Patent ID: 6271605
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: H02J

Abstract:
A battery disconnect system for a device having a battery and a load, the battery disconnect system comprising:(a) a switch configured to be coupled between the battery and the load and having a first state and a second state, said switch being operative to connect the battery to the load when in said second state, said switch also being operative to disconnect the battery from the load when in said first state; and(b) a switch controller coupled to said switch, said switch controller having an input for receiving a first signal from a first external source and for receiving a second signal from a second external source, said switch controller being operative to cause said switch to enter said second state in response to said first signal, said switch controller also being operative to cause said switch to enter said first state in response to said second signal, and wherein the first external source is a second battery.