Integration and Control of a Battery Balancing System

Abstract

The primary focus of this research was the integration of series-loaded resonant (SLR) converters into a field-programmable gate array controlled power converter for use in balancing a series-connected battery bank. As the limits of the power grid are continually extended, the market demand for alternate power sources and energy storage systems will continue to grow. The goal of this research was to build and integrate a bank of SLR converters for use in balancing a series-connected battery bank that is part of a broader system used for power storage and conversion. Voltage and temperature sensors were used to monitor individual cell state-of-charge and rate-of-charge and discharge. Voltage-to-frequency conversion was used to read sensor parameters. A battery balancing algorithm was designed, integrated and demonstrated with experimental results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA621531

Entities

People

  • Peter L. Norgaard

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battery Chargers
  • Circuit Boards
  • Control Systems
  • Converters
  • Electrical Grids
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Industry
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Field Programmable Gate Arrays
  • Frequency Conversion
  • Lithium Ion Batteries
  • Measurement
  • Power Converters
  • Power Electronics
  • Renewable Energy
  • Semiconductors

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.