Integral Electronic Charge Controls for High Performance Secondary Batteries

Requirements and constraints of unattended secondary batteryapplications are outlined and translated into battery charge control designcriteria. Attention is given to battery performance and reliabilityrequirements and power system interfaces. Charge control requirementsents are defined. Implementation analyses and selection of integralcell-level electronic charge controls are detailed. Feasibility of thecharge control concepts are demonstrated and merits of integralelectronic cell-level battery controls are summarized.