Patent ID: 7710072

Claim:
A battery conditioning apparatus for robust battery discharge which provides uninterrupted power to a battery conditioning control circuit used in a discharge cycle, the apparatus comprising: a battery conditioning control circuit that controls the discharging of a battery through a discharge load for discharging the battery, wherein: the battery conditioning control circuit is adapted to be coupled with the discharge load; and the battery conditioning control circuit is configured to substantially discharge the battery using the discharge load during a discharging cycle controlled by the battery conditioning control circuit; a first power input, wherein: the first power input is configured to receive power from a first power source; and the first power input is further configured to supply power to operate the battery conditioning control circuit; a second power input, wherein: the second power input is configured to receive power from a second power source; and the second power input is further configured to supply power to operate the battery conditioning control circuit; and a power switching circuit for switching power from the first power source to the second power source, wherein: when the first power source is interrupted, the power switching circuit switches power from the first power source to the second power source; and the second power source comprises the battery.