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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
May. 02, 2003
Serban-mihai Popescu, Campbell, CA (US);
Serban-Mihai Popescu, Campbell, CA (US);
O2Micro International Limited, Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
A battery pack including at least one battery cell; first and second battery selector switches configured to allow selective coupling of the battery cell to a power source or load for charging/discharging the battery cell; and a switch controller. The switch controller closes both of the switches to allow charging/discharging of the battery cell when a minimum charge/discharge current level is reached. A battery charging/discharging circuit including such a battery pack and a method of controlling the charging and discharging a battery cell in a battery pack are also provided.
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