Patent Publication Number: US-11394217-B2

Title: Method and apparatus for determining abnormal state of battery

Description:
PRIORITY 
     This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) to Korean Patent Application Serial No. 10-2016-0178249, which was filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Dec. 23, 2016, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field of the Disclosure 
     The present disclosure relates generally to a method and an apparatus for detecting state information, such as an internal failure, of a battery in an electronic device and controlling the electronic device based on the detected state information. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     With recent advances in digital technology, various electronic devices such as a mobile communication terminal, a smart phone, a tablet, a personal computer (PC), a notebook, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wearable device, and a digital camera have become widely used. 
     A modern electronic device typically includes a battery having electrical characteristics such as high compatibility to various products and high energy density. The battery can be charged and discharged in rotation, and the electronic device needs to efficiently control the charge and the discharge in order to maintain an adequate operational state and performance of the battery. 
     For example, the battery is prone to safety issues and is subject to safety accidents such as fire, smoke, and explosion, even when the electronic devices has a safety features. In addition, the electronic device using the battery can be exposed to a shock, overheating, overcharging, or a short circuit due to the usage environment and a user&#39;s action. In this case, the safety of the battery may be compromised. 
     SUMMARY 
     There are demands to prevent accidents involving the battery from happening. However, the electronic device needs to include a separate detecting device for preventing the accidents, which increases the cost of the electronic device and requires an additional mounting space which increases the volume of the electronic device. 
     According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a method and an apparatus are provided for monitoring a battery state during battery charging and checking an abnormal battery state based on a monitoring result. 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method and an apparatus are provided for detecting state information such as an internal failure, of a battery in an electronic device and controlling the electronic device based on the detected state information. 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method and an apparatus are provided for detecting an abnormal state such as current leakage in a battery during battery charge. 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method and an apparatus are provided for providing, in response to an abnormal state detected in a battery, various notification information regarding the battery to a user or an external device, and controlling an electronic device to stabilize the battery. 
     According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device can include a battery, a charger circuit for charging the battery, a measurement circuit for checking a state of the battery, and a processor. The processor can be configured to charge the battery using the charger circuit, to determine whether the charging operation satisfies a preset condition, when the charging operation satisfies the preset condition, to obtain first state information of the battery using the measurement circuit, to determine an abnormal state of the battery at least based on a difference between the first state information and second state information which is obtained when the preset condition is satisfied before the first state information is acquired, and to output notification information regarding the abnormal state. 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device can include a battery, a charger circuit for charging the battery, a measurement circuit for checking a state of the battery, and a processor. The processor can be configured to charge the battery using the charger circuit, after charging the battery, to measure a first voltage and a second voltage with no current supplied from the battery to the electronic device, the first voltage and the second voltage measured at different times respectively, to determine an abnormal state of the battery based on at least the first voltage and the second voltage, and to provide notification information of the abnormal state through an output device. 
     According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a method for operating an electronic device can include charging a battery using a charger circuit, determining whether the charging operation satisfies a preset condition, when the charging operation satisfies the preset condition, obtaining first state information of the battery using a measurement circuit, determining an abnormal state of the battery at least based on a difference between the first state information and second state information which is obtained when the preset condition is satisfied before the first state information is acquired, and outputting notification information regarding the abnormal state. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of various embodiments of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a network environment including an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a block diagram of a program module according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4  illustrates a simplified diagram of a battery control configuration in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5  illustrates a software module for battery control in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6A  illustrates a flowchart for providing a battery state in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6B  illustrates a flowchart of battery control operations in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7  illustrates a flowchart for detecting a battery state in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8  illustrates a flowchart for detecting a battery state and controlling a battery in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIGS. 9 and 10  illustrate graphs of battery state detection in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 11A  illustrates a flowchart for detecting a battery state in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 11B  illustrates a flowchart for detecting a battery state in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 12  illustrates a flowchart for detecting a battery state and controlling a battery in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIGS. 13A and 13B  illustrate current flows in a circuit in an electronic device according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 14  illustrates a graph of battery state detection in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 15  illustrates a flowchart for controlling a battery in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG. 16  illustrates a flowchart of a battery control method for stabilizing a battery state in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure are described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the various embodiments of the present disclosure to the particular form disclosed, but, on the contrary, it is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the various embodiments of the present disclosure. Like reference numerals denote like components throughout the drawings. A singular expression includes a plural concept unless there is a contextually distinctive difference therebetween. 
     In the present disclosure, the expressions “A or B”, “A and/or B”, etc. may include all possible combinations of items enumerated together. The term “and/or” covers a combination of a plurality of items, or any of the plurality of items. Although expressions such as “1 st ”, “2 nd ”, “first”, and “second” may be used to express corresponding elements, they do not limit the corresponding elements. When a certain element (e.g., 1 st ) is mentioned as being “operatively or communicatively coupled with/to” or “connected to” a different element (e.g., 2 nd ), the certain element is directly coupled with/to another constitutional element or can be coupled with/to the different element via another element (e.g., 3 rd ). 
     The expression “configured to” used in the present disclosure may be interchangeably used with, for example, “suitable for”, “having the capacity to”, “adapted to”, “made to”, “capable of”, or “designed to” in a hardware or software manner according to the situation. An expression “a device configured to” may imply that the device is “capable of” together with other devices or components. For example, “a processor configured to perform A, B, and C” may imply a dedicated processor (e.g., an embedded processor) for performing a corresponding operation or a generic-purpose processor (e.g., central processing unit (CPU) or an application processor (AP)) capable of performing corresponding operations by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device. 
     An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, for example, may include at least one of a smartphone, a tablet PC, a mobile phone, a video phone, an electronic book (e-book) reader, a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a netbook computer, a workstation, a server, a PDA, a portable multimedia player (PMP), an MP3 player, a mobile medical appliance, a camera, and a wearable device (e.g., smart glasses, a head-mounted-device (HMD), electronic clothes, an electronic bracelet, an electronic necklace, an electronic accessory, an electronic tattoo, a smart mirror, or a smart watch). 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device (e.g., a home appliance) may include at least one of, for example, a television, a digital versatile disk (DVD) player, an audio player, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a vacuum cleaner, an oven, a microwave oven, a washing machine, an air cleaner, a set-top box, a home automation control panel, a security control panel, a TV box (e.g., Samsung HomeSync™, Apple TV™, or Google TV™), a game console (e.g., Xbox™ and PlayStation™), an electronic dictionary, an electronic key, a camcorder, and an electronic photo frame. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device may include at least one of various medical devices (e.g., various portable medical measuring devices (e.g., a blood glucose monitoring device, a heart rate monitoring device, a blood pressure measuring device, a body temperature measuring device, etc.), a magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) apparatus, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus, a computed tomography (CT) machine, and an ultrasonic machine), a navigation device, a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, an event data recorder (EDR), a flight data recorder (FDR), a vehicle infotainment device, an electronic devices for a ship (e.g., a navigation device, and a gyro-compass), avionics, security devices, an automotive head unit, a robot for home or industry, an automatic teller machine (ATM), a point of sales (POS) device, or an Internet of things (IoT) device (e.g., a light bulb, various sensors, electric or gas meter, a sprinkler device, a fire alarm, a thermostat, a streetlamp, a toaster, sporting goods, a hot water tank, a heater, a boiler, etc.). 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device may include at least one of a part of furniture or a building/structure, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector, and various kinds of measuring instruments (e.g., a water meter, an electric meter, a gas meter, and a radio wave meter). The electronic device may be a combination of one or more of the aforementioned devices. The electronic device may be a flexible device or foldable device. Further, the electronic device is not limited to the aforementioned devices, and may include a new electronic device according to the development of new technology. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates an electronic device  101  within a network environment  100  according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1A , the electronic device  101  may include a bus  110 , a processor  120  (e.g., including processing circuitry), a memory  130 , an input/output interface  150  (e.g., including input/output circuitry), a display  160 , and a communication interface  170  (e.g., including communication circuitry). The electronic device  101  may omit at least one of the elements or additionally add another element. 
     The bus  110  may, for example, include circuitry connecting the elements  120  to  170  with another electronic device and for forwarding communication (e.g., a control message and/or data) between the elements. 
     The processor  120  may include one or more of a CPU, an AP, a communication processor (CP), or an image signal processor (ISP). The processor  120  may, for example, execute an operation or data processing for control and/or communication of at least another element of the electronic device  101 . 
     The memory  130  may include a volatile and/or non-volatile memory. The memory  130  may, for example, store a command or data related to at least another element of the electronic device  101 . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the memory  130  may store software and/or a program  140 . For example, the program  140  may include a kernel  141 , a middleware  143 , an application programming interface (API)  145 , applications  147 , etc. At least some of the kernel  141 , the middleware  143 , or the API  145  may be called an operating system (OS). 
     The memory  130  can store one or more programs executed by the processor  120 , and may temporarily store input/output data. The input/output data can include, for example, battery data (e.g., voltage measurement value, current measurement value, etc.), moving pictures, images, photos, or audio files. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the memory  130  can store data obtained, data acquired in real time can be stored in a temporary storage device (e.g., a buffer), and data can be stored in a storage device which allows long-time storage. The memory  130  can include a computer-readable recording medium which records a program for making the processor  120  execute a method. 
     The kernel  141  may, for example, control or manage system resources (e.g., the bus  110 , the processor  120 , the memory  130 , etc.) which are used for executing operations or functions implemented in other programs (e.g., the middleware  143 , the API  145 , or the applications  147 ). Also, the kernel  141  may provide an interface capable of enabling the middleware  143 , the API  145 , or the applications  147  to access an individual element of the electronic device  101 , thereby controlling or managing the system resources of the electronic device  101 . 
     The middleware  143  may, for example, perform a relay role of enabling the API  145  or the applications  147  to communicate and exchange data with the kernel  141 . Also, the middleware  143  may process one or more requests received from the applications  147  in accordance with priority. For example, the middleware  143  may grant at least one of the applications  147  a priority for utilizing the system resources (e.g., the bus  110 , the processor  120 , the memory  130 , etc.) of the electronic device  101 , and process the one or more requests. The API  145  is, for example, an interface enabling the applications  147  to control a function provided by the kernel  141  or the middleware  143 . The API  145  may, for example, include at least one interface or function (e.g., an instruction) for file control, window control, image processing, character control, etc. 
