WO2009102552A3 - Power source having a parallel cell topology - Google Patents

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WO2009102552A3
WO2009102552A3 PCT/US2009/032145 US2009032145W WO2009102552A3 WO 2009102552 A3 WO2009102552 A3 WO 2009102552A3 US 2009032145 W US2009032145 W US 2009032145W WO 2009102552 A3 WO2009102552 A3 WO 2009102552A3
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parallel cell
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Thomas Charles Greening
William Athas
Steven Charles Michalske
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Apple Inc.
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Abstract

A power source with multiple cells connected in parallel to a common node or power supply point. The individual cells within the power source may also have a dedicated controller for each of the individual cells such that the dedicated controllers are connected on a one to one basis with each of the respective individual cells.
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