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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2010
Paul M. Thompson, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark A. Yoshimoto, San Jose, CA (US);
Alex J. Crumlin, San Jose, CA (US);
Val Valentine, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Aaron J. Barber, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul M. Thompson, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark A. Yoshimoto, San Jose, CA (US);
Alex J. Crumlin, San Jose, CA (US);
Val Valentine, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Aaron J. Barber, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that configures a battery for a computer system. During operation, the system disconnects the battery by simulating a fault condition using a safety circuit of the battery. The fault condition may be simulated to facilitate safe assembly of a computer system containing the battery. After assembly is complete, the system enables use of the battery in the computer system by applying external power to the computer system, which resets the safety circuit and reconnects the battery.