• DocumentCode
    3455152
  • Title

    Equalization of EV and HEV batteries with a ramp converter

  • Author

    Gottwald, T. ; Ye, Z. ; Stuart, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Toledo Univ., OH, USA
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    24-25 Oct. 1996
  • Firstpage
    65
  • Lastpage
    69
  • Abstract
    Valve-regulated Pb-acid (VRLA) batteries used on electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) are subject to voltage imbalances which greatly diminish battery lifetime and vehicle range. This paper describes an equalizer that is implemented with a high frequency, soft-switching power converter that corrects this imbalance. Experimental results are presented for a pack of 27 batteries.
  • Keywords
    DC-DC power convertors; electric vehicles; lead; secondary cells; battery equalisation; electric vehicle; hybrid electric vehicles; ramp power converter; valve-regulated Pb-acid batteries; Battery management systems; Battery powered vehicles; Circuits; DC-DC power converters; Electrodes; Equalizers; Hybrid electric vehicles; Low voltage; Monitoring; Rectifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics in Transportation, 1996., IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3292-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PET.1996.565911
  • Filename
    565911
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3455152