Battery charging profiles inside the TUXEDO Control Center - TUXEDO Computers

Notebooks are replacing the classic desktop computer under the desk for many users. Laptops even offer enough computing power for gaming or artificial intelligence. The optionally available TUXEDO Aquaris water cooling system ensures sufficient cooling, quieter operating noise and maximum computing power even under continuous load.

However, you should also give the battery a break in stationary operation on the power supply. This way, you save the integrated battery for those cases when you have to manage for a long time without a power outlet and at the same time maximize the lifespan of your TUXEDO laptop. Via the charging profiles integrated into the TUXEDO Control Center as of version 1.2.3, you can now adapt the charging behavior to your way of working.

Charging profiles: Charging as needed

The TUXEDO Control Center is present on all our devices preinstalled with TUXEDO OS, Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based distributions. You open the program's interface via the application menu or via the TUXEDO icon in the taskbar to the left of the clock in the lower panel. You can then access the charging profiles under Settings » Battery charging options. There are different charging profiles for charging via the conventional power port and charging via the USB-C interface (if your laptop offers this feature).

Charging profiles

• Full capacity: The option is recommended for users who always expect the battery to be as fully charged as possible in order to be able to work with maximum flexibility on the go and not be dependent on a power outlet. Plugged in, the device recharges as quickly as possible.
• Reduced capacity: In this mode, the system reduces the charging speed and only charges the battery to about 90 percent of its maximum capacity. This preserves the battery cells, but still ensures that you can take the device on a trip with a sufficiently full battery at any time.
• Stationary use: If you mainly work with your laptop at the desk and the device is mainly connected to the power adapter, then we advise you to activate this setting. The charging speed is reduced even further in this case and the battery is only charged up to 80 percent of its capacity.

Please note that the installed operating system does not see the battery's capacity that is limited by the charging electronics. For example, if you activate the Stationary use option, the hardware limits the battery capacity to about 80 percent, as already mentioned. However, the operating system still displays a charge state of up to 100 percent (see the following screenshot). This 100 percent now refers to the limited charging capacity and not to the theoretical maximum charging state.

USB-C charging options (Power Delivery DC-In)

These two options control charging and the processor performance, in the case the USB-C power supply cannot provide enough power for maximum computing performance at maximum charge rate.

• Priorize battery charging speed: This configuration prioritizes the charging of the battery and reduces the power consumption (and thus the computing power) of the device.
• Priorize performance: If you activate this option, your device will work with maximum computing power, but the battery will only be recharged with lower power.

Which devices are compatible?

The TUXEDO Control Center automatically determines if it can control the charging profiles directly from the operating system. Compatible are the TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro from Gen6, all TUXEDO Stellaris and Polaris models, as well as the TUXEDO Pulse 15. For many other TUXEDO devices, you control the charging behavior via the FlexiCharger integrated in the BIOS/UEFI.

You activate the FlexiCharger under Advanced » Advanced Chipset Control. There you define the limits within which the system does not charge the battery any further, so that you save the battery in stationary operation (please refer to the product description to find out whether your device supports FlexiCharger).