Dynamic voltage equalization for series-connected ultracapacitors in EV/HEV applications

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3981-3987

  Xu, Aiguo ^a   Xie, Shaojun ^a   Liu, Xiaobao ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

Energy storage systems (ESSs); High power application; Ultracapacitor; Voltage equalization

Indexed keywords

CAPACITOR CELLS; COMPLEX CIRCUITS; DYNAMIC VOLTAGE; ENERGY-STORAGE SYSTEMS; ENERGY-STORAGE SYSTEMS (ESSS); HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH POWER APPLICATIONS; HIGH POWER DENSITY; HIGH-POWER; HIGH-POWER APPLICATION; HIGH-VOLTAGES; LONG LIFE; REGENERATIVE BRAKING; STORAGE SYSTEMS; ULTRACAPACITOR; ULTRACAPACITORS; VOLTAGE DETECTION; VOLTAGE EQUALIZATION; VOLTAGE UNBALANCES;

BUFFER STORAGE; CAPACITORS; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES; EQUALIZERS; LAND VEHICLE PROPULSION; SOFT SWITCHING;

CAPACITOR STORAGE;

EID: 70350241145     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2009.2028148     Document Type: Article

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