     The input/output interface  150  may, for example, forward a command or data inputted from a user or another external device, to another element of the electronic device  101 , or output a command or data received from another element of the electronic device  101 , to the user or another external device. For example, the input/output interface  150  may include at least one of a wired/wireless headphone port, an external charger port, a wired/wireless data port, a memory card port, an audio input/output port, a video input/output port, a earphone port, etc. 
     The display  160  may, for example, include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) display, or an electronic paper display. For example, the display  160  may display various content (e.g., a text, an image, a video, an icon, a symbol, etc.) to a user. The display  260  may include a touch screen, and may receive a touch, a gesture, or a proximity or hovering input by using, for example, an electronic pen or a part of a user&#39;s body. 
     The display  160  can display, for example, a visual output to the user. The visual output can include text, graphic, video, and their combination. The display  160  can display (e.g., output) various information processed in the electronic device  101 . For example, the display  160  can display a user interface (UI) or a graphical UI (GUI) for using the electronic device  101 . According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the display  160  can display various UIs (e.g., GUIs) regarding the operation (e.g., notification information output) executed by the electronic device  101 . 
     In various embodiments of the present disclosure, the display  160  can include a curved display or a bent display which can be curved, bent, or rolled without any damage through a flat display or a thin and flexible substrate like paper. The curved display can be coupled with a housing (e.g., a bezel, a main body, etc.) to maintain its bent shape. In addition to the curved display, the electronic device  101  may be implemented using a display device which can be freely bent and spread like a flexible display. The display  160  can achieve flexibility for the bending and the spreading by replacing a glass substrate surrounding liquid crystals in an LCD, an LED, an OLED, or an AMOLED with a plastic film. The display  160  can be extended to at least one side (e.g., at least one of a left side, a right side, an upper side, a lower side, etc.) of the electronic device  101 , bent below a radius of curvature (e.g., the radius of curvature of 5 cm, 1 cm, 7.5 mm, 5 mm, 4 mm, etc.) for operating the curve display, and then coupled to the side of the housing. 
     The communication interface  170  may, for example, establish communication between the electronic device  101  and an external device (e.g., a first external electronic device  102 , a second external electronic device  104 , or a server  106 ). For example, the communication interface  170  may be connected to a network  162  by a wireless communication or wired communication, to communicate with the external device. 
     The wireless communication may, for example, include cellular communication that utilizes at least one of long term evolution (LTE), LTE-advanced (LTE-A), code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), wireless broadband (WiBro), global system for mobile communications (GSM), etc. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless communication  164  of  FIG. 1  can include, for example, at least one of wireless fidelity (WiFi), light fidelity (LiFi), wireless gigabit alliance (WiGig), Bluetooth™, Bluetooth low energy (BLE), Zigbee, near field communication (NFC), magnetic secure transmission (MST), radio frequency (RF), and body area network (BAN). The wireless communication may include global navigation satellite system (GNSS). The GNSS may, for example, be a GPS, a global navigation satellite system (Glonass), Beidou navigation satellite system (Beidou), or Galileo which is the European global satellite-based navigation system. In the present disclosure, the term “GPS” may be used interchangeably with the term “GNSS”. The wired communication may, for example, include at least one of a universal serial bus (USB), a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), recommended standard-232 (RS-232), plain old telephone service (POTS), etc. The network  162  may include a telecommunications network, for example, at least one of a computer network (e.g., local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN)), the Internet, or a telephone network. 
     The first and second electronic devices  102  and  104  each may be a device of the same or different type from that of the electronic device  101 . According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, all or some of the operations executed in the electronic device  101  may be executed in another or a plurality of electronic devices (e.g., the electronic devices  102  and  104 , or the server  106 ). When the electronic device  101  has to perform a function or service automatically or by a request, the electronic device  101  may, instead of or additionally to executing the function or service itself, request at least a partial function associated with this from another device. The other electronic device may execute the requested function or additional function, and forward the execution result to the electronic device  101 . The electronic device  101  may process the received result as it is or perform additional processing, thereby providing the requested function or service. For this, a cloud computing, distributed computing, or client-server computing technology may be used. 
     The server  106  can include at least one of, for example, a certification server, an integration server, a provider server or a telecommunication operator server, a content server, an Internet server, and a cloud server. 
       FIG. 2  is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     The electronic device  201  may, for example, include the entire or a part of the electronic device  101 . The electronic device  201  may include one or more processors  210  (e.g., an application processor (AP)), a communication module  220 , a subscriber identification module (SIM)  224 , a memory  230 , a sensor module  240 , an input device  250 , a display  260 , an interface  270 , an audio module  280 , a camera module  291 , a power management module  295 , a battery  296 , an indicator  297 , and a motor  298 . 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device  201  does not necessarily include all the components of  FIG. 2 , and can include more or less components than those in  FIG. 2 . For example, the electronic device  20  may not include some components according to its type. The components of the electronic device  201  can be received in its housing (e.g., a bezel, a main body, etc.) or mounted outside the electronic device  201 . 
     The processor  210  may, for example, operate an OS or an application program, to control a majority of hardware or software elements connected to the processor  210 , and may perform various data processing and operations. The processor  210  may be, for example, implemented as a system on chip. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor  210  may further include a graphic processing unit (GPU) and/or an ISP. The processor  210  may include at least some (e.g., cellular module  221 ) of the elements shown in  FIG. 2  as well. The processor  210  may load a command or data received from at least one of the other elements (e.g., non-volatile memory) to a volatile memory and process the loaded command or data, and may store the result data in the non-volatile memory. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor  210  can control operations of the electronic device  201 . The processor  210  can include one or more processors. For example, the processor  210  can include a CP, an AP, an interface (e.g., general purpose input/output (GPIO)), or an internal memory, as separate components or can integrate them on one or more integrated circuits (ICs). The AP can perform various functions for the electronic device  201  by executing various software programs, and the CP can process and control voice communications and data communications. The processor  210  can execute a particular software module (e.g., an instruction set) stored in the memory  230  and thus carry out various functions corresponding to the module. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor  210  can control hardware modules such as the audio module  280 , the interface  270 , the display  260 , the camera module  291 , the communication module  220 , and the power management module  295 . The processor  210  can be electrically connected with the power management module  295 , the display  260 , and the memory  230  of the electronic device  201 . 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor  210  can process operations for detecting an abnormal battery state (e.g., leakage, failure, etc.). The processor  210  can control charging of a battery having a preset capacity (e.g., a full capacity) up to the preset capacity using a charger circuit, monitoring the battery using a measuring circuit at preset capacities, obtaining first information and second information about the battery at different times based on monitoring results, determining a battery state based on a difference of the first information and the second information, and outputting notification information of the battery based on a determination result. 
     The communication module  220  may have the same or similar construction as the communication interface  170 . The communication module  220  may, for example, include a cellular module  221 , a WiFi module  223 , a Bluetooth (BT) module  225 , a GNSS module  227 , an NFC module  228 , and an RF module  229 . For example, the communication module  220  may further include a WiGig module. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the WiFi module  223  and the WiGig module may be integrated into one IC. 
     The cellular module  221  may, for example, provide voice telephony, video telephony, a text service, an Internet service, etc. through a telecommunication network. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the cellular module  221  may perform the distinction and authentication of the electronic device  201  within the telecommunication network by using the SIM  224 . The cellular module  221  may perform at least some functions among functions the processor  210  may provide. The cellular module  221  may include a CP. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, at least some (e.g., two or more) of the cellular module  221 , the WiFi module  223 , the BT module  225 , the GNSS module  227 , or the NFC module  228  may be included within one IC or IC package. 
     The RF module  229  may, for example, transmit and/or receive a communication signal (e.g., an RF signal). The RF module  229  may, for example, include a transceiver, a power amplifier module (PAM), a frequency filter, a low noise amplifier (LNA), an antenna, etc. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one of the cellular module  221 , the WiFi module  223 , the BT module  225 , the GNSS module  227 , or the NFC module  228  may transmit and/or receive an RF signal through a separate RF module. 
     The WiFi module  223  may, for example, represent a module for forming a wireless LAN link with a wireless Internet connection and an external device (e.g., electronic device  102  or server  106 ). The WiFi module  223  may be embedded or enclosed in the electronic device  201 . For example, WiFi, WiGig, WiBro, world interoperability for microwave access (WiMax), high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), or millimeter wave (mmWave) may be used as the wireless Internet technology. The WiFi module  223  may be connected to an external device that is directly connected to the electronic device or via a network (e.g., a wireless Internet network or network  162 ). It is possible to transmit various types of data from the electronic device  201  to the outside or receive various types of data from the outside. The WiFi module  223  may be kept turned on or turned on/off according to the setting of the electronic device or the user input. 
     The BT module  225  and the NFC module  228  may, for example, represent a short range communication module for performing a short range communication. For example, Bluetooth, BLE, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared communication (e.g., Infrared Data Association (IrDA)), ultra wideband (UWB), Zigbee, or NFC may be used as the local communication technology. The short-range communication module interworks with an external device (e.g., electronic device  102 ) connected to the electronic device  201  via a network (e.g., a local area communication network) and may be transmitted to or received from the device. The short range communication module (e.g., BT module  225  and NFC module  228 ) may be kept on at all times or turned on/off according to the setting of the electronic device  201  or user input. 
     The SIM  224  may, for example, include a card including a SIM and/or an embedded SIM. The SIM  224  may include unique identification information (e.g., integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID)) or subscriber information (e.g., international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)). 
     The memory  230  may, for example, include an internal memory  232  or an external memory  234 . The internal memory  232  may, for example, include at least one of a volatile memory (e.g., a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a static RAM (SRAM), a synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM), etc.), and/or a non-volatile memory (e.g., one time programmable read only memory (OTPROM), a programmable ROM (PROM), an erasable PROM (EPROM), an electrically EPROM (EEPROM), a mask ROM, a flash ROM, a flash memory, a hard drive, or a solid state drive (SSD)). The external memory  234  may include a flash drive, for example, a compact flash (CF), a secure digital (SD), a micro-SD, a mini-SD, an extreme digital (xD), a multi media card (MMC), a memory stick, etc. The external memory  234  may be operatively or physically coupled with the electronic device  201  through various interfaces. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the memory  230  can store one or more programs, data, or instructions allowing the processor  210  to charge the battery having a preset capacity (e.g., a full capacity) up to the preset capacity using a charger circuit, monitor the battery using a measuring circuit at preset capacities, obtain first information and second information of the battery at different times based on monitoring results, determine a battery state based on a difference of the first information and the second information, and output notification information of the battery based on a determination result. 
     The memory  230  can include an extended memory  234  or an internal memory  232 . The electronic device  201  may operate in association with web storage which performs as a storage function of the memory  230  on the Internet. 
