Abstract

An active charge equalization technique based on a dc/dc converter topology is proposed in this paper. The technique achieves cell balancing of batteries in a stack in terms of both voltage and charge as the pack is being charged/discharged and in idle periods to maximize the energy and reliability of stack operation. A set of MOSFET switches controlled by a voltage monitoring circuit ensures that each battery module has the same output voltage by transferring charge from an individual battery module with the highest voltage to a weak module. An overvoltage and overdischarge protection circuit is presented to reduce the degradation of battery life and to operate each battery within the voltage limits.

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