| CPC A24F 40/90 (2020.01) [A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H02J 7/00712 (2020.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01); H02J 2310/22 (2020.01)] | 21 Claims |

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1. An apparatus for an aerosol generating device, the apparatus comprising:
a control module; and
a charging controller,
wherein:
the charging controller is configured to control charging of a battery at a first charging rate in a first charging mode and to control charging of the battery at a second charging rate, lower than the first charging rate, in a second charging mode,
the control module is configured to determine whether the aerosol generating device is in use, and
the charging controller, when operating in the second charging mode, is configured to change to the first charging mode if the control module determines that the aerosol generating device is in use.
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