     The memory  230  can store one or more software programs or software modules. For example, software components can include an OS software module, a communication software module, a graphic software module, a UI software module, an MPEG module, a camera software module, and one or more application software modules (e.g., a battery management module, a battery leakage detection module, etc.). The module which is the software component can be represented as a set of instructions and accordingly can be referred to as an instruction set. The module may be referred to as a program. The memory  230  can include additional modules (e.g., instructions) in addition to the above-mentioned modules. Alternatively, if necessary, the memory  230  may not use some of the modules. 
     The OS software module can include various software components for controlling general system operations. Such general system operation control can include, for example, memory management and control, and power control and management. The OS software module can also process normal communication between various hardware or devices, and software components or modules. 
     The communication software module can enable communication with another electronic device, such as a wearable device, a smart phone, a computer, a server, or a portable terminal, through the communication module  220  or the interface  270 . Also the communication software module can be configured in a protocol structure corresponding to its communication method. 
     The graphic software module can include various software components for providing and displaying graphics on the display  260 . The term “graphics” can encompass texts, web pages, icons, digital images, videos, and animations. 
     The UI software module can include various software components relating to the UI. For example, the UI software module is involved in a status change of the UI and a condition for the UI status change. 
     The MPEG module can include a software component enabling digital content (e.g., video, audio, etc.), processes, and functions (e.g., content creation, reproduction, distribution, transmission, etc.). 
     The camera software module can include camera related software components allowing camera related processes and functions. 
     The application module can include a web browser including a rendering engine, an e-mail application, an instant message application, a word processing application, a keyboard emulation application, an address book application, a touch list, a widget application, a digital right management (DRM) application, an iris scan application, a context cognition application, a voice recognition application, and a location based service. The application module can include an application module for detecting current leakage inside the battery based on at least part of battery voltage or current, and outputting notification information to the user. 
     The sensor module  240  may, for example, measure a physical quantity or sense an activation state of the electronic device  201 , and convert measured or sensed information into an electrical signal. The sensor module  240  may, for example, include at least one of a gesture sensor  240 A, a gyro sensor  240 B, an atmospheric pressure sensor  240 C, a magnetic sensor  240 D, an acceleration sensor  240 E, a grip sensor  240 F, a proximity sensor  240 G, a color sensor  240 H (e.g., a red, green, blue (RGB) sensor), a biometric sensor  240 I, a temperature-humidity sensor  240 J, an illumination sensor  240 K, or an ultra violet (UV) sensor  240 M. Additionally or alternatively, the sensor module  240  may, for example, include an e-nose sensor, an electromyography (EMG) sensor, an electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor, an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, an infrared (IR) sensor, an iris scan sensor, and/or a finger scan sensor. The sensor module  240  may further include a control circuitry for controlling at least one or more sensors belonging therein. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device  201  may further include a processor configured to control the sensor module  240  as a part of the processor  210  or separately, to control the sensor module  240  while the processor  210  is in a sleep state. 
     The input device  250  may, for example, include a touch panel  252 , a (digital) pen sensor  254 , a key  256 , or an ultrasonic input device  258 . The touch panel  252  may, for example, use at least one scheme among a capacitive overlay scheme, a pressure sensitive scheme, an infrared beam scheme, or an ultrasonic scheme. Also, the touch panel  252  may further include a control circuitry as well. The touch panel  252  may further include a tactile layer, to provide a tactile response (e.g., a touch coordinate) to a user. 
     The (digital) pen sensor  254  may, for example, be a part of the touch panel  252 , or include a separate sheet for recognition. The key  256  may, for example, include a physical button, an optical key, or a keypad. The ultrasonic input device  258  may detect an ultrasonic wave generated in an input tool through a microphone  288  to identify data corresponding to the detected ultrasonic wave. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the input device  250  can include a digital pen. The input device  250  can receive a force touch. 
     The display  260  may include a panel  262 , a hologram device  264 , a projector  266 , and/or a control circuitry for controlling them. 
     The panel  262  may, for example, be implemented to be flexible, transparent, or wearable. The panel  262  may be configured as one or more modules along with the touch panel  252 . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the panel  262  may include a pressure sensor or force sensor capable of measuring pressure information (e.g., a pressure coordinate and a pressure intensity) on a user&#39;s touch. The pressure sensor may be implemented integrally with the touch panel  252 , or be implemented as one or more sensors separate from the touch panel  252 . 
     The panel  262  can be received in the display  260  and detect a user input which contacts or approaches a surface of the display  260 . The user input can include a touch input or a proximity input based on at least one of single-touch, multi-touch, hovering, and air gesture. The panel  262  can receive a user input which initiates an operation for using the electronic device  201 , and generate an input signal according to the user input. The panel  262  can convert a change such as pressure applied to a particular point of the display  260  or capacitance generating at a particular portion of the display  260 , to an electrical input signal. The panel  262  can detect a location or an area of an input means (e.g., a user finger, a digital pen, etc.) which touches or approaches the surface of the display  260 . The panel  262  can also detect the pressure (e.g., force touch) of the touch according to the adopted touch method. 
     The hologram device  264  may show a three-dimensional image in the air by using the interference of light. The projector  266  may project light onto a screen to display an image. The screen may, for example, be disposed inside or outside the electronic device  201 . 
     The interface  270  may, for example, include an HDMI  272 , a USB  274 , an optical interface  276 , or a D-subminiature (D-sub)  278 . The interface  270  may be, for example, included in the communication interface  170 . Additionally or alternatively, the interface  270  may, for example, include a mobile high-definition link (MHL) interface, an SD card/MMC interface, or an IrDA standard interface. 
     The interface  270  can receive data from another electronic device, or receive and forward power to the components of the electronic device  201 . The interface  270  can send data of the electronic device  201  to another electronic device. For example, the interface  270  can include a wired/wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired/wireless data port, a memory card port, an audio input/output port, a video input/output port, and an earphone port. 
     The audio module  280  may, for example, convert a sound and an electrical signal interactively. At least some elements of the audio module  280  may, for example, be included in the input/output interface  150 . The audio module  280  may, for example, process sound information that is input or output through a speaker  282 , a receiver  284 , an earphone  286 , the microphone  288 , etc. The audio module  280  may transmit the audio signal input from the processor  210  to an output device (e.g., a speaker  282 , a receiver  284 , or an earphone  286 ). The audio module  280  may transmit an audio signal, such as a voice, received from the input device (e.g., the microphone  288 ) to the processor  210 . The audio module  280  may convert audio/sound data into audible sound, may output the converted audible sound through the output device under the control of the processor  210 . The audio module  280  may convert the audio signal, such as voice, received from the input device into a digital signal, and may transmit the converted digital signal to processor  210 . 
     The speaker  282  or the receiver  284  may receive audio data from the communication module  220  or stored in the memory  230 . The speaker  282  or the receiver  284  may output an acoustic signal related to various operations (e.g., functions) performed in the electronic device  201 . The microphone  288  may receive an external acoustic signal and convert the signal to electrical voice data. The microphone  288  may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in receiving an external sound signal. The microphone  288  may be responsible for the input of audio streaming such as voice commands, etc. 
     The camera module  291  may be, for example, a device able to capture a still image and a video. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the camera module  291  may include one or more image sensors (e.g., a front sensor or rear sensor), a lens, an ISP, or a flash (e.g., an LED, a xenon lamp, etc). 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the camera module  291  may support a camera function of the electronic device  201 . Under control of the processor  210 , the camera module  291  may capture a subject and send the captured data (e.g., an image) to the display  260  and the processor  210 . The camera module  291  may include, for example, a first camera (e.g., a color (RGB) camera) for obtaining color information and a second camera (e.g., an IR camera) for obtaining depth information (e.g., location information, distance information of a subject, etc.). The first camera may be a front camera on a front side of the electronic device  201 . The front camera may be replaced by the second camera, and may not be disposed in the front side of the electronic device  201 . The first camera may be disposed on the front side of the electronic device  201  together with the second camera. The first camera may be a rear camera on a rear side of the electronic device  201 . The first camera may include both of the front camera and the second camera on the front side and the rear side, respectively, of the electronic device  201 . 
     The camera module  291  may include an image sensor. The image sensor may be implemented using a charged coupled device (CCD), a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), etc., without limitation. 
     The power management module  295  may, for example, manage power of the electronic device  201 . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the power management module  295  may include a power management integrated circuit (PMIC), a charger IC, or a battery gauge. The PMIC may employ a wired and/or wireless charging scheme. The wireless charging scheme may, for example, include a magnetic resonance scheme, a magnetic induction scheme, an electromagnetic wave scheme, etc. The wireless charging scheme may further include a supplementary circuitry for wireless charging, for example, a coil loop, a resonance circuitry, a rectifier, etc. The battery gauge may, for example, measure a level of the battery  296 , a voltage, an electric current, or a temperature. The battery  296  may, for example, include a rechargeable battery and/or a solar battery. 
     The indicator  297  may display a specific state (e.g., a booting state, a message state, a charging state, etc.) of the electronic device  201  or a part (e.g., the processor  210 ) of the electronic device  201 . The motor  298  may convert an electrical signal into a mechanical vibration, and may generate a vibration, a haptic effect, etc. The electronic device  201  may, for example, include a mobile TV support device (e.g., a GPU) capable of processing media data according to the standards of digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), digital video broadcasting (DVB), mediaFlo™, etc. The elements described in the present disclosure may each consist of one or more components, and a name of the corresponding element may vary according to the kind of the electronic device. In various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device  201  may omit some elements, or further include additional elements, or combine some of the elements and configure the same as one entity to identically perform functions of the corresponding elements before combination. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates a block diagram of a program module according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The program module  310  may include an OS controlling resources related to an electronic device  201  and/or various applications  147  run on the OS. The OS may, for example, include Android™, iOS™, Windows™ Symbian™, Tizen™, or Bada™. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , the program module  310  may include a kernel  320 , a middleware  330 , an API  360 , and/or an applications  370 . At least some of the program module  310  may be preloaded onto an electronic device, or be downloaded from an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic devices  102  and  104 , the server  106 , etc.). 
     The kernel  320  may, for example, include a system resource manager  321  and/or a device driver  323 . The system resource manager  321  may control of a system resource, an allocation thereof, or a recovery thereof. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the system resource manager  321  may include a process management unit, a memory management unit, or a file system management unit. The device driver  323  may, for example, include a display driver, a camera driver, a Bluetooth driver, a shared memory driver, a USB driver, a keypad driver, a WiFi driver, an audio driver, a touch device driver, a pressure device driver, or an inter-process communication (IPC) driver. 
     The middleware  330  may, for example, provide a function that the application  370  commonly needs, or provide various functions to the applications  370  through the API  360  so that the applications  370  may make use of limited system resources within an electronic device. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the middleware  330  may include at least one of a runtime library  335 , an application manager  341 , a window manager  342 , a multimedia manager  343 , a resource manager  344 , a power manager  345 , a database manager  346 , a package manager  347 , a connectivity manager  348 , a notification manager  349 , a location manager  350 , a graphic manager  351 , or a security manager  352 . 
