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• TITLE: A Modularizable High-Frequency Battery Equalizer with Multi-Winding Transformer for Energy Storage Systems

  AUTHORS: Chihchiang Hua, Jianbin Lai, Zhewei Zhang

  KEYWORDS: Battery Equalizer, High Switching Frequency, Multi-Winding Transformer

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol.14 No.12, December 31, 2024

  ABSTRACT: This paper proposes an improved modularizable high-frequency battery equalizer with multi-winding transformer for energy storage systems. The involvement of parasitic components in circuit resonance, along with the addition of a resonant network, enables soft-switching for the power switches to reduce the switch voltage stress due to high frequency switching operation. The proposed circuit is designed to operate at switching frequency of 1 MHz. The detailed analysis of circuit operation is provided. At last, the feasibility and performance of the proposed battery equalizer are demonstrated through the system implementation and experimental tests of a prototype circuit. Experimental results have shown zero voltage switching (ZVS) is achieved on the switches.