Extending battery life in electronic apparatus

Details Extending battery life in electronic apparatus Extending battery life in electronic apparatus

1998-07-23

2000-02-22

Paladini, Albert W.

Electrical transmission or interconnection systems

Switching systems

Condition responsive

307 66, 363 59, 455343, H04B 116

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060283742

ABSTRACT:
An electronic apparatus such as a digital wide area pager has a receiver IC (10) capable of operating directly from a single cell battery (24) for as long as the terminal voltage (V.sub.BAT) is above a specified minimum voltage. Other ICs (14, 16) of the pager operate at a higher voltage supplied by a multiplier (26) connected to the battery (24). The multiplier (26) is able to operate at values of V.sub.BAT below the specified minimum voltage. A control circuit (34) determines when the terminal voltage (V.sub.BAT) decays below the specified minimum voltage and supplies the receiver IC (10) with a stepped-down voltage from the multiplier (26) to ensure its sensitivity remains acceptable.

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