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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
May. 27, 2005
Nikola Cargonja, San Carlos, CA (US);
Joseph S. Chan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Don H. Ahn, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nikola Cargonja, San Carlos, CA (US);
Joseph S. Chan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Don H. Ahn, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Savi Technology, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
One aspect of the invention involves: monitoring a voltage of a battery over time; evaluating whether a rate of voltage decrease of the battery is in excess of a threshold; and indicating that the battery is subject to a low voltage condition when the rate of voltage decrease exceeds the threshold. Another aspect of the invention involves: causing a circuit powered by a battery to respond to battery replacement by thereafter applying a selected load to the battery during a selected time interval. A further aspect involves: periodically sampling a voltage of a battery; and applying a load to the battery during a selected time interval before each sampling of the battery voltage.