• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2007년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.241-243
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• 2007

Two-stage charge equalization scheme for HEV lithium-ion battery string is proposed with the optimal power rating design rule in this paper, where in the first stage the over charged energy of higher voltage cells is drawn out to the single common output capacitor and then, that discharged energy is recovered into the overall battery stack in the second stage. To achieve charge equalization of sort, the conventional flyback DC/DC converters of low power and minimized size are employed. The industrial sample employing both the proposed two-stage cell balancing scheme and the optimal power rating design rule shows good cell balancing performance with reduced size as well as low voltage stresses of the electronic devices.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.146.1-146.1
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• 2010

최근 전력 수요의 증가와 지구 온난화 문제가 화두가 되면서 피크 전력관리와 스마트 그리드의 필요성이 강조되고 있다. 이들을 구현하기위해 반드시 필요한 것이 에너지 저장 시스템이다. 본 발표는 배터리 에너지 저장 시스템에 사용되는 능동형 셀 발란싱 기능을 갖는 배터리 관리 시스템에 관한 것이다. 전력 에너지 저장용 배터리는 원하는 전압과 전력을 저장하기위해 단전지(Cell)들을 보통 수천 개가 직렬 병렬로 연결되어 구성된다. 배터리팩을 구성하는 단전지 한 개의 용량이 다른 단전지 보다 크거나 작던지 또는 한 개의 단전지에 문제가 생기면 배터리팩 전체의 성능이 저하되든가 또는 사용 할 수가 없게 된다. 따라서 배터리팩을 구성 할 때는 용량이 동일 한 단전지들을 사용한다. 에너지 저장용 배터리팩에는 수백 와트의 단전지 들이 사용되므로 에너지 저장용 배터리팩을 위한 단전지 생산에는 많은 어려움이 있다. 능동형 셀 발란싱 기술을 사용 하면 이러한 배터리팩의 문제를 해결 할 수 있어 셀 제조원가를 절감 할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 배터리팩의 가용용량을 늘릴 수 있고 또한 배터리팩의 수명을 연장 할 수 있다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.1011-1019
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• 2019

In this paper, a buck-flyback (fly-buck) stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) system for charge balancing with a differential power processor (DPP) circuit is proposed. Conventional feed-back DPP converters draw differential feed-back power from the output of a string converter. Therefore, the power is always through the switches and diodes of the string converter. Because of the returning conduction path, there are always power losses due to the resistance of the switch and the forward voltage of the diode. Meanwhile, the proposed feed-back DPP converter draws power from the magnetically-coupled inductor in a string converter. This shortens the power path of the DPP converter, which reduces the power losses. In addition, the extra winding in the magnetically-coupled inductor works as a charge balancer for battery-stacked stand-alone PV systems. The proposed system, which uses a single magnetically-coupled inductor, can control each of the PV modules independently to track the maximum power point. Thus, it can overcome the power loss due to the power path. It can also achieve charge balancing for each of the battery modules. The proposed topology is analyzed and verified using 120W hardware experiments.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2018년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.36-38
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• 2018

As the battery capacity requirement increases, battery cells are connected in a parallel configuration. However, the sharing current of each battery cell becomes unequal due to the imbalance between cell's impedance which results the mismatched states of charge (SOC). The conventional fixed-resistance balancing methods have a limitation in battery equalization performance and system efficiency. This paper proposes a battery equalization method based on dynamic resistance technique, which can improve equalization performance and reduce the loss dissipation. Based on the SOC rate of parallel connected battery cells, the switches in the equalization circuit are controlled to change the equivalent series impedance of the parallel branch, which regulates the current flow to maximize SOC utilization. To verify the method, operations of 4 parallel-connected 18650 Li-ion battery cells with 3.7V-2.6Ah individually are simulated on Matlab/Simulink. The results show that the SOCs are balanced within 1% difference with less power dissipation over the conventional method.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.279-285
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• 2019

This study proposes an enhanced switching pattern that can improve energy transfer efficiency in an active cell-balancing circuit using a multiwinding transformer. This balancing circuit performs cell balancing by transferring energy stored in a specific cell with high energy to another cell containing low energy through a multiwinding transformer. The circuit operates in flyback and buck-boost modes in accordance with the energy transfer path. In the conventional flyback mode, the leakage inductance of the transformer and the stray inductance component of winding can transfer energy to an undesired path during the balancing operation. This case results in cell imbalance during the cell-balancing process, which reduces the energy transfer efficiency. An enhanced switching pattern that can effectively perform cell balancing by minimizing the amount of energy transferred to the nontarget cells due to the leakage inductance components in the flyback mode is proposed. Energy transfer efficiency and balancing speed can be significantly improved using the proposed switching pattern compared with that using the conventional switching pattern. The performance improvements are verified by experiments using a 1 W prototype cell-balancing circuit.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.609-613
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• 2016

전기자동차 배터리 셀들 간의 불균형 충전 문제를 해결하기 위해, 직병렬 하이브리드 충전 구조를 개발하였다. 이 방법은 직렬 부분에 의해 주 충전이 수행되며 병렬 부분에 의해 밸런싱이 수행되는데, 이 때, 직렬 부분은 부피가 크고 무겁지만 병렬 부분은 직렬 부분보다 작고 가볍다. 개별 배터리 셀 전압을 측정하기 위한 센서 어레이, 듀티비 제어를 포함한 IGBT, 그리고 배터리 관리 시스템은 제안된 시스템의 핵심 요소이다.

