SBD ⇝

Smart Battery Data

<hardware, protocol>

(SBD) A method to monitor a rechargeable battery pack, initiated by Duracell and Intel. An special IC in the battery pack monitors the battery and reports information to the SMBus. This information might include: type, model number, manufacturer, characteristics, discharge rate, predicted remaining capacity, almost-discharged alarm so that the PC can shut down gracefully; temperature and voltage to provide safe fast-charging.

Smart Battery System Implementers Forum.

Last updated: 1999-08-08

Nearby terms:

SMART ♦ smart ♦ Smart Battery Data ♦ smart card ♦ Smartdrive ♦ SMARTdrv

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