Research on a Novel Power Inductor-Based Bidirectional Lossless Equalization Circuit for Series-Connected Battery Packs

Autor: Xiangwei Guo, Longyun Kang, Zhizhen Huang, Yuan Yao, Huizhou Yang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Energies, Vol 8, Iss 6, Pp 5555-5576 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en8065555
Popis: Cell balancing plays an important role in preserving the life of series-connected battery packs; without a suitable balancing system, the individual cell voltages will differ over time, and the battery pack capacity will decrease quickly. This paper presents a novel power inductor-based bidirectional lossless equalization circuit. This circuit consists of several balancing sub-circuits, which allow the dynamic adjustment of the equalization path and equalization threshold. The simulation and experiment results demonstrate that the proposed circuit, which features a simple control method, fast balancing, and a large equalization current, exhibits outstanding equalization performance.
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