BALANCING CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR BATTERY CELL MODULE USING LC SERIES RESONANT CIRCUIT
First Claim
1. A battery cell balancing circuit comprising:
- a battery cell module comprising a plurality of battery cells connected in series;
a series resonant circuit comprising an inductor unit and a capacitor unit which are connected in series so as to store electric energy recovered from a corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module and supply the stored electric energy to a corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module; and
a switch unit configured to provide an electric energy recovery path for storing the electric energy recovered from the corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module into the capacitor unit of the series resonant circuit and provide an electric energy supply path for supplying the stored electric energy to the corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module.
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Abstract
Provided is a battery cell balancing circuit including: a battery cell module including a plurality of battery cells connected in series; a series resonant circuit including an inductor unit and a capacitor unit which are connected in series so as to store electric energy recovered from a corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module and supply the stored electric energy to a corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module; and a switch unit configured to provide an electric energy recovery path for storing the electric energy recovered from the corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module into the capacitor unit of the series resonant circuit and provide an electric energy supply path for supplying the stored electric energy to the corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module.
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1. A battery cell balancing circuit comprising:
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a battery cell module comprising a plurality of battery cells connected in series; a series resonant circuit comprising an inductor unit and a capacitor unit which are connected in series so as to store electric energy recovered from a corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module and supply the stored electric energy to a corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module; and a switch unit configured to provide an electric energy recovery path for storing the electric energy recovered from the corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module into the capacitor unit of the series resonant circuit and provide an electric energy supply path for supplying the stored electric energy to the corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A battery cell balancing circuit using an LC series resonant circuit, comprising a plurality of battery modules,
wherein each of the battery modules comprises: -
a battery cell module comprising a plurality of battery cells connected in series; a series resonant circuit configured to store electric energy recovered from a corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module and supply the stored electric energy to a corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module; a switch unit configured to provide an electric energy recovery path for storing the electric energy recovered from the corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module into a capacitor of the series resonant circuit and provide an electric energy supply path for supplying the stored electric energy to a corresponding battery cell of the battery cell module; and a coil of a transformer connected in parallel to the capacitor, the battery cell modules are connected in series, and the coils included in the series resonant circuits are magnetically coupled so that the levels of electric energies stored in or discharged from the capacitors are varied at the same level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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