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Menubar Tool to set Charge Limits and Prolong Battery Lifespan
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State of charge "jumped" from 80-88% while using AlDente #1074

Closed xinglinquan closed 11 months ago

xinglinquan commented 11 months ago

Describe the bug I have set the upper limit of charging power to 80%. When using the software, everything usually meets expectations. However, one night after that, I realized that the power had increased to 88%. When I opened the system settings, I found that the power suddenly surged from 80% to 88% during a certain period of time. From the graph, it can be seen that there was a sudden increase without a slope. I have also noticed a situation where it fell to 79% before, but I think this is normal, but the amplitude is too large this time, It's still a mutation, I feel something's wrong and I hope to get an answer.

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MatthiasKerbl commented 11 months ago

Hi @xinglinquan,

jumps like that in the state of charge/battery percentage are usually a sign of a battery miscalibration. Therefore, I would recommend running the Calibration Mode of AlDente Pro or doing a manual calibration by cycling the battery between 0-100% twice.

Best, Matthias

xinglinquan commented 11 months ago

Thank you！ So is it also due to battery calibration that the software did not limit the charging limit according to the settings? (80%->88%) Also, if it's really a battery calibration issue, is it a bit strange and surprising? I only bought my computer in less than two months.

MatthiasKerbl commented 11 months ago

Thank you！ So is it also due to battery calibration that the software did not limit the charging limit according to the settings? (80%->88%) Also, if it's really a battery calibration issue, is it a bit strange and surprising? I only bought my computer in less than two months.

Hi @xinglinquan, It is difficult to say what exactly the reason is that your state of charge jumped from 80%-88%. It looks like it didn't charge but rather just "jumped" up to 88% which from our experience can be caused by miscalibration. This behavior is definitely strange and a miscalibration after only two months is definitely uncommon.

Best, Matthias

xinglinquan commented 11 months ago

Thank you very much, but I still have some concerns.

  1. Just now there was the situation I mentioned earlier, where the battery level dropped from 87% to 86%. Considering the previous situation where the battery level dropped from 80% to 79%, what is the reason for this problem, and is it also related to battery calibration? Both scenarios are running AIdente, and the maximum charging limit is set to 80%.
  2. Is it possible that all the problems I have encountered before ("jumped" up to 88% or decrease of 1% in battery power) were caused by AIdente software, or indirectly by AIdente (i.e. AIdente causing battery calibration issues)?
  3. I would also like to know if these issues will (or have) caused adverse effects or damage to my computer battery?
xinglinquan commented 11 months ago

Hi, just now, I noticed that the same situation happened again, with the battery jumping from 80% to 89%, which is really frustrating.

MatthiasKerbl commented 11 months ago

Hi @xinglinquan,

Just now there was the situation I mentioned earlier, where the battery level dropped from 87% to 86%. Considering the previous situation where the battery level dropped from 80% to 79%, what is the reason for this problem, and is it also related to battery calibration? Both scenarios are running AIdente, and the maximum charging limit is set to 80%.

This is completely normal behavior and we tried to explain it in this blog post.

Is it possible that all the problems I have encountered before ("jumped" up to 88% or decrease of 1% in battery power) were caused by AIdente software, or indirectly by AIdente (i.e. AIdente causing battery calibration issues)?

There is a possibility that using a charge limiter for an extended period without doing full cycles might increase the probability of miscalibration. That's why we suggest using the Calibration Mode or manually calibrating regularly.

I would also like to know if these issues will (or have) caused adverse effects or damage to my computer battery?

No, not to our knowledge.

Best, Matthias

xinglinquan commented 11 months ago

Thank you very much for your patient answer!