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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
May. 03, 1999
Hiroshi Mukainakano, Chiba, JP;
Koichi Yamazaki, Chiba, JP;
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Abstract
A charge/discharge control circuit has a voltage detecting circuit for detecting at least one of an over-charge state, an over-discharge state and an over-current state of a battery, a control circuit for receiving an output signal of the detecting circuit and outputting a signal for controlling the charging and discharging of the battery, and an activating circuit connected to the control circuit for selectively activating the control circuit according to an output signal of the detecting circuit so as to limit the power consumption of the charge/discharge control circuit by operating the control circuit only when one of an over-charge state, an over-discharge state and an over-current state of the electric power source is detected.