| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus reduces the peak current drawn from a DC-to-DC voltage converter (126) in a battery powered communication device such as a radiotelephone handset (104). The radiotelephone handset (104) enters high current operating conditions during transmit time slots (208, 210) and receive time slots (212, 214) defined by a TDMA protocol. During the receive time slots (212, 214) and the transmit time slots (208, 210), operating power is removed from a portion of the communication device, such as the display (120), to reduce the peak current drawn from the voltage converter (126). Excessive current drain from the battery (124) and rapid battery discharge are thereby eliminated. |
