Methods, systems, and devices, including machine-readable media, for dynamic battery power management are disclosed. In some implementations, an electronic device that is powered by a battery senses a voltage provided by the battery and an electric current provided by the battery. The electronic dev
Methods, systems, and devices, including machine-readable media, for dynamic battery power management are disclosed. In some implementations, an electronic device that is powered by a battery senses a voltage provided by the battery and an electric current provided by the battery. The electronic device determines a present state of the battery. The electronic device determines a current limit for the electronic device based on the sensed voltage and electric current and the determined present state of the battery. The electronic device manages power use of the electronic device to maintain electric current draw from the battery at or below the electric current limit.
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1. An electronic device comprising: a power management system configured to: periodically repeat a measurement cycle that includes (i) sensing a voltage provided by a battery coupled to the electronic device and an electric current provided by the battery, and (ii) determining a present state of the
1. An electronic device comprising: a power management system configured to: periodically repeat a measurement cycle that includes (i) sensing a voltage provided by a battery coupled to the electronic device and an electric current provided by the battery, and (ii) determining a present state of the battery;adjust an electric current limit for the electronic device based on the sensed voltage, the sensed electric current, and the determined present state of the battery obtained from at least one of the periodically repeated measurement cycles; andinitiate a reduction in power use of the electronic device to maintain electric current draw from the battery at or below the adjusted electric current limit. 2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone. 3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device has a voltage threshold, wherein the electronic device is configured to power down in response to detecting a voltage that is less than the voltage threshold. 4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the detected voltage is the voltage provided by the battery. 5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the power management system is configured to determine the present state of the battery by obtaining data indicating an open circuit voltage of the battery. 6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the power management system is configured to obtain the open circuit voltage of the battery by: obtaining data indicating a state of charge of the battery and a temperature of the battery; anddetermining an open circuit voltage corresponding to the indicated state of charge of the battery and the indicated temperature of the battery. 7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein to adjust the electric current limit for the electronic device, the power management system is configured to determine, based on at least one sensed voltage, sensed electric current, and determined state of the battery from at least one of the periodically repeated measurement cycles, a maximum electric current threshold indicating an amount of electric current that the battery can provide without the voltage provided by the battery falling below a predetermined voltage threshold. 8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the measurement cycle includes determining a battery impedance of the battery based on the sensed voltage and the sensed electric current determined during the measurement cycle; and wherein the power management system is configured to adjust the electric current limit for the electronic device using the determined battery impedance. 9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is configured to provide a user interface configured to receive user input indicating a power management preference of a user of the electronic device, wherein the power management system is configured to adjust the electric current limit for the electronic device based on the power management preference indicated by the user input received using the user interface. 10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the power management system is configured to adjust the electric current limit for the electronic device by: determining a first electric current threshold for the electronic device;determining a maximum electric current threshold based on at least one sensed voltage, sensed electric current, and determined state of the battery from at least one of the periodically repeated measurement cycles, the maximum electric current threshold being greater than the first electric current threshold; andselecting, as the electric current limit for the electronic device, an electric current limit in a range from the first electric current threshold to the maximum electric current threshold based on the power management preference indicated by the user input received using the user interface. 11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein selecting the electric current limit comprises selecting, based on the power management preference indicated by the user input received using the user interface, an electric current limit that is greater than the first electric current threshold and less than the maximum electric current threshold. 12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the power management system is configured to initiate a reduction in power use of the electronic device by one or more of: dimming a display of the electronic device;reducing an electric current supplied to one or more components of the electronic device;reducing a voltage supplied to one or more performance blocks of the electronic device;reducing a clock frequency of one or more processing units of the electronic device; ordeactivating one or more components of the electronic device. 