Providing power based on state of charge
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1. A method for providing power, comprising:
- receiving state of charge information from a host about a power source for said host;
automatically providing charge to said power source for said host from an auxiliary power source only if said state of charge information indicates that said power source for said host is not meeting a target for state of charge; and
stopping the use of said auxiliary power source to charge said power source for said host for a first period of time only if a current associated with said power source for said host is negative and said power source for said host has been connected to said auxiliary power source for less than a predetermined time duration, stopping the use of said auxiliary power source to charge said power source for said host for a second period of time different from said first period of time only if said current associated with said power source for said host is negative and said power source for said host has been connected to said auxiliary power source for longer than the predetermined time duration, said negative current associated with said power source for said host indicates that said power source for said host is presently being charged by said host.
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Abstract
A modular and scalable power source can be used to supplement an existing source of power. In one embodiment, a DC source can be used to maintain a power source of a host system in a specific state in order to cause a desired behavior.
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1. A method for providing power, comprising:
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receiving state of charge information from a host about a power source for said host; automatically providing charge to said power source for said host from an auxiliary power source only if said state of charge information indicates that said power source for said host is not meeting a target for state of charge; and stopping the use of said auxiliary power source to charge said power source for said host for a first period of time only if a current associated with said power source for said host is negative and said power source for said host has been connected to said auxiliary power source for less than a predetermined time duration, stopping the use of said auxiliary power source to charge said power source for said host for a second period of time different from said first period of time only if said current associated with said power source for said host is negative and said power source for said host has been connected to said auxiliary power source for longer than the predetermined time duration, said negative current associated with said power source for said host indicates that said power source for said host is presently being charged by said host. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A power source, comprising:
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a controller, said controller includes an interface to a host system to receive state of charge information and current information from said host system about a power source for said host system; a battery; and a switch receiving an input from said battery and a control input from said controller, said switch selectively provides and does not provide charge from said battery to said power source for said host system based on said control input from said controller, said controller provides said control input based on said state of charge information; wherein said controller instructs said switch to stop providing charge to said power source for said host system from said battery for a first period of time only if a current associated with said power source for said host system is negative and said power source for said host system has been connected to said battery for less than a predetermined duration, said controller instructs said switch to stop providing charge to said power source for said host system for a second period of time different from said first period of time only if said current associated with said power source for said host system is negative and said power source for said host system has been connected to said battery for longer than said predetermined duration, said negative current indicates that said power source for said host system is currently being charged by said host system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing power, comprising:
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repeatedly receiving state of charge information from a host about a power source for said host; maintaining said power source for said host at a range of state of charge by selectively providing and not providing charge to said power source for said host from an auxiliary power source; and wherein maintaining said power source for said host includes stopping charging said power source for said host from said auxiliary power source for a first period of time only if a current associated with said power source for said host is negative and said power source for said host has been connected to said auxiliary power source for less than a predetermined duration, wherein maintaining said power source for said host includes stopping use of said auxiliary power source to charge said power source for said host for a second period of time different from said first period of time only if said current associated with said power source for said host is negative and said power source for said host has been connected to said auxiliary power source for longer than said predetermined duration, said negative current associated with said power source for said host indicates that said power source for said host is currently being charged by said host. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for providing power, comprising:
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repeatedly receiving information from a host; and causing a host to continue performing certain behavior by selectively charging a power source for said host using an auxiliary power source based on said information; and stopping using said auxiliary power source to charge said power source for said host for a first duration only if a current associated with said power source for said host indicates that said power source for said host is presently being charged by the host and said power source for said host has been connected with said auxiliary power source for less than a threshold duration, stopping using said auxiliary power source to charge said power source for said host for a second duration only if said current associated with said power source for said host indicates that said power source for said host is presently being charged by the host and said power source for said host has been connected with said auxiliary power source for longer than said threshold duration. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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