Battery Care Plugin: generic Supported features: none available

I’m using dell Vostro 5568

[lahiru-laptop lahiru]# tlp-stat --battery
--- TLP 1.5.0 --------------------------------------------

+++ Battery Care
Plugin: generic
Supported features: none available

+++ Battery Status: BAT0
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/manufacturer                   = Samsung SDI
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/model_name                     = DELL CYMGM68
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/cycle_count                    =      0 (or not supported)
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/charge_full_design             =   3684 [mAh]
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/charge_full                    =   2660 [mAh]
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/charge_now                     =   2234 [mAh]
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/current_now                    =    876 [mA]
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/status                         = Discharging

/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/charge_control_start_threshold = (not available) 
/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/charge_control_end_threshold   = (not available) 

Charge                                                      =   84.0 [%]
Capacity                                                    =   72.2 [%]

I replaced the battery last month. it capacity depleted so fast

Is not in the supported hardware list
https://linrunner.de/tlp/settings/bc-vendors.html

Also, see the last comment here [Dell] Battery Wear Control · Issue #379 · linrunner/TLP · GitHub

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update:
my laptop battery just died. I went to a repair shop when they check peak capacity was like 40%.
I saw in a dell forums this happens when battery drains below 5%.

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With the new battery all is now as it should?

now I never let it charge 100% and less than 30%