     The runtime library  335  may, for example, include a library module that a compiler utilizes to add a new function through a programming language while the applications  370  is executed. The runtime library  335  may perform input/output management, memory management, or arithmetic function processing. The application manager  341  may, for example, manage a lifecycle of the application  370 . The window manager  342  may manage a GUI resource which is used for a screen. The multimedia manager  343  may determine a format required for playing media files, and perform encoding or decoding of the media file by using a codec suitable to the corresponding format. The resource manager  344  may manage source code of the applications  370  or memory space. The power manager  345  can, for example, manage a capacity, a temperature, or a power of the battery, and determine or provide power information required for the operations of the electronic device using corresponding information. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the power manager  345  can operate with a basic input/output system (BIOS). The database manager  346  may, for example, generate, search, or change a database that will be used in the applications  370 . The package manager  347  may manage the installing or updating of an application that is distributed in the form of a package file. 
     The connectivity manager  348  may, for example, manage wireless connectivity. The notification manager  349  may, for example, provide an event such as an arrival message, an appointment, a proximity notification, etc. to a user. The location manager  350  may, for example, manage location information of an electronic device. The graphic manager  351  may, for example, manage a graphic effect that will be provided to a user, or a user interface related with this. The security manager  352  may, for example, provide system security or user authentication. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the middleware  330  may include a telephony manager for managing a voice or video call function of an electronic device, or a middleware module capable of forming a combination of functions of the aforementioned elements. The middleware  330  may provide a module specialized by type of the OS. The middleware  330  may dynamically delete some of the existing elements, or add new elements. The API  360  is, for example, a set of API programming functions, and may be provided to have another construction in accordance with the OS. For example, Android or iOS may provide one API set on a per-platform basis, and Tizen may provide two or more API sets on a per-platform basis. 
     The applications  370  may, for example, include a home application  371 , a dialer application  372 , a short message service (SMS)/multimedia message service (MMS) application  373 , an instant message (IM) application  374 , a browser application  375 , a camera application  376 , an alarm application  377 , a contact application  378 , a voice dial application  379 , an electronic mail (e-mail) application  380 , a calendar application  381 , a media player application  382 , an album application  383 , a watch application  384 , a health care application (e.g., measuring momentum of the user, a blood sugar level, etc.), or an environment information (e.g., air pressure, humidity, or temperature information) provision application. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the applications  370  can include a healthcare (e.g., measure an exercise amount or blood sugar level) application, an environmental information provision (e.g., provide air pressure, humidity, or temperature information) application, a battery failure detection application, and a battery failure notification application. The applications  370  may include an information exchange application that may support information exchange between an electronic device and an external electronic device. The information exchange application may, for example, include a notification relay application for relaying specific information to the external electronic device, or a device management application for managing the external electronic device. For example, the notification relay application may relay, to the external electronic device, notification information generated from another application of the electronic device, or receive notification information from the external electronic device and provide the received notification information to a user. The device management application may, for example, install, delete, or update a function of the external electronic device (e.g., turn-on/turn-off of the external electronic device itself or some components, or adjustment of a display brightness or resolution) which communicates with the electronic device, or an application which operates in the external electronic device. The applications  370  may include an application (e.g., a healthcare application of a mobile medical instrument) designated according to an attribute of the external electronic device. The applications  370  may include an application received from the external electronic device. At least a part of the program module  310  may be implemented (e.g., executed) as software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of at least two or more of them, and may include a module for performing one or more functions, a program, a routine, sets of instructions, or a process. 
     The term “module” as used herein may, for example, mean a unit including one of hardware, software, and firmware, or a combination of two or more of them. The term “module” may be interchangeably used with, for example, the terms “unit”, “logic”, “logical block”, “component”, or “circuit”. The “module” may be a minimum unit of an integrated component element or a part thereof. The “module” may be a minimum unit for performing one or more functions or a part thereof. The “module” may be mechanically or electronically implemented. For example, the “module” according to the present disclosure may include at least one of an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip, a field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), and a programmable-logic device for performing operations which are known or will be developed hereinafter. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, at least some of the devices (e.g., modules or functions thereof) or the method (e.g., operations) according to the present disclosure may be implemented by a command stored in a computer-readable storage medium in a program module form. The instruction, when executed by a processor  210 , may cause the one or more processors to execute the function corresponding to the instruction. The computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, the memory  230 . 
     The computer readable recoding medium may include a hard disk, a floppy disk, magnetic media (e.g., a magnetic tape), optical media (e.g., a compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM) and a DVD), magneto-optical media (e.g., a floptical disk), a hardware device (e.g., a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, etc.), etc. The instruction may include code made by compiler or code that can be executed by an interpreter. 
     Any of the modules or programming modules according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of the above described elements, exclude some of the elements, or further include other additional elements. The operations performed by the modules, programming module, or other elements may be executed in a sequential, parallel, repetitive, or heuristic manner. Further, some operations may be executed according to another order or may be omitted, or other operations may be added. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a recording medium can include a computer-readable recording medium which stores a program for executing various methods by the processor  210 . 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device can encompass any device using one or more of various processors such as a AP, a CP, a GPU, and a CPU. For example, the electronic device can include an information communication device, a multimedia device, a wearable device, an IoT device, or various devices corresponding to such devices. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates a simplified diagram of a battery control configuration in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , an electronic device  400  can include, for example, a processor  460 , a battery management unit (BMU)  420 , and a battery  410 . According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device  400  can be connected to a power supply device  480  which supplies external power to the electronic device, by a wired or a wireless method. In  FIG. 4 , the power supply device  480  is not included in the electronic device  400  and is illustrated to ease the understanding of the present disclosure. For example, the power supply device  480  can be an external device coupled to the electronic device  400  through a preset interface. 
     The electronic device  400  can include a rechargeable battery  410 , and the battery  410  can be charged directly with output power from the power supply device  480 . According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the battery  410  of the electronic device  400  may be charged through a separate charging device (e.g., a battery charging dock or a cradle). 
     The power supply device  480  can include, for example, a travel adapter (TA) or a power supply. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the power supply device  480  can be integrated with the charging device, or coupled to the charging device as a separate device (e.g., a charger). Hereafter, the power supply device  480  includes the charging device function. 
     The power supply device  480  can supply power (e.g., voltage and current) to the electronic device  400  to charge the battery  410  of the electronic device  400 . The power supply device  480  can provide voltage or current at various levels. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the power supply device  480  can output a reference voltage or a voltage higher than the reference voltage (hereafter, referred to as a high voltage). The electronic device  400  can receive the output voltage (e.g., the reference voltage or the high voltage) from the power supply device  480  and charge the battery  410  according to the received output voltage. 
     In various embodiments of the present disclosure, the power supply device  480  can include a wired power supply device or a wireless power supply device. When the power supply device  480  is a wired power supply device, the power supply device  480  can be coupled to the electronic device  400  through a wired interface in the electronic device  400 . When the power supply device  480  is the wireless power supply device, the power supply device  480  can be coupled to the electronic device  400  through a wireless interface (e.g., a coil). 
     When the power supply device  480  is connected to the electronic device  400 , the power supply device  480  can provide information about the voltage or current at various levels and the current to the electronic device  400 . The power supply device  480  can be a normal power supply device or a fast power supply device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the normal power supply device can supply the power with a first voltage (e.g., 5V at 500 mA). The fast power supply device can charge the battery faster than the normal power supply device with a second voltage (e.g., 9V at 1.5 A) which is higher than the normal power supply device. When the power supply device  480  supports the fast charge mode, it can supply the first voltage or the second voltage which is higher than the first voltage to the electronic device  400 . When the power supply device  480  supports the fast charge mode, it can control the output power (e.g., the first voltage or the second voltage) corresponding to a charging power requested from the electronic device  400 . 
     In various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device  400  can be charged (e.g., a wired or a wirelessly method) in association with the power supply device  480 . When the power supply device  480  is connected (e.g., coupled to a connector of the power supply device  480  or mounted on a charging device (e.g., a wireless charging pad)), the electronic device  400  can be charged with the voltage supplied from the power supply device  480 . The electronic device  400  can receive the power from the power supply device  480  through an electric circuit and charge the internal battery  410  with the received power. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device  400  can include the battery  410 , the BMU  420  (or a power management circuit, a battery control circuit, etc.), and the processor  460  (or a control circuit), for detecting the state of charge and an abnormal state (e.g., internal leakage) of the battery  410 . 
     The battery  410  can have the same or similar structure to the battery  296 . The battery  410  can be functionally or physically coupled with the power supply device  480  through various interfaces. The battery  410  can include a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The battery  410  can include, for example, a rechargeable battery and/or a solar battery. The battery  410  can be mounted inside or outside the electronic device  400 . The battery  410  can be functionally or physically coupled with the electronic device  400  through various interfaces. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when the power supply device  480  is connected to the electronic device  400 , the BMU  420  (or the power management circuit) can recognize the power supply device  480  and notify the connection to the processor  460 . The BMU  420  can have the same or similar structure as the power management module  295 . The BMU  420  can be connected with the processor  460  of the electronic device  400  and thus control the battery  410  under control of the processor  460 . The processor  460  can be implemented as a control circuit. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the BMU  420  can include a controller  425  (e.g., a micro controller unit (MCU)) for detecting state information such as an internal failure of the battery  410  and controlling the electronic device  400  based on the state information. The BMU  420  can include a battery state measuring circuit  430  (e.g., a remaining battery capacity measuring circuit) for measuring a battery state (e.g., state of charge (SOC)) of the battery  410 . The BMU  420  can include one or more charger ICs for providing charging power to the battery  410 . The BMU  420  can include a PMIC  435  for charging the battery  410  and providing the power to a system load, and a booster circuit  445 . The BMU  420  can include a coulomb counter  450  for continuously tracking a charge/discharge state of the battery  410 . 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the coulomb counter  450  may be included in the battery state measuring circuit  430 . When the coulomb counter  450  is included in the battery state measuring circuit  430 , the battery state measuring circuit  430  can include, for example, a voltage measurement configuration and a current measurement configuration such as a voltage measurer and a current measurer. When the coulomb counter  450  is included in the battery state measuring circuit  430 , the processor  460  can receive data from at least part of the voltage measurer or the current measurer and identify the SOC of the battery  410  by calculating at least part of the voltage or the current_of the battery  410  based on the received data. The current measurer of the battery state measuring circuit  430  can calculate charges accumulated in the battery  410 . 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the BMU  420  can further include a separate switch (e.g., a field effect transistor (FET) circuit) for providing a current path from the power supply device  480  to the battery  410  or a circuit (e.g., the system load) of the electronic device  400  requiring the power. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device  400  can include a switch for selectively interconnecting the battery  410  and the BMU  420  (or the power management circuit) of the electronic device  400 . As at least part of measurement of first information (e.g., a first voltage) and second information (e.g., a second voltage) of the battery  410 , the processor  460  can measure them by opening the battery  410  and the BMU  420  using the switch or by connecting a circuit exhibiting the equivalent effect. The processor  460  can measure an open circuit voltage (OCV) by disconnecting the battery  410  and the BMU  420 , or by connecting the circuit exhibiting the equivalent effect. 
