POWER MANAGEMENT FOR APPLICATIONS HAVING DUTY-CYCLED HIGH PEAK SUPPLY CURRENTS

A method (190) for power management for applications having duty-cycled high peak supply currents includes charging a buffer capacitor (38) with a first current supplied by a battery (32), wherein the first current is limited by a current limiter (36). A load (42)is supplied with a second current supplied by the buffer capacitor, wherein the second current comprises a pulsed current. The current limiter is controlled with at least one of a plurality of sensor inputs (34, 40, 56, 54) to limit a capacity degradation of the battery.