US 12,242,317 B2
Electronic devices with multiple energy storage devices, thermal mitigation circuits, and corresponding methods
Rohit Sisodia, Naperville, IL (US); Xiaofeng Zhu, Nanjing (CN); and Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/132,207.
Application 18/132,207 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2023/081636, filed on Mar. 15, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0310885 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/3231 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 1/206 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1677 (2013.01); G06F 1/1683 (2013.01); G06F 1/263 (2013.01); G06F 1/3231 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1637 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a first device housing pivotable about a hinge relative to a second device housing between an axially displaced open position and a closed position;
one or more processors;
one or more sensors operable with the one or more processors;
a first energy storage device situated in the first device housing and operable to power the one or more processors;
a second energy storage device situated in the second device housing and also operable to power the one or more processors; and
a thermal mitigation circuit operable with the first energy storage device and the second energy storage device, the thermal mitigation circuit:
powering the one or more processors with more current from the first energy storage device than the second energy storage device when the one or more sensors detect a first operating condition of the electronic device; and
powering the one or more processors with more current from the second energy storage device than the first energy storage device when the one or more sensors detect a second operating condition of the electronic device;
wherein:
the first operating condition comprises the electronic device being held, or predominantly held, by the first device housing while the electronic device is in the axially displaced open position and a performance application is operating on the one or more processors; and
the second operating condition comprises the electronic device being held, or predominantly held, by the second device housing when a difference between a first energy storage device energy storage level and a second device housing energy storage level exceeds a predefined threshold.