When termination conditions are met, a battery detection cycle is started. During battery detection, I_DETECT is pulled from V_BAT for t_DETECT to verify there is a battery. If the battery voltage remains above V_DETECT for the full duration of t_DETECT, a battery is determined to present and the IC enters “Charge Done”. If V_BAT falls below V_DETECT, a “Battery Not Present” fault is signaled and battery detection continues. The next cycle of battery detection, the BQ2416xx turns on I_BATSHORT for t_DETECT. If V_BAT rises to V_DETECT, the current source is turned offand after t_DETECT, the battery detection continues through another current sink cycle. Battery detection continues until charge is disabled or a battery is detected. Once a battery is detected, the fault status clears and a new charge cycle begins. Battery detection is not run when termination is disabled.