A Charge-Equalization Circuit with an Intermediate Resonant Energy Tank

Yao-Ching Hsieh, You-Chun Huang and Po-Chun Chuang
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Yao-Ching Hsieh: Department of Electrical Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
You-Chun Huang: Department of Electrical Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
Po-Chun Chuang: Department of Electrical Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-14

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a novel charge-equalization circuit for series-connected batteries. The circuit is composed of an intermediate resonant energy tank, formed by an inductor and a capacitor, and selection switches connected to each battery. The advantage of the proposed circuit is that an exchange of unbalanced charge can be established between any two batteries via the intermediate energy tank. In addition, more than one adjacent battery can serve as a charge-transference party on either side through proper activation of the associated selection switches. Moreover, by virtue of the resonant tank, zero-current switching can be achieved to significantly reduce the transference losses. A laboratory circuit with a control unit was designed for eight 2.5 Ah lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 ) batteries in series. The test results demonstrate that the proposed charge-equalization circuit can realize charge balance effectively. With the charge-equalization circuit, the worst open-circuit voltage difference can be reduced to less than 20 mV under offline conditions, which helps the batteries operate more efficiently.

Keywords: charge-equalization; resonant energy tank; zero-current switching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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