13. A method comprising: periodically repeating a measurement cycle that includes (i) sensing, by an electronic device that is powered by a battery, a voltage provided by the battery and an electric current provided by the battery, and (ii) determining, by the electronic device, a present state of the battery;adjusting, by the electronic device, an electric current limit for the electronic device based on the sensed voltage, the sensed electric current and the determined present state of the battery obtained from at least one of the periodically repeated measurement cycles; andmanaging, by the electronic device, power use of the electronic device to maintain electric current draw from the battery at or below the adjusted electric current limit. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein: determining a present state of the battery comprises obtaining data indicating a state of charge of the battery, a temperature of the battery, or an open circuit voltage of the battery; andadjusting the electric current limit for the electronic device comprises: determining an electric current threshold for the electronic device based on at least (i) the voltage provided by the battery and (ii) the data indicating the state of charge of the battery, the temperature of the battery, or the open circuit voltage of the battery; andsetting the electric current limit for the device based on the determined electric current threshold. 15. The method of claim 13, further comprising determining a voltage threshold for the electronic device; wherein adjusting the electric current limit for the electronic device is further based on the voltage threshold. 16. The method of claim 13, further comprising operating the electronic device to manage power consumption using a first electric current limit; wherein setting the electric current limit for the electronic device comprises: determining a battery impedance corresponding to the present state of the battery, the battery impedance being based on at least the sensed voltage and the sensed electric current obtained from at least one of the periodically repeated measurement cycles;determining an electric current threshold based at least on the determined battery impedance, wherein the electric current limit is based on the electric current threshold; andchanging the electric current limit for the electronic device from the first electric current limit to a second electric current limit that is based on the determined electric current threshold, wherein the second electric current limit is different from the first electric current limit. 17. The method of claim 13, wherein the electronic device repeats the measurement cycle at a rate between once per hour and 1 MHz. 18. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing a user interface configured to receive user input indicating a power management preference of a user of the electronic device, wherein Getting adjusting the electric current limit for the electronic device is based on the power management preference indicated by the user input received using the user interface. 19. The method of claim 13, wherein managing power use of the electronic device to maintain electric current draw from the battery at or below the adjusted electric current limit comprises initiating a reduction in power use of the electronic device to maintain electric current draw from the battery at or below the adjusted electric current limit. 20. A system comprising: one or more electronic devices configured to manage power of a battery-powered electronic device, where the system is configured to: periodically repeat a measurement cycle that includes (i) sensing a voltage provided by a battery of the battery-powered electronic device and an electric current provided by the battery, and (ii) determining a present state of the battery;adjust an electric current limit for the electronic device based on the sensed voltage, the sensed electric current, and the determined present state of the battery obtained from at least one of the periodically repeated measurement cycles; andinitiate a reduction in power use of the electronic device to maintain electric current draw from the battery of the electronic device at or below the adjusted electric current limit. 21. The system of claim 20, wherein, to adjust the electric current limit for the electronic device, the system is configured to: determine, based on at least one sensed voltage, sensed electric current, and determined state of the battery from at least one of the periodically repeated measurement cycles, a maximum electric current threshold indicating an amount of electric current that the battery can provide without the voltage provided by the battery falling below a predetermined voltage threshold; andset the electric current limit to the maximum electric current threshold. 22. The system of claim 20, wherein the system is configured to provide a user interface configured to receive user input indicating a power management preference of a user of the battery-powered electronic device, wherein the system is configured to adjust the electric current limit for the electronic device based on the power management preference indicated by the user input received using the user interface. 23. The system of claim 20, wherein the measurement cycle includes determining a battery impedance of the battery based on the sensed voltage and sensed electric current; and wherein the one or more electronic devices are configured to adjust the electric current limit for the electronic device using the determined battery impedance. 24. One or more machine-readable storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device powered by a battery, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising: periodically repeating a measurement cycle that includes (i) sensing, by the electronic device that is powered by the battery, a voltage provided by the battery and an electric current provided by the battery, and (ii) determining, by the electronic device, a present state of the battery;adjusting, by the electronic device, an electric current limit for the electronic device based on the sensed voltage, the sensed electric current, and the determined present state of the battery obtained from the periodically repeated measurement cycles; andmanaging, by the electronic device, power use of the electronic device to maintain electric current draw from the battery at or below the adjusted electric current limit.
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