Smart Battery Data


Smart Battery Data

(hardware, protocol)(SBD) A method to monitor a rechargeablebattery pack, initiated by Duracell and Intel. An specialIC in the battery pack monitors the battery and reportsinformation to the SMBus. This information might include:type, model number, manufacturer, characteristics, dischargerate, predicted remaining capacity, almost-discharged alarm sothat the PC can shut down gracefully; temperature and voltageto provide safe fast-charging.

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