Title :
B#: a battery emulator and power-profiling instrument
Author :
Park, Chulsung ; Liu, Jinfeng ; Chou, Pai H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
B# (B sharp) is a programmable power supply that emulates battery behavior. It measures current load, calls a battery simulation program to compute voltage in real time, and controls a linear regulator to mimic a battery´s voltage output. The instrument enables validation of battery-aware power optimization techniques with accurate controllable reproducible results.
Keywords :
battery charge measurement; battery testers; cells (electric); computer power supplies; graphical user interfaces; notebook computers; B sharp; battery emulator; battery simulation program; power optimization technique; power-profiling instrument; programmable power supply; Battery charge measurement; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Current measurement; Delay; Instruments; Power system modeling; Temperature; Timing; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDT.2005.28
