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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1991
Filed:
May. 25, 1990
Nicholas Celenza, Durham, NC (US);
Raymond M Clemo, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ronald S Jungling, Raleigh, NC (US);
Brian D Miller, Durham, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus which connects/disconnects battery from a load such as a computer system includes a first circuit arrangement which sets a first reference voltage level at which the energy source is connected through an FET device to the computer system, a second circuit arrangement that sets a second voltage level at which the energy source is disconnected by the FET device from the computer system and a third circuit arrangement which controls the FET device so that said FET device is forced into either its ON or OFF state once one of the reference voltages is reached. A second apparatus which reduces power dissipation in a battery charger power device by forcing the input voltage to track the battery voltage as the battery charges/discharges.