发明名称 Detecting an end of life for a battery using a difference between an unloaded battery voltage and a loaded battery voltage
摘要 One particular implementation conforming to aspects of the present invention takes the form of a method for detecting the end of life of a battery for an electronic device. The method may include calculating the voltage of the battery in an unloaded state, holding the sampled unloaded battery voltage, measuring a loaded battery voltage, calculating the difference between the unloaded and loaded battery voltages and amplifying the calculated difference. Other implementations may take the form of a circuit to perform one or more of the operations of the above method. The circuit may include a sample and hold section and a differential amplifier to provide the amplified difference to a microcontroller for analysis. The microcontroller may also provide a warning or indication to the device or to a user of the device when the battery nears the end of life.
申请公布号 US8410783(B2) 申请公布日期 2013.04.02
申请号 US20090570622 申请日期 2009.09.30
申请人 STATON KENNETH L.;APPLE INC. 发明人 STATON KENNETH L.
分类号 G01N27/416 主分类号 G01N27/416
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