Patent ID: 11942815
Assignee: GEOTAB INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method in an electronic device comprising a power management subsystem, a controller, and a plurality of peripherals, the electronic device powered by a solar panel and a rechargeable battery both connected at respective positive terminals thereof to the controller and the plurality of peripherals, the method comprising:
determining whether the solar panel is connected at a negative terminal thereof to a ground terminal;
in response to determining that the solar panel is connected at the negative terminal thereof to the ground terminal, disconnecting the negative terminal to the ground terminal;
reading a voltage at the negative terminal of the solar panel; and
in response to determining, based on the voltage, that the solar panel is generating sufficient electrical energy to power at least some of the plurality of peripherals:
connecting the negative terminal of the solar panel to the ground terminal.