This PowerShell script queries the power status and prints it.
PS> ./check-power.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.PS> ./check-power.ps1
⚠️ Battery 9% only with 54min remaining (power scheme is 'HP Optimized')
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Checks the power status
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script queries the power status and prints it.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./check-power.ps1
⚠️ Battery 9% only with 54min remaining (power scheme is 'HP Optimized')
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
try {
if ($IsLinux) {
$reply = "✅ AC powered" # TODO, just guessing :-)
} else {
Add-Type -Assembly System.Windows.Forms
$details = [System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation]::PowerStatus
[int]$percent = 100 * $details.BatteryLifePercent
[int]$remaining = $details.BatteryLifeRemaining / 60
$powerScheme = (powercfg /getactivescheme)
$powerScheme = $powerScheme -Replace "^(.*) \(",""
$powerScheme = $powerScheme -Replace "\)$",""
if ($details.PowerLineStatus -eq "Online") {
if ($details.BatteryChargeStatus -eq "NoSystemBattery") {
$reply = "✅ AC powered"
} elseif ($percent -ge 90) {
$reply = "✅ Battery $percent% full (power scheme is '$powerScheme')"
} else {
$reply = "✅ Battery $percent% and charging (power scheme is '$powerScheme')"
}
} else { # must be offline
if (($remaining -eq 0) -and ($percent -ge 60)) {
$reply = "✅ Battery $percent% full (power scheme is '$powerScheme')"
} elseif ($remaining -eq 0) {
$reply = "✅ Battery at $percent% (power scheme is '$powerScheme')"
} elseif ($remaining -le 5) {
$reply = "⚠️ Battery LOW ($percent%, $($remaining)min remaining, power scheme is '$powerScheme')"
} elseif ($remaining -le 30) {
$reply = "⚠️ Battery low ($percent%, $($remaining)min remaining, power scheme is '$powerScheme')"
} elseif ($percent -lt 10) {
$reply = "⚠️ Battery $percent% only with $($remaining)min remaining (power scheme is '$powerScheme') "
} elseif ($percent -ge 90) {
$reply = "✅ Battery $percent% full ($($remaining)min remaining, power scheme is '$powerScheme')"
} else {
$reply = "✅ Battery $percent% with $($remaining)min remaining (power scheme is '$powerScheme') "
}
}
}
Write-Host $reply
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
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