Apparatuses and methods for controlling power to electronic devices

An apparatus comprising:

• a battery configured to power a load;
• a switching device connected to the battery, the switching device comprising a first state in which the battery is enabled to power the load through the switching device, and a second state in which the battery is prevented from powering the load;
• a moisture sensor configured to sense moisture data associated with moisture in the apparatus, wherein the moisture data comprises humidity data;
• a current sensor configured to sense current data associated with current drawn from the battery;
• and
• a control device connected to the switching device, to the moisture sensor, and to the current sensor, the control device being configured to switch the switching device between the first state and the second state based at least partially on the current data associated with the current sensed by the current sensor, and based at least partially on a comparison of the humidity data, obtained from a first port internal to the apparatus, with second humidity data associated with ambient air located outside the apparatus obtained from a second port external to the apparatus.

A method of operating a power interrupter for interrupting power from a battery, comprising the acts of:

• connecting a moisture sensor to a switch or to the battery, the moisture sensor sensing moisture data associated with moisture in an electronic device,
• wherein the moisture data comprises humidity data;
• and
• connecting the switch to the battery, the switch including an electronic device connector configured to connect to a load of the electronic device,
• wherein the switch selectively establishes or maintains;
• a connection or a disconnection between the battery and the load of the electronic device based at least partially on a comparison of the humidity data, obtained from a first port internal to the electronic device, with second humidity data associated with ambient air located outside the electronic device obtained from a second port external to the electronic device, and
• wherein the moisture sensor, the battery, and the switch are comprised in the electronic device.