BATTERY PACK, PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

摘要

Disclosed are a battery pack having a dummy battery function, a portable electronic apparatus and a control method thereof. The portable electronic apparatus, includes a system body connectable to a plurality of components; a battery to supply power to the system body; a battery charging part to charge the battery with power externally supplied; a user selecting part selectable between a dummy mode and a normal mode related to the battery; and a controller to control the battery charging part to not charge the battery when the dummy mode is selected through the user selecting part and control the battery charging part to charge the battery when the normal mode is selected through the user selecting part. With this configuration, a dummy battery function is provided avoid the performance of a battery from deterioration and the durability of the battery from being reduced.