Evaluation of the New Sensorless Approach in Energy Storage Charge Balancing
Abstract
High-voltage energy storage systems, which employ large series strings of battery cells or ultracapacitors, can be found in many applications including the utility industry, power backup, and electric and hybrid vehicles. As the energy bank is charged and discharged as a single unit, differences in cell capacities, individual temperature, and resistances can cause capacity imbalances in the form of voltage variations, unbalanced voltages can cause overcharging or over-discharging damage, decreasing the total storage capacity and lifetime of the energy storage devices. While balancing the voltages of the batteries will prevent any problems stemming from capacity mismatch, there are many ways to instantiate the solution. Most of the existing charge balancing techniques need the use of a voltage sensing system to determine which units are nearing the outer limits of their operating range. This paper introduces a new flyback-based converter to transfer energy between storage units. By placing a diode in series with the input of the converter, the need for a voltage sensing network is removed at the expense of a negligible drop in efficiency and a change in the operating characteristics near the equalized voltage state. Comprehensive analytical study is presented. Simulation results are used to verify expected operational characteristics.
Recommended Citation
A. Baughman and M. Ferdowsi, "Evaluation of the New Sensorless Approach in Energy Storage Charge Balancing," Proceedings of the IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (2006, Windsor, England UK), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Sep 2006.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/VPPC.2006.364350
Meeting Name
IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (2006: Sep. 6-8, Windsor, England UK)
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Battery Cells; Cell Capacity; Charge Balancing; Energy Storage Systems; High-Voltages; Hybrid Vehicles; Operating Characteristics; Operating Ranges; Operational Characteristics; Power Backup; Sensorless; Storage Capacity; Storage Charges; Storage Units; Transfer Energy; Ultracapacitors; Unbalanced Voltages; Utility Industry; Voltage Sensing; Voltage Variation; Land Vehicle Propulsion; Sensors; Virtual Storage; Electric Energy Storage
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-1424401581
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1938-8756
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2006 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Sep 2006
