Method for Detecting Removal of a Battery from a Battery Charger

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11736375

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A method for detecting removal of a battery from a battery charger includes 1) incrementing an event counter and resetting an interval counter each time the voltage present at the output node exceeds a predetermined voltage; 2) resetting the event counter each time the interval counter exceeds a predetermined maximum time between events; and 3) asserting a signal indicating the absence of a battery connected between the positive and negative output nodes each time event counter exceeds a predetermined number of events.

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ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECHNOLOGIES3230 SCOTT BLVD SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Li, Thomas Fremont, CA 34 542
So, John SK Fremont, CA 5 23
Wong, David Yen Wai Sunnyvale, CA 4 41

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