• 전기학회논문지P
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• 제64권4호
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• pp.231-235
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• 2015

Bimodal Tram developed by KRRI is driven by a series Hybrid propulsion system which has both the CNG engine, generator and LPB(Lithium Polymer Battery) pack. It has three driving modes; Hybrid mode, Engine mode and Battery mode. Even in case of Battery mode, LPB pack to get enough power to drive the vehicle only by itself onsists of 168 LPB cells(80Ah per lcell), 650V. It is important thing to manage LPB pack in a right way, which will extend the lifetime of LPB cells and operate in the hybrid mode effectively. This paper has shown the development of battery management system(12 BMS, 1 BMS per 14cells) to manage LPB pack which is connected with CAN(Controller Area Network) each other and measure the voltage, current, temperature and also control the cooling fan inside of LPB pack. Using the measured data, BMS can show the SOC(State of Charge), SOH(State of Health) and other status of LPB pack including of the cell balancing.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2008년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.274-276
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• 2008

This paper proposes an individual charge equalization converter using selective two current paths for series connected lithium-ion battery strings. In the proposed equalizer, a central equalization converter acting as a controllable current source is sequentially connected in parallel with individual batteries through an array of cell selection switches. A flyback converter with a modified rectifier realizes a controllable current source. A central equalization converter is shared by every battery cells through the cell selection switch, instead of a dedicated charge equalizer for each cell. With this configuration, although the proposed equalizer has one dc-dc converter, individual charge equalization can be effectively achieved for the each cell in the strings. Furthermore, since the proposed equalizer would not allocate the separated dc-dc converter to each cell, such that the implementation of great size reduction and low cost can be allowed. In this paper, an optimal power rating design guide is also employed to obtain a minimal balancing size while satisfying equalization requirements. A prototype for eight lithium-ion battery cells is optimally designed and implemented. Experimental results verify that the proposed equalization method has good cell balancing performance showing small size, and low cost.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.99-107
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• 2017

본 논문은 기존의 리튬 배터리(lithium battery) 등가모델의 정확도 개선을 위한 배터리 모델 계수 보정기법을 제안한다. 전기자동차 등 다양한 산업분야에 사용되는 리튬 배터리의 배터리 셀간 잔존용량(SOC, state of charge) 동일하게 유지하여 배터리 수명의 단축을 최소화하기 위해 BMS(battery management system)가 연구 개발 되었지만, 배터리 셀 전압 기반의 셀 밸런싱(cell balancing) 동작으로 내부저항 및 커패시터에 따른 SOC 변화를 따라가지 못한다. 배터리 내부저항 및 커패시터에 따른 배터리 SOC 추정을 위해 다양한 배터리 등가모델이 연구되었지만, 모든 배터리에 동일하게 적용하는 것은 한계가 있으며 특히 과도상태의 배터리 상태 추정이 어렵다. 기존의 배터리 전기적 등가모델 연구는 1종의 배터리를 대상으로 5~10% 오차율로 충 방전 동적특성을 모사하며 서로 다른 전기적 특성을 갖는 실제 배터리에 적용이 부적합하다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 모델 및 용량이 다른 실제 배터리 운용환경에 적합하며 오차율 5%이하의 동적특성 모사가 가능한 배터리 모델 계수 보정 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안하는 배터리 모델 계수 보정법 검증을 위해 3.7 V 정격전압, 280 mAh, 1600 mAh 용량의 리튬 배터리를 사용하였으며, 리튬 배터리의 전기적 등가 모델로 2단 RC Tank 모델을 사용하였다. 또한 0.25C, 0.5C, 0.75C, 1C 4가지 C-rate를 사용하여 배터리 충 방전 실험 및 모델검증을 진행하였으며 제안하는 배터리 모델 계수 보정 알고리즘을 통해 구현한 두 종류의 배터리 모델의 배터리 충 방전 특성 및 과도상태 특성의 오차율은 최대 2.13%이다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.219-226
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• 2020

Given the change in the energy market, large energy storage systems (ESS) is rapidly entering the market. In this rapid spread, fire accidents are becoming an issue. This study attempts to approach the fire from the system point of view to analyze the problems caused by bonding from different perspectives. Moreover, to conduct this study, the fabrication of real objects is dangerous, which needs to be verified through simulation. In this study, we approach the cause of fire that occurs in large-capacity ESS from the system perspective. We focus on determining the effects of cell balancing performed on the BMS after charging. Thus, we analyze the cell balancing behavior and the linkage risks to the various stacks. The study also explores why no fire occurs during 70% operation.