmable in accordance with the command-data; and wherein the command-data generated by the controller is coupled the cable through a communication circuit of the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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