In this work, a finite-state machine-based control design is proposed for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in series to
This ensures the better performance of the proposed cell balancing as compared to other (Voltage/SoC-based) balancing in maximizing the battery pack capacity and minimizing
This ensures the better performance of the proposed cell balancing as compared to other (Voltage/SoC-based) balancing in
For lithium iron phosphate battery, small fluctuation in terminal voltage within the plateau region of the open-circuit voltage (OCV)-SOC curve represent a wide range of SOC
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This paper presents a novel adaptive cell recombination strategy for balancing lithium-ion battery packs, targeting electric vehicle
To address the challenges of the current lithium-ion battery pack active balancing systems, such as limited scalability, high cost, and ineffective balancing un
Lithium iron phosphate battery packs are widely employed for energy storage in electrified vehicles and power grids. However, their flat voltage curves rendering the weakly observable
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Lithium iron phosphate batteries (LiFePO4) are becoming one of the main power resources for electric vehicles (EVs), and the non-uniformity of cells in a battery pack has
This paper presents a novel adaptive cell recombination strategy for balancing lithium-ion battery packs, targeting electric vehicle (EV) applications.
For the problem of consistency decline during the long-term use of battery packs for high-voltage and high-power energy storage systems, a dynamic timing adjustment balancing strategy is
Improving the performance and longevity of lithium-iron phosphate battery packs by minimizing cell-to-cell variation is the aim of our suggested system. Cell-to-cell variation can
In this work, a finite-state machine-based control design is proposed for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in series to balance SoCs and temperatures using flyback
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