Design of low-weight, small-size and high-efficiency equalization circuits based on switched-capacitors

Abstract:
An any cell to any cell equalization circuit, which is based on switched capacitors and energy bus, is proposed in this paper. In this equalization topology, any high voltage cell can directly transfer the power to any low voltage cell through energy bus. With the increasing miniaturisation and integration of circuit boards, the topology proposed in this paper reduces the size of the circuit by varying the capacitance and frequency in order to further reduce the area and weight of the circuit. At the same time compared with the equalization circuit using transformers or inductance devices, this circuit has the characteristics of low cost, low-weight, small-size, easy integration and simple control scheme and it is suitable for applictions such as aerospace and unmanned aerial vehicles. The feasibility of the circuit topology is verified by formula demonstration and simulation results.