Battery conditioning scheme
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1. A method of discharging a battery in a system having a power supply, a radio, and battery, comprising the steps of:
- determining the battery type;
determining whether a discharge mode has been initiated;
applying a discharge current load from existing internal radio circuitry to the battery until the battery voltage reaches a predetermined conditioned threshold when the discharge mode has been initiated wherein the existing radio circuitry functions both as radio circuitry and the discharge current load.
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Abstract
A portable radio (306) provides a selectable and/or automatic battery conditioning mode of operation (400). Battery conditioning is achieved by discharge state (410) that discharges the battery down to a predetermined threshold using existing radio circuitry (308).
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1. A method of discharging a battery in a system having a power supply, a radio, and battery, comprising the steps of:
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determining the battery type; determining whether a discharge mode has been initiated; applying a discharge current load from existing internal radio circuitry to the battery until the battery voltage reaches a predetermined conditioned threshold when the discharge mode has been initiated wherein the existing radio circuitry functions both as radio circuitry and the discharge current load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A battery conditioning system for a system having a power supply, a radio, and battery, comprising;
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a radio having internal radio circuitry; a battery coupled to the radio; a power supply for charging the battery; and the radio having a battery conditioning mode of operation for discharging the battery using the internal radio circuitry wherein the internal radio circuitry functions both as radio circuitry and conditioning circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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