     The battery state measuring circuit  430  can include, for example, a battery gauge (B/G) IC. The battery state measuring circuit  430  may include the coulomb counter  450  therein. The battery state measuring circuit  430  can measure information of the battery  410 . The information of the battery  410  can include the remaining capacity, a voltage, a current, and a temperature during the charging. The battery state measuring circuit  430  can measure the information of the battery  410  based on a signal received through an electric path connected to the battery  410 . The battery state measuring circuit  430  can provide the measured information of the battery  410  to the processor  460 . 
     The PMIC  435  can manage the power of the electronic device  400 . The PMIC  435  can include a wired and/or wireless charging method. The wireless charging method can include, for example, a magnetic resonance method, a magnetic induction method, or an electromagnetic method, and can further include an additional circuit for the wireless charging, for example, a coil loop, a resonant circuit, or a rectifier. 
     A charger circuit  440  can provide the voltage applied through the booster circuit  445  or an external device (e.g., the power supply device  480 ) to at least one of the PMIC  435  and the battery  410 . 
     The booster circuit  445 , which is connected to the battery  410 , can boost the voltage of the connected battery  410  and provide the boosted voltage to the charger circuit  440 . 
     The coulomb counter  450  can provide the processor  460  with information about current flowing into the battery  410 . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the coulomb counter  450  may be included in the battery state measuring circuit  430 . The coulomb counter  450  can continuously track or monitor the charge/discharge state (e.g., currents used) of the battery  410 , output a pulse every time a given current amount is used, and thus provide remaining capacity information of the battery  410  to the processor  460 . By use of the battery state measuring circuit  430  and the coulomb counter  450 , the state information (e.g., the remaining capacity of the battery  410  based on the voltage and/or the current) of the battery  410  can be provided with higher accuracy. An error (e.g., an offset) accumulated in the continuous current measurement of the coulomb counter  450  can be corrected using the voltage measurement value of the battery state measuring circuit  430 . For example, the accuracy can increase more by reducing the drawback (e.g., the offset) of the coulomb method using both of the voltage and the coulomb count. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the BMU  420  can include an controller  425  (e.g., a processor), and control the booster circuit  445 , the charger circuit  440 , the battery state measuring circuit  430 , or the PMIC  435  using the controller  425 . Depending on the implementation of the BMU  420 , the controller  425  may be or may not be included in the BMU  420 . When the BMU  420  includes the controller  425 , the controller  425  can process the control operation of the processor  460  in lieu of the processor  460 . For example, the controller  425  can be included in the BMU  420  and implemented as a dedicated controller (e.g., the MCU) for checking an abnormal state of the battery  410 . 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the BMU  420  can further include an embedded memory, and store at least one state information (e.g., first state information, second state information, etc.) obtained in the charging of the battery  410  using the embedded memory. The memory for storing the state information of the battery  410  can be implemented using memory  230  or a dedicated memory embedded in the BMU  420 . 
     The processor  460  (e.g., the control circuit) can have the same or similar structure as the processor  120  or the processor  210 . According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor  460  can determine the state of the battery  410  based on the information provided from the BMU  420 . By determining the state of the battery  410 , the processor  460  can display a UI for notification information about the battery  410  on a display of the electronic device (e.g., the display  260  of  FIG. 2 ). The processor  460  can control the battery  410  based on the state of the battery  410 . A user of the electronic device  400  can confirm the UI in relation to the state of the battery  410 , and the processor  460  can control the battery  410  according to a command input from the user. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, through the BMU  420 , the processor  460  can determine a full charge state of the battery  410  by periodically checking SOC information of the battery state measuring circuit  430 , the charging current, or a full interrupt (e.g., full status information) of the charger circuit  440 . When the battery  410  is fully charged, the processor  460  can control the BMU  420  to receive the power for the electronic device  400  from the power supply device  480 , rather than the power from the battery  410 . The electronic device  400  may control the power supply through a switch circuit (e.g., an FET circuit) based on the input voltage. The electronic device  400  may control the switch circuit with an electric signal based on the control of the processor  460 . 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, based on at least part of the battery state measuring circuit  430  and/or the coulomb counter  450 , the processor  460  can obtain voltage information and/or current information of the battery  410 , and determine whether there is leakage in the battery  410  based on the obtained information. The processor  460  can include a battery leakage detector  470  for detecting the leakage in the battery  410 . Based on at least part of the voltage or the current of the battery  410 , the processor  460  can detect the current leakage in the battery  410  and output its notification information to the user. Upon detecting the leakage of the battery  410 , the processor  460  can change the state of the battery  410  based on at least one preset control algorithm. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates a software module for battery control in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , the software module  500  can include, for example, an interface module  510 , a charging control module  520  (e.g., the power manager  345  of  FIG. 3 ), a battery leakage detection module  530 , and an application module  540  (e.g., the application  370  of  FIG. 3 ). 
     The interface module  510  can have the same or similar configuration to the kernel  141  or the device driver  323 . The interface module  510  can indicate, for example, a driver module for interfacing logics (e.g., the battery state measuring circuit  430 , the charger circuit  440 , the coulomb counter  450 , etc.) of the BMU  420 . 
     The charging control module  520  can have the same or similar configuration to the power manager  345 . The charging control module  520  can control, for example, the supply the charging current to the battery  410  (e.g., the battery  295  of  FIG. 2 ). 
     The battery leakage detection module  530  (e.g., the battery leakage detector  470  of the processor  460 ) can be a module for detecting and determining the internal leakage of the battery  410  based on at least part of the voltage information or the current information of the battery state measuring circuit  430  and/or the coulomb counter  450 . 
     The application module  540  can have the same or similar configuration to the applications  147  or the applications  370 . The application module  540  can indicate a module for outputting notification information to the user through a preset UI based on the leakage detected by the battery leakage detection module  530 . 
     An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a battery, a charger circuit for charging the battery, a measurement circuit (e.g., a BMU  420 , a power management circuit, a battery state measuring circuit  430 , a coulomb counter  450 ) for checking a state of the battery, and a processor (e.g., a processor  460 , a controller  425 , etc.). The processor or controller can be configured to charge the battery using the charger circuit, to determine whether the charging operation satisfies a preset condition, when the charging operation satisfies the preset condition, to obtain first state information of the battery using the measurement circuit, to determine an abnormal state of the battery at least based on a difference between the first state information and second state information which is obtained when the preset condition is satisfied before the first state information is acquired, and to output notification information regarding the abnormal state. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor can obtain a first capacity of the charged battery, as at least part of the first state information, and obtain a second capacity of the battery previously charged, as at least part of the second state information. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor can determine whether the battery is charged up to a maximum capacity, as at least part of the preset condition, and stop the charging operation when the battery is charged up to the maximum capacity. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, after a preset time from the stopped charging operation, the processor can measure a first voltage of the battery as at least part of the second state information, and, after another preset time from the first voltage measurement, measure a second voltage of the battery as at least part of the first state information. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device can further include a power management circuit, and a switch for selectively connecting the battery and the power management circuit. The processor can open the battery and the power management circuit using the switch, as at least part of the measurement of the first voltage and the second voltage. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the management circuit can include a circuit for measuring the voltage of the battery, a circuit for measuring a remaining capacity of the battery, a circuit for measuring an amount of an electrical charge which is input and output to and from the battery, or a combination of the circuits. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when determining the abnormal state during the battery charge, the processor can store the battery charging. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor can determine the abnormal state when a difference of a value corresponding to the second state information and a value corresponding to the first state information exceeds a preset reference value. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when the battery switches from the abnormal state to a normal state, the processor can resume the battery charging. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor can send at least part of the notification information to an external electronic device functionally connected with the electronic device, as at least part of the notification information output operation. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device can further include a memory for storing the first state information or the second state information. 
     An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a battery, a charger circuit for charging the battery, a measurement circuit (e.g., a BMU  420 , a power management circuit, a battery state measuring circuit  430 , a coulomb counter  450 , etc.) for checking a state of the battery, and a processor. The processor or controller can be configured to charge the battery  410  using the charger circuit, after charging the battery, to measure a first voltage and a second voltage with no current supplied from the battery to the electronic device, the first voltage and the second voltage measured at different times respectively, to determine an abnormal state of the battery based on at least the first voltage and the second voltage, and to provide notification information of the abnormal state through an output device. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor can determine whether the battery is charged up to a maximum capacity, as at least part of a preset condition, and control to stop the charging operation when the battery is charged up to the maximum capacity. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor can, after a preset time from the stopped charging operation, measure the first voltage of the battery, and after another preset time from the first voltage measurement, measure the second voltage of the battery. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device can further include a power management circuit, and a switch for selectively connecting the battery and the power management circuit. The processor can open the battery and the power management circuit using the switch, as at least part of the measurement of the first voltage and the second voltage. 
     In various embodiments of the present disclosure described below, a hardware approach will be described according to an embodiment. However, since the embodiments of the present disclosure include the use of both hardware and software, the present disclosure does not exclude a software-based approach. 
       FIG. 6A  illustrates a flowchart for providing a battery state in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6A , in operation  601 , the processor  460  (or the processor  120  or  210  of  FIG. 1  or  FIG. 2 , the controller  425  of  FIG. 4 ) of the electronic device  400  can charge the battery  410 . The processor  460  can charge the battery  410  up to a preset capacity. The preset capacity can be defined based on at least a preset charge capacity (e.g., 80%, 90%, etc.), a full capacity, a full voltage, or an end of charge current. 
     In operation  603 , the processor  460  can monitor a state of the battery  410  during the charge. The processor  460  can monitor the battery  410  based on state information (e.g., voltage information and/or current information) of the battery  410  acquired through the BMU  420  (e.g., the power management module  295 ). 
     The processor  460  can determine whether the charging of the battery  410  satisfies a preset condition. For example, the processor  460  can determine whether the battery  410  is charged up to the preset capacity (e.g., the preset charge capacity, the full capacity, the full voltage, or the end of charge current). When the charging satisfies the preset condition, the processor  460  can obtain first information of the battery  410 . The processor  460  can monitor the battery state based on various battery state detection methods. 
