Re: Low-Level and Long-Term Battery Control

[Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>]

Hi!

> Is there any function in the Linux kernel that control the
> charging/discharging of the battery to provide better lifespan ?
> (add some years to its life ?)

No, I don't think so.

> For Laptops, it is better to extract the battery from the Laptop when
> the computer will be on power for a long period.
> I ask if the kernel can do such control without the user intention and
> in an automatic way.
> 
> Some BIOS provide to the user to select whether to block the battery
> charging to 50% to make it stand for more time.

Where have you seen that?

> And Many people (like me) forget their laptops on power until the
> battery no more can hold energy after 2minutes of no power.
> 
> I am not sure for the MacBook side, but it seems they don't suffer
> from such problem in the same degree as other laptop users.

Normally, smart battery should control charging itself; and it usually
does pretty well.

Exceptions are very small devices such as spitz, but for those
batteries CCCV charging with temperature monitor is usually enough.
								Pavel
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