An electronic device includes: a
load circuit (M1) having a circuit input terminal (M1.1); a power supply circuit (M2) having a circuit input terminal (M2.1), two circuit output terminals (M2.2), (M2.3) and at least one rechargeable
energy storage device (HLC); and a protection circuit (Mx) having two circuit input terminals (Mx.1), (Mx.2) and a circuit output terminal (Mx.3), wherein the at least one rechargeable
energy storage device (HLC) is electrically connected to the circuit output terminal (M2.3) of the power supply circuit (M2), such that the
battery voltage (V_BAT) of the
energy storage device (HLC) or a
voltage proportional to it is located at the circuit output terminal (M2.3). The circuit input terminal (Mx.2) is electrically connected to the circuit output terminal (M2.3), such that the input
voltage applied to the circuit input terminal (Mx.2) corresponds to the
battery voltage (V_BAT) provided by the energy storage device (HLC). Additionally, the circuit input terminal (M1.1) is at least sometimes electrically connected to the circuit output terminal (M2.2) so that, given the output
voltage (V_SEK1; V_SEK2) at the circuit output terminal (M2.2), it supports the energy flow from the power supply circuit (M2) to the
load circuit (M1), and the circuit output terminal (Mx.3) is electrically connected to the circuit input terminal (M2.1). The circuit input terminal (Mx.1) is adapted to be electrically connected to the circuit output terminal of an
external energy source (ES) that provides the
power supply voltage (V_EXT). Both the power supply circuit (M2) and the protection circuit (Mx) have at least two operating
modes (M2...) in each case. I M2 II Mx I Mx II In operating mode (M2) I In the circuit, the energy storage device (HLC) is switched to the circuit output terminal (M2.2), so that the
battery voltage provided by the energy storage device, or a voltage proportional to it, is applied as the output voltage (V_SEK1) to the circuit output terminal (M2.2) (V_BAT = V_SEK1), and in the operating mode (M2... II In this mode, the circuit input terminal (M2.1) is switched to the circuit output terminal (M2.3). In the operating mode (Mx)... I In the circuit input terminal (Mx.1), the circuit output terminal (Mx.3) is switched to the circuit output terminal (Mx.3), while in the operating mode (Mx... II In this circuit, the input terminal (Mx.1) and the output terminal (Mx.3) are electrically isolated from each other. Additionally, the protection circuit (Mx) is adapted to operate in mode (Mx... I The
system monitors the battery voltage applied to the circuit input (Mx.2) to determine if its voltage level exceeds a predetermined maximum value and automatically deactivates the operating mode (Mx) under given conditions. I ).