     In operation  605 , the processor  460  can determine the battery state based on the monitoring result. When acquiring the first information, the processor  460  can identify second information obtained when the preset condition is satisfied before the first information is obtained. The processor  460  can determine a difference between a value corresponding to the second information and a value corresponding to the first information. The processor  460  can determine the state of the battery  410  based on the determined difference. When the difference of the second information and the first information exceeds a preset reference, the processor  460  can determine an abnormal state of the battery  410 . When the difference of the second information and the first information does not exceed the preset reference, the processor  460  can determine a normal state of the battery  410 . 
     In operation  607 , the processor  460  can output notification information regarding the battery  410  based on at least the state of the battery  410 . Upon determining the abnormal state of the battery  410 , the processor  460  can output the notification information through an output device  490  (e.g., the display  160  or  260 , the speaker  282 , etc.) of the electronic device  400 . The processor  460  may transmit the notification information to an external electronic device such as a wearable device (e.g., a watch), or electronic device  102  or  104 , etc. functionally coupled with the electronic device  400 . The processor  460  may transmit the notification information to an external device (e.g., the server  106 , a manufacturer&#39;s server, a provider server, etc.) functionally coupled with the electronic device  400  and thus notify a user about an emergency due to the battery  410  of the electronic device  400 . 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, at least one of operations  601  through  607  can be executed by the BMU  420  under the control of the processor  460  or independently. When the BMU  420  includes the controller  425 , the BMU  420  may execute at least one of operations  601  through  607  based on the controller  425 . 
       FIG. 6B  illustrates a flowchart of battery control operations in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6B , in operation  621 , the processor  460  (or the processor  120  or  210  of  FIG. 1  or  FIG. 2 , the controller  425  of  FIG. 4 ) of the electronic device  400  can detect an SOC of the battery  410 . Based on information acquired by the BMU  420  (e.g., the power management module  295 ), the processor  460  can determine a connection state of the power supply device  480 . In response to the connection of the power supply device  480 , the processor  460  can control the BMU  420  to charge the battery  410 . 
     In operation  623 , the processor  460  can monitor a state of the battery  410  during the charging of the battery  410 . The processor  460  can monitor a failure (e.g., leakage) of the battery  410  based on the state information (e.g., the voltage information and/or current information of the battery  410 ) acquired through the BMU  420  (e.g., the power management module  295 ). The processor  460  can monitor the battery state based on various battery failure detection methods. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor  460  can monitor and detect a battery failure (e.g., a failure due to an internal short) based on a first method (e.g., a coulomb count (QH) method). For example, the processor  460  can measure the capacity (e.g., the QH) of the battery  410  with the coulomb counter  450 , and determine whether the battery  410  has a failure based on a difference between at least two capacities measured at different times. The capacity of the battery  410  can indicate the battery capacity accumulated from a previous capacity (e.g., 3.6V) to a corresponding time point. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor  460  can monitor and detect a battery failure (e.g., leakage) using a second method (e.g., a voltage drop (e.g., OCV) method). For example, the processor  480  can charge the battery  410  up to a preset capacity (e.g., the full capacity, the full voltage, or the end of charge current), and then determine whether the battery  410  has a failure based on a variance of voltages measured at different times. 
     In operation  625 , the processor  460  can determine whether the monitoring result of the battery  410  falls within a preset range. The processor  460  can determine whether a difference of the capacity charged to the battery according to the first method falls within the preset range. The processor  460  can determine whether the voltage variance according to the second method falls within the preset range. 
     When the monitoring result of the battery  410  does not fall within the preset range in operation  625 , the processor  460  can return to operation  623 . 
     When the monitoring result of the battery  410  falls within the preset range in operation  625 , the processor  460  can determine the failure of the battery  410  in operation  627 . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor  460  can determine current leakage of the battery  410 . 
     In operation  629 , the processor  460  can control the operation of the battery  410  in response to the battery failure. The processor  460  can process to output notification information. The processor  460  can process to turn off the electronic device  400 . The processor  460  can determine the battery control method based on a type of the battery failure, and control to change the state of the battery  410  based on the determined control method. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, at least one of operations  621  through  629  can be executed by the BMU  420  under the control of the processor  460  or autonomously. When the BMU  420  includes the controller  425  (e.g., the processor), it may autonomously execute at least one of operations  621  through  629  based on the controller  425 . 
       FIG. 7  illustrates a flowchart for detecting a battery state in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     In various embodiments of the present disclosure, operations for detecting a battery failure may be based on the first method (e.g., the QH method). 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , in operation  701 , the processor  460  (or the processor  120  or  210  of  FIG. 1  or  FIG. 2 , the controller  425  of  FIG. 4 ) of the electronic device  400  can charge the battery  410 . The processor  460  can charge the battery  410  with power supplied from the power supply device  480  by a wired or a wireless method. 
     In operation  703 , the processor  460  can detect an SOC of the battery  410  corresponding to a reference time. For example, when charging the battery  410  commences, the processor  460  can determine a time reaching a preset reference voltage, as the reference time and determine the SOC of the battery  410  at the reference time. When the reference voltage is set to the full charge and the battery  410  commences the charging, the processor  460  can monitor the SOC of the battery  410  and thus determine the full charge (e.g., the reference time) of the battery  410 . 
     In operation  705 , the processor  460  can check a capacity of the battery  410  at the reference time. The processor  460  can charge the battery  410  up to the reference time, for example, up to a preset capacity (e.g., a reference voltage, a full capacity, a full voltage, or an end of charge current) for checking the state of the battery  410 , and store the capacity of the battery  410  in association with the reference time. The preset capacity can indicate, for example, the SOC of the battery  410  after the correction based on voltage information and various information. The processor  460  can obtain and store a first capacity (e.g., a capacity measured after a previous full charge) at a first time (e.g., a first full charge time after the charge), and obtain and store a second capacity (e.g., a capacity measured at a current full charge) at a second time (e.g., a second full charge time after the discharge). 
     In operation  707 , the processor  460  can determine a difference between the first capacity and the second capacity. The processor  460  can calculate a difference value with the battery capacities (e.g., the difference between the first capacity and the second capacity) measured at the reference time. 
     In operation  709 , the processor  460  can determine whether the difference between the first capacity and the second capacity falls within a preset range. The processor  460  can determine whether the difference value of the first capacity and the second capacity exceeds a preset reference value. 
     When the capacity difference does not fall within the present range in operation  709 , the processor  460  can go back to operation  701 . 
     When the capacity difference falls within the present range in operation  709 , the processor  460  can determine a failure of the battery  410  in operation  711 . For example, the processor  460  can determine leakage of the battery  410 . 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the BMU  420  can execute at least one of operations  701  through  711  under the control of the processor  460  or by itself. When the BMU  420  includes the controller  425 , it may autonomously execute at least one of operations  701  through  711  based on the controller  425 . 
       FIG. 8  illustrates a flowchart of a method for detecting a battery state and controlling a battery in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.  FIGS. 9 and 10  illustrate battery state detection graphs in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
       FIGS. 8, 9, and 10  illustrate operations for detecting a battery failure based on the first method (e.g., the QH method) and controlling a battery state in response to the detected battery failure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , in operation  801 , the processor  460  of the electronic device  400  can charge the battery  410 . 
     In operation  803 , the processor  460  can detect a battery state check time (e.g., a reference time).  FIG. 9  illustrates a variance in terms of a charge current. As shown in  FIG. 9 , when the charge of the battery  410  begins, a constant current (CC) interval  910  (e.g., a straight interval on the graph where a high charge current is maintained) continues for a certain amount time. Near a full voltage (e.g., I CC ), the battery  410  enters a constant voltage (CV) interval  930  (e.g., a downward curve interval on the graph where the charge current declines). The charging is completed at an end of charge current (t EOC ) and the supply of the charge current can be cut off After entering the CV interval in the battery charging, the processor  460  can determine whether a variance of the charge current of the battery  410  falls within a certain reference. The processor  460  can set a time when the battery  410  reaches the full charge, gets close to the full voltage, or reaches a preset voltage, as the battery state check time. The processor  460  can measure the QH at every battery state check time and determine an internal short based on a difference value of the measured QH values. 
     Referring back to  FIG. 8 , in operation  805 , the processor  460  by detecting the battery state check time can measure the state of the battery  410  and store a measurement value. In response to the detected battery state check time (e.g., a first time), the processor  460  can measure the state of the battery  410  (e.g., the charge capacity of the battery  410 , hereafter, QH) and store the measured QH value (e.g., a first measurement value, a first QH value, a first capacity, etc.). The processor  460  can store the first time when the charge current (or the voltage of the battery  410 ) is full (e.g., reaches the end of charge current) and the first QH value of the first time. The processor  460  can calculate the QH value when the charge current or the battery voltage of the fully charged battery  410  is stabilized. 
     In operation  807 , the processor  460  can determine whether there exists a previously stored battery state measurement value (e.g., a QH value). The processor  460  can determine whether there exists the previous QH value measured and stored at a previous battery state check time. The previous QH value can be used as a reference QH value to compare the measured QH value at the current battery state check time. 
     When there is no previous battery state measurement value (e.g., the previous QH value) in operation  807 , the processor  460  returns to operation  801 . After the battery  410  is discharged naturally or after the user uses the electronic device  400 , the battery  410  can be recharged and the processor  460  can measure the state of the battery  410  at the battery state check time. After the battery  410  is charged, the processor  460  can perform the full charge or auxiliary charge after the full charge, and measure and store the QH value based on a particular time (e.g., the battery state check time) of the full charge after the auxiliary charge. 
     When determining the previously stored battery state measurement value (e.g., a second measurement value, a second QH value, a second capacity, etc.) in operation  807 , the processor  460  can calculate a leakage value based on the first measurement value (or the first QH value, the first capacity, etc.) and the second measurement value (or the second QH value, the second capacity, etc.) in operation  809 . The processor  460  can calculate the leakage value with a difference between the first QH value and the second QH value based on time. Equation (1) and Equation (2) can calculate the leakage value. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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     In Equation (2), FullCap can indicate an SOC reference capacity of the battery  410  in consideration of at least one of the QH, the temperature, the voltage, and battery degradation. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, FullCap can be provided from the battery state measuring circuit  430 , determined based on actual currents from the discharge state to the full voltage, and determine an SOC value (e.g., an internal capacity of the battery  410 ) of the electronic device. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10 , before the charge current of the battery  410  arrives to the end of charge current (EOC) at the first charge time, the processor  460  can measure the first capacity (e.g., the first QH value or QH 1 )  1011  and the first SOC value SOC 1    1013  at the time (e.g., EOC 1 )  1010  reaching a preset voltage/charge current. The processor  460  can measure the second capacity (e.g., the second QH value or QH 2 )  1031  and the second SOC value SOC 2    1033  at the time (e.g., EOC 2 )  1030  reaching the same voltage/charge current as the first charge time at the second charge time (e.g., the recharge). 
     The processor  460  can calculate the measured second capacity (e.g., QH 2  or SOC 2 ) and first capacity (e.g., QH 1  or SOC 1 ) based on Equation (2). When the calculated result value exceeds a certain reference, the processor  460  can determine overcharge due to the internal leakage. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , in operation  811 , the processor  460  can determine whether the calculated leakage value exceeds a preset reference. The processor  460  can compare the calculated leakage value with the preset reference, and determine the battery leakage based on whether the calculated leakage value exceeds the reference. 
