Dynamic External Power Resource Selection
First Claim
1. A method implemented in a computing device having an energy storage device system including one or more energy storage devices, the method comprising:
- identifying multiple power resources available to the computing device to charge a first energy storage device of the one or more energy storage devices;
selecting a first power resource of the multiple power resources that is most energy efficient for the first energy storage device; and
configuring the energy storage device system to charge the first energy storage device using the first power resource.
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Abstract
A computing device has an energy storage device system with one or more energy storage devices. The computing device can be connected to various different power resources (e.g., power sources and/or power profiles) to charge the energy storage device(s). Various different criteria are used to determine which one or more of the power resources to use at any given time to charge the energy storage device(s). The criteria can include physical characteristics of the computing device, characteristics of the energy storage devices and/or the computing device that change while the computing device operates, and estimated or predicted usage of the computing device. These criteria are evaluated during operation of the computing device, and the appropriate power resources to charge the energy storage device(s) at any given time based on these criteria are determined.
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1. A method implemented in a computing device having an energy storage device system including one or more energy storage devices, the method comprising:
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identifying multiple power resources available to the computing device to charge a first energy storage device of the one or more energy storage devices; selecting a first power resource of the multiple power resources that is most energy efficient for the first energy storage device; and configuring the energy storage device system to charge the first energy storage device using the first power resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method implemented in a computing device having an energy storage device system including one or more energy storage devices, the method comprising:
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identifying multiple power resources available to the computing device to charge a first energy storage device of the one or more energy storage devices; determining, for each of the multiple power resources, thermal activity along a charging path from the power resource to the first energy storage device; selecting a power resource of the multiple power resources based on the thermal activity along the charging paths from the multiple power resources to the first energy storage device; and configuring the energy storage device system to charge the first energy storage device using the selected power source. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computing device comprising:
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an energy storage device system including one or more energy storage devices; a processing system; a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon multiple instructions that, responsive to execution by the processing system, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; determining that an amount of charge in the one or more energy storage devices is below a threshold amount of charge; determining that the computing device is predicted to be connected to a power resource for less than a threshold amount of time; thermally conditioning the computing device, prior to the computing device being connected to the power resource, to reduce a temperature of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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