Title :
Evaluating circuit topologies for battery charge equalization
Author :
Ketzer, Marcos B. ; Lima, A.M.N. ; Oliveira, Alexandre Cunha ; Jacobina, Cursino B.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept. - DEE, Fed. Univ. of Campina Grande - UFCG, Campina Grande, Brazil
Abstract :
The lifetime of a battery bank can be improved by controlling the charge and discharge of each battery aiming at equalizing the state of charge for all of them. Selecting the circuit topology and its related control system is quite important to achieve a feasible solution for charge equalization at battery banks. In this paper we evaluate several circuit topologies proposed for providing charge equalization in battery banks. Besides circuity topology, the comparative study consider the complexity of the control system.
Keywords :
lead acid batteries; network topology; Pb; battery bank; battery charge equalization; charge equalization; circuit topologies; control system; lead-acid batteries; state of charge; Batteries; Capacitors; Circuit topology; RLC circuits; Switches; Switching circuits; System-on-chip;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vienna
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2013.6699227