     When the calculated leakage value does not exceed the preset reference in operation  811 , the processor  460  can return to operation  801 . 
     When the calculated leakage value exceeds the preset reference in operation  811 , the processor  460  can determine the battery leakage in operation  813 . When the calculated leakage value exceeds the preset reference, the processor  460  can determine an internal short of the battery  410 . 
     In response to the battery leakage, the processor  460  can control the battery  410  in operation  815 . The processor  460  can process to output notification information. The processor  460  can turn off the electronic device  400 . The processor  460  can determine the battery control method based on the type of the battery failure and change the state of the battery  410  based on the determined control method. 
       FIG. 11A  illustrates a flowchart for detecting a battery state in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11A , in operation  1101 , the processor  460  (or the processor  120  or  210  of  FIG. 1  or  FIG. 2 , the controller  425  of  FIG. 4 ) of the electronic device  400  can charge the battery  410 . The processor  460  can charge the battery  410  up to a preset capacity. The preset capacity may be defined based on a preset charge capacity (e.g., 80%, 90%, etc.), a full capacity, a full voltage, or an EOC. 
     In operation  1103 , the processor  460  can measure a first voltage and a second voltage during the charging of the battery  410 . The processor  460  can measure the first voltage and the second voltage of the battery  410  based on state information (e.g., voltage information and/or current information) of the battery  410  received through the BMU  420 . After charging the battery  410 , the processor  460  can measure the first voltage and the second voltage without current supplied from the battery  410  to the electronic device  400 . As at least part of the measurement of the first voltage and the second voltage of the battery  410 , the processor  460  can measure the first voltage and the second voltage by opening the battery  410  and the BMU  420  using a switch circuit (e.g., an FET circuit), or by connecting an equivalent circuit. The processor  460  can measure an OCV by opening the battery  410  and the BMU  420 , or by connecting the equivalent circuit. The first voltage and the second voltage can be measured at different times. The processor  460  can determine whether the battery  410  is charged up to its maximum capacity, and stop the charging when the battery  410  is charged up to the maximum capacity. After a preset time from of ending the charging of the battery  410 , the processor  460  can measure the first voltage of the battery  410  and measure the second voltage of the battery  410  after another preset time from the first voltage measurement. 
     In operation  1105 , the processor  460  can determine a state of the battery  410  based on the first voltage and the second voltage. When a difference of the first voltage and the second voltage exceeds a preset reference, the processor  460  can determine an abnormal state of the battery  410 . When the difference of the first voltage and the second voltage does not exceed the preset reference, the processor  460  can determine a normal state of the battery  410 . 
     In operation  1107 , the processor  460  can output notification information about the battery  410  at least based on the state of the battery  410 . Upon determining the abnormal state of the battery  410 , the processor  460  can output the notification information through an output device (e.g., the display  160  or  260 , the speaker  282 , etc.) of the electronic device  400 . The processor  460  may transmit the notification information to an external electronic device such as a wearable device (e.g., a watch), or electronic device  102  or  104  functionally coupled with the electronic device  400 . The processor  460  may transmit the notification information to an external device (e.g., the server  106 , a manufacturer&#39;s server, a provider server, etc.) functionally coupled with the electronic device  400  and thus notify a user about an emergency due to the battery  410  of the electronic device  400 . 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, at least one of operations  1101  through  1107  can be executed by the BMU  420  under the control of the processor  460  or by itself. When the BMU  420  includes the controller  425 , it may autonomously execute at least one of operations  1101  through  1107  based on the controller  425 . 
       FIG. 11B  illustrates a flowchart for detecting a battery state in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     In various embodiments of the present disclosure,  FIG. 11B  illustrates operations for determining a battery failure based on the second method (e.g., the voltage drop method). 
     Referring to  FIG. 11B , in operation  1121 , the processor  460  (or the processor  120  or  210  of  FIG. 1  or  FIG. 2 , the controller  425  of  FIG. 4 ) of the electronic device  400  can charge the battery  410 . The processor  460  can charge the battery  410  with power supplied from the power supply device  480  by a wired or a wireless method. 
     In operation  1123 , the processor  460  can determine a dual path state. When measuring the state of the battery  410 , the processor  460  can measure an OCV of the battery  410 . The OCV measurement can check just the voltage of the battery  410  with a disconnected or open path for supplying a load required by a system load connected to the battery  410 , for example, by at least one internal component connected to the battery  410 . Even with the connected path for supplying the load required by the system load connected to the battery  410 , the processor  460  may calculate the voltage of the battery  410  by correcting the current discharge state to yield an equivalent effect. 
     In operation  1125 , the processor  460  can check a voltage variance at intervals in the dual path state. The processor  460  can charge the battery  410  up to a preset capacity and then obtain and store the voltage of the battery  410  without the current supply from the battery  410  to the system load of the electronic device  400 . The processor  460  can measure and store a first voltage (e.g., an OCV value) at a first time (e.g., at the full charge time or after a certain time (e.g., 30 minutes) from the full charge) after the full charge of the battery  410 . The processor  460  can measure the first voltage on an assumption that a phantom voltage (ghost voltage) disappears in a certain time (e.g., 30 minutes) after the full charge. At the full charge, the processor  460  can confirm the cut-off of the charge current at the full charge and calculate the first voltage by correcting a certain voltage (e.g., 0.2V) matching the phantom voltage pre-calculated to correct the phantom voltage applied to the battery  410 . 
     After measuring the first voltage, the processor  460  can measure and store a second voltage (e.g., an OCV value) at a second time (e.g., a time after the first time at the preset interval). The processor  460  can obtain a voltage variance based on a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage of the different times (e.g., the first time and the second time). 
     In operation  1127 , the processor  460  can determine whether the difference between the first voltage and the second voltage falls within a preset range. The processor  460  can determine whether the difference value between the measured voltage values (e.g., the first voltage and the second voltage) of the different times falls within the preset range. 
     When the voltage difference does not fall within the preset range in operation  1127 , the processor  460  can return to operation  1121 . 
     When the voltage difference falls within the preset range in operation  1127 , the processor  460  can determine a failure of the battery  410  in operation  1129 . For example, the processor  460  can determine leakage of the battery  410 . 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the BMU  420  can execute at least one of operations  1121  through  1129  under the control of the processor  460  or by itself. When the BMU  420  includes the controller  425 , it may autonomously execute at least one of operations  1121  through  1129  based on the controller  425 . 
       FIG. 12  illustrates a flowchart for detecting a battery state and controlling a battery in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.  FIGS. 13A and 13B  illustrate current flows in a circuit in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, and  FIG. 14  illustrates a battery state detection graph in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
       FIGS. 12, 13A, 13B, and 14  illustrate operations for detecting a battery failure based on the second method (e.g., the voltage drop method) and controlling the battery state in response to the detected battery failure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 12 , in operation  1201 , the processor  460  (or the processor  120  or  210  of  FIG. 1  or  FIG. 2 , the controller  425  of  FIG. 4 ) of the electronic device  400  can charge the battery  410 . 
     In operation  1203 , the processor  460  can detect an SOC (e.g., full charge) up to a preset capacity of the battery  410  during the charge of the battery  410 . 
     In operation  1205 , the processor  460  can open the battery  410  and the system load based on the detected SOC up to the preset capacity of the battery  410 . 
       FIGS. 13A, and 13B  illustrate current flows of an SOC, and a full charge state, respectively, according to a dual path in an electronic device  400 . 
     In  FIG. 13A , power supplied from a power supply device  1350  is charging a battery  1330  and supplied to a system load based on a charger circuit  1310  of a BMU  1300 . As charging the battery  1330  (e.g., a battery charge path B), the electronic device  400  can supply the power to the system load through a PMIC  1320  of the BMU  1300  (e.g., a system load supply path A). The power supply device  1350  can supply first power to the system load according to an operation of the electronic device  400  when the battery  1330  is charged. The battery  1330  can be charged with second power from the power supply device  1350  according to a charge algorithm regardless of the system load. 
     When total power supplied from the power supply device  1350  is a third power and a sum of the first power and the second power exceeds the third power, the path can be modified using a switch circuit (e.g., an FET circuit) to supply the power of the battery  1330  to the system load. The switch circuit can be implemented in the charger circuit  1310 , or between the charger circuit  1310  and the PMIC  1320 , depending on implementation of the charger circuit  1310 . When the switch circuit is implemented outside, the charge path to the battery  1330  can be designed as a path B′, rather than the path B. 
     After the battery  1330  is fully charged, the power supply device  1350  stops supplying the charge power to the battery  1330  but can supply only the first power for the system load. For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 13B , the battery charge path (e.g., the path B or the path B′) may be open, and only the system load supply path (e.g., the path A) can be connected. In this case, the battery  1330  may not be connected to the system load. Hence, the battery  1330  is not discharged by the system load, and the battery  1330  can be discharged naturally. In various embodiments of the present disclosure, a processor  1340  can manage the third power which is the total power supplied from the power supply device  1350  and measure the first power for the system load at intervals. When the first power required for the system load is measured at intervals and the first power exceeds the third power, the processor  1340  can control the BMU  1300  to modify the switch circuit to supply the power of the battery  1330  to the system load. The electronic device  400  can include a switch circuit (e.g., an FET circuit) to automatically change the path according to the required power of the system load. For example, the switch circuit itself can automatically change the path, rather than controlling the BMU  1300  through the processor  1340 . 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, on a condition that the connection of the power supply device  1350  is maintained after the full charge of the battery  1330 , the processor  1340  can check leakage according to a voltage (e.g., OCV) variance based on the natural discharge of the battery  1330 . 
     Referring back to  FIG. 12 , in operation  1207 , the processor  460  can measure the voltage (e.g., OCV) at a first time with the open state between the battery  410  and the system load. The processor  460  can measure a first voltage after a certain time (e.g., the first time) from the full charge (e.g., the charge current decreases and reaches to the EOC) of the battery  410 . As the current charge is turned off (e.g., the power supply device  480  is removed) after fully charging of the battery  410 , a time for stabilizing the voltage of the battery  410  may be needed. For doing so, the processor  460  can measure the voltage, but is not limited to, after the certain time from the full charge. The processor  460  may measure the voltage at the full charge. 
     In operation  1209 , the processor  460  can set the voltage measured at the first time as a reference voltage. In various embodiments of the present disclosure, the reference voltage to be compared with the current voltage measured can use, but is not limited to, a voltage measured just before the current time. The reference voltage may be set to a voltage measured at an initial time (e.g., the first time) after the full charge. 
     In operation  1211 , the processor  460  can measure the voltage at a second time. The processor  460  can measure the voltage (e.g., OCV) at preset intervals. For example, after the first time, the processor  460  can measure the voltage at the second time of the preset interval. 
     In operation  1213 , the processor  460  can determine a variance between the reference voltage and the measured voltage. The processor  460  can determine the voltage variance based on a difference of the first time voltage (e.g., the reference voltage) and the second time voltage (e.g., the measured voltage). 
     In operation  1215 , the processor  460  can determine whether the difference of the reference voltage and the measured voltage falls within a preset range. The processor  460  can determine whether the difference between the measured voltages (e.g., the difference between the reference voltage and the measured voltage) of the battery  410  of the first time and the second time exceeds a preset reference value. The processor  460  can obtain an OCV value at intervals and determine whether the OCV value exceeds a reference OCV value (e.g., 50 mV). An embodiment is described with reference to Table 1 and  FIG. 14 . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 time 
                 static leakage 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 one-hour time 
                 over 150 mA 
               
               
                   
                 two-hours time 
                 over 100 mA 
               
               
                   
                 four-hours time 
                 over 60 mA 
               
               
                   
                 eight-hours time 
                 over 50 mA 
               
               
                   
                 twenty-hours time 
                 over 10 mA 
               
               
                   
                 32-hours time 
                 over 5 mA 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In Table 1 and  FIG. 14 , the processor  460  detects the voltage (e.g., OCV) at intervals (e.g., based on time unit) and determines whether the detected voltage is different from the reference voltage (e.g., Ref OCV) over the preset reference voltage (e.g., 50 mV). 
     In Table 1 and  FIG. 14 , a battery failure can be detected at a one-hour time with a static leakage over 150 mA (e.g., the measured OCV value is different from the reference OCV value by over 50 mV), a battery failure can be detected at a two-hour time with the static leakage over 100 mA, and a battery failure can be detected at a four-hour time with the static leakage over 60 mA. As illustrated in Table 1 and  FIG. 14 , the detectable leakage value can decrease as time passes. The preset interval for measuring the voltage (e.g., OCV) after the full charge of the battery  410  can be the time unit, and the detectable leakage value can reduce at each measurement time. 
     Referring back to  FIG. 12 , when the voltage difference does not fall within the preset range in operation  1215 , the processor  460  can go to operation  1207 . The processor  460  can measure the voltage (e.g., OCV) based on a next interval (e.g., a third time) and calculate a difference between the measured voltage and the previous voltage. 
     When the voltage difference falls within the preset range in operation  1215 , the processor  460  can determine a failure of the battery  410  in operation  1217 . For example, the processor  460  can determine the leakage of the battery  410 . 
     In response to the determined battery leakage, the processor  460  can control operation of the battery  410  in operation  1219 . The processor  460  can output notification information. The processor  460  can turn off the electronic device  400 . The processor  460  can determine a battery control method based on a type of the battery failure and change the state of the battery  410  based on the determined control method. 
     The BMU  420  can execute at least one of operations  1201  through  1219  under the control of the processor  460  or by itself. When the BMU  420  includes the controller  425 , it may autonomously execute at least one of operations  1201  through  1219  based on the controller  425 . 
       FIG. 15  illustrates a flowchart for controlling a battery in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 15 , in operation  1501 , the processor  460  (or the processor  120  or  210  of  FIG. 1  or  FIG. 2 , the controller  425  of  FIG. 4 ) of the electronic device  400  can detect a battery failure. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor  460  can detect leakage of the battery  410  based on at least part of the first method and the second method as mentioned earlier. 
     In operation  1503 , the processor  460  can output notification information regarding the battery  410  based on the detected battery failure. The processor  460  can display a UI notifying the leakage of the battery  410  through the display  160  or  260 . The notification information can be provided based on at least part of visual output (e.g., UI, LED, etc.), audible output (e.g., voice audio), and tactile output (e.g., vibration feedback). 
     In operation  1505 , the processor  460  can determine the battery control method. The processor  460  can determine the battery control method and output the notification information in sequence, in parallel, or in reverse order. The notification information output can be used as an example of the battery control method. In this case, operation  1505  can precede to operation  1507 . In operation  1507 , the processor  460  can control the battery based on the determined battery control method. The processor  460  can change the state of the battery  410 . 
     In operation  1509 , the processor  460  can monitor the state of the battery  410  in response to the battery control. 
     In operation  1511 , the processor  460  can determine based on the monitoring result whether the failure of the battery  410  is addressed. The processor  460  can monitor the state of the battery  410  based on the aforementioned battery failure (e.g., leakage) detection method, and determine whether the failure is addressed (e.g., the leakage current is decreased) based on the monitoring result. 
     When the battery failure is solved in operation  1511 , the processor  460  can switch the battery  410  from the failure state to the normal state in operation  1513 . The processor  460  can change the charge mode according to the preset method in response to the detected battery failure, and restore the charge mode in response to the addressed battery failure. The processor  460  can switch the battery  410  to the normal state and then continue to detect the battery failure. 
     When the battery failure is not solved in operation  1511 , the processor  460  can process a corresponding operation in operation  1515 . Based on the preset method, the processor  460  can provide the user with an alert notification about an emergency or turn off the electronic device  400  to prevent an accident. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the BMU  420  can execute at least one of operations  1501  through  1515  under the control of the processor  460  or by itself. When the BMU  420  includes the controller  425 , it may autonomously execute at least one of operations  1501  through  1515  based on the controller  425 . 
       FIG. 16  illustrates a flowchart of a battery control method for stabilizing a battery state in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 16 , in operation  1601 , the processor  460  (or the processor  120  or  210  of  FIG. 1  or  FIG. 2 , the controller  425  of  FIG. 4 ) of the electronic device  400  can detect a battery failure. The processor  460  can detect leakage of the battery  410  based on at least part of the first method and the second method as described earlier. 
     Based on the battery failure detected, the processor  460  can determine a charge mode of the battery  410  in operation  1603 . 
     In operation  1605 , the processor  460  can determine whether the charge mode is a fast charge mode (e.g., a first charge method) or a normal charge mode (e.g., a second charge method) based on the determination. 
     When the charge mode is the fast charge in operation  1605 , the processor  460  can determine whether the battery  410  is charged with the full voltage in the fast charge mode in operation  1609 . 
     When detecting not to use the full voltage in operation  1609 , the processor  460  can determine a first leakage current section based on the current in operation  1611 . The processor  460  can determine a leakage level according to the amount of the leakage current based on a predefined current based control table as shown in Table 2. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
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                 first leakage level 
                 stop the fast charge, switch to the normal charge 
               
               
                   
                 mode 
               
               
                 second leakage level 
                 charging the battery with less current than 
               
               
                   
                 the normal charge current 
               
               
                 third leakage level 
                 charging the battery with a smaller amount of 
               
               
                   
                 the current than the normal charge current 
               
               
                   
                 (trickle charging) 
               
               
                 fourth leakage level 
                 Charging the battery while repeating charging and 
               
               
                   
                 interrupting a very low current in a short period 
               
               
                   
                 of time 
               
               
                 fifth leakage level 
                 Charge current blocking 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In operation  1613 , the processor  460  can control (e.g., regulate) the charging current based on the determined leakage level. The processor  460  can switch the charge mode from the fast charge to the normal charge by controlling the charging current. To change the charge mode, the processor  460  can lower the charging current according to the amount of the leakage current, or regulate the charging current (e.g., trickle charging). The processor  460 , upon determining the first leakage level, can stop the fast charge and switch to the normal charge mode. When determining the third leakage level, the processor  460  can control the trickle charging which charges the battery  410  with a smaller amount of the current than the normal charge current. 
     When detecting to use the full voltage in operation  1609 , the processor  460  can determine a second leakage current section based on the current/full voltage in operation  1615 . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor  460  can determine the leakage level according to the amount of the leakage current based on a predefined current/full voltage based control table. As shown in Table 3, the predefined current/full voltage based control table can include combinations of the operations per leakage current section of Table 2. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
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                 operation 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 first leakage level 
                 stop the fast charge, limit the full voltage to 90% 
               
               
                 second leakage level 
                 charging the battery with less current than the 
               
               
                   
                 normal charge current, limit the full voltage to 70% 
               
               
                 third leakage level 
                 charging the battery with a smaller amount of 
               
               
                   
                 the current than the normal charge current (trickle 
               
               
                   
                 charging), limit the full voltage to 50% 
               
               
                 fourth leakage level 
                 Charging the battery while repeating charging and 
               
               
                   
                 interrupting a very low current in a short period of 
               
               
                   
                 time, limit the full voltage to 30% 
               
               
                 fifth leakage level 
                 Charge current blocking 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In operation  1617 , the processor  460  can control (e.g., regulate) the charging current and the full voltage based on the determined leakage level. When determining the first leakage level, the processor  460  can stop the fast charge and limit the full voltage to 90%. When determining the third leakage level, the processor  460  can control the trickle charge which charges the battery  410  with a smaller amount of the current than the normal charge current, and limit the full voltage to 50%. 
     When the charge mode is not the fast charge mode in operation  1605 , for example, when the charge mode is the normal charge mode, the processor  460  can determine whether the battery  410  is charged with the full voltage in the normal charge mode in operation  1619 . 
     When detecting the full voltage in operation  1619 , the processor  460  can determine a third leakage current section based on the full voltage in operation  1621 . The processor  460  can determine the leakage level according to the amount of the leakage current based on a predefined full voltage based control table as shown in Table 4. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Leakage level (mA) 
                 operation 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 first leakage level 
                 stop the fast charge, maintain the full voltage 
               
               
                   
                 second leakage level 
                 limit the full voltage to 80% 
               
               
                   
                 third leakage level 
                 limit the full voltage to 60% 
               
               
                   
                 fourth leakage level 
                 limit the full voltage to 40% 
               
               
                   
                 fifth leakage level 
                 limit the full voltage to 30% 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In operation  1623 , the processor  460  can control (e.g., regulate) the full voltage based on the determined leakage level. The processor  460 , upon determining the first leakage level, can stop the fast charge and maintain the full voltage without changing it. When determining the fifth leakage level, the processor  460  can limit the full voltage to 30%. 
     When detecting not to use the full voltage in operation  1619 , the processor  460  can change a temperature basis of throttling (e.g., temperature controlling) in operation  1625 . The processor  460  can lower the temperature basis of the throttling according to existing heating. 
     In operation  1627 , the processor  460  can suppress heating according to the changed temperature basis. The processor  460  can restrict the use of the battery  410  and control the electronic device  400  in a hibernation mode to suppress the heating of another component. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the BMU  420  can execute at least one of operations  1601  through  1627  under the control of the processor  460  or by itself. When the BMU  420  includes the controller  425 , it may autonomously execute at least one of operations  1601  through  1627  based on the controller  425 . 
     When the internal leakage of the battery  410  exceeds the reference based on the battery failure detection, the processor  460  can change the state of the battery  410  by controlling the charge algorithm such as charge current and/or full voltage, and/or a thermal algorithm. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, beside the above-stated control methods, the processor  460  can notify the user of the detected leakage of the battery  410  and thus prevent an accident involving the user. The processor  460  can provide a notification to the user at least by displaying a guide message about danger, displaying a battery icon in a different shape or color, or guiding a location/phone number of a customer service based on location information. The processor  460  may send notification information to an external electronic device such as a wearable device (e.g., a watch), or electronic device  102  or  104  functionally coupled with the electronic device  400 . The processor  460  may transmit the leakage information of the battery  410  to an external device (e.g., the server  106 , a manufacturer&#39;s server, a provider server, etc.) functionally coupled with the electronic device  400   
     A method for operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes charging a battery using a charger circuit, determining whether the charging operation satisfies a preset condition, when the charging operation satisfies the preset condition, obtaining first state information of the battery using a measurement circuit (e.g., a BMU  420 , a power management circuit, a battery state measuring circuit  430 , a coulomb counter  450 , etc.), determining an abnormal state of the battery at least based on a difference between the first state information and second state information which is obtained when the preset condition is satisfied before the first state information is acquired, and outputting notification information regarding the abnormal state. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, determining the battery state can include obtaining a first capacity of the charged battery, as at least part of the first state information, and obtaining a second capacity of the battery previously charged, as at least part of the second state information. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, determining the battery state can include determining whether the battery is charged up to a maximum capacity, as at least part of the preset condition, and stopping the charging operation when the battery is charged up to the maximum capacity. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, determining the battery state can include, after a preset time from the stopped charging operation, measuring a first voltage of the battery as at least part of the second state information, and after another preset time from the first voltage measurement, measuring a second voltage of the battery as at least part of the first state information. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device can further include a power management circuit, and a switch for selectively connecting the battery and the power management circuit, and the method can further include measuring the voltage by opening the battery and the power management circuit using the switch, as at least part of the measurement of the first voltage and the second voltage. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the method can further include, when determining the abnormal battery state during the battery charging, stopping the battery charging operation, and the abnormal state can include a state where a difference of a value corresponding to the second state information and a value corresponding to the first state information exceeds a preset reference value. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the method can further include, when determining the abnormal battery state during the battery charging, stopping the battery charging operation, and, when the battery switches from the abnormal state to a normal state, resuming the battery charging operation. 
     According to various embodiments, outputting the notification information can include sending at least part of the notification information to an external electronic device functionally connected with the electronic device, as at least part of the notification information output operation. 
     The electronic device and its operating method according to various embodiments of the present disclosure can detect the leakage in the battery by measuring the current or the voltage and thus prevent a fire accident due to the overcharging of the battery. By detecting the leakage current of the battery in advance, it is possible to prevent a malfunction and/or a fault inside the electronic device due to the leakage current and to protect the user from various accidents caused by the leakage current of the battery. 
     According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device can detect an internal short and thus ensure safety from the battery failure. The electronic device can improve its usability, convenience, or safety. 
     While the present disclosure has been shown and described with reference to certain embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.