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Series-Parallel Reconfiguration Technique with Voltage Equalization Capability for Electric Double-Layer Capacitor Modules

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  • Masatoshi Uno

    (College of Engineering, Ibaraki University, Hitachi 316-8511, Japan)

  • Koyo Iwasaki

    (Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi 401-0597, Japan)

  • Koki Hasegawa

    (Seiko Epson Corporation, Nagano 392-8502, Japan)

Abstract

Voltage variations of electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) are rather wider than those of traditional rechargeable batteries, and an energy utilization ratio of EDLCs is dependent on cells’ voltage variation ranges. To satisfactorily utilize EDLCs’ energies, voltages of EDLC modules should be within a certain range, while cells need to be charged and discharged over the wide voltage range. To this end, various kinds of series-parallel reconfiguration techniques based on balance- and unbalance-shift circuits have been proposed, but conventional techniques can only be applied to modules consisting of even number cells, impairing the design flexibility and scalability. With the unbalance-shift circuits, cell voltages are unavoidably mismatched due to unequal currents, resulting in reduced energy utilization ratios. This article proposes a novel series-parallel reconfiguration technique with voltage equalization capability for EDLC modules. The proposed technique can be applied to any number of cells, improving design flexibility and scalability. Furthermore, since the proposed circuit behaves as a switched capacitor converter, in which all cells are virtually connected in parallel, cells are equally charged and discharged without causing voltage imbalance, realizing the improved energy utilization ratio. A prototype for an EDLC module comprising four cells, each with a rated charging voltage of 2.5 V, was built and experimentally tested. The module voltage varied in the range of 3.2–5.0 V, while all cells were uniformly discharged down to as low as 0.8 V, achieving the energy utilization ratio of 90%.

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  • Masatoshi Uno & Koyo Iwasaki & Koki Hasegawa, 2019. "Series-Parallel Reconfiguration Technique with Voltage Equalization Capability for Electric Double-Layer Capacitor Modules," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(14), pages 1-15, July.
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    1. Fang, Xiang & Kutkut, Nasser & Shen, John & Batarseh, Issa, 2011. "Analysis of generalized parallel-series ultracapacitor shift circuits for energy storage systems," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(10), pages 2599-2604.
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    1. Shailendra Rajput & Alon Kuperman & Asher Yahalom & Moshe Averbukh, 2020. "Studies on Dynamic Properties of Ultracapacitors Using Infinite r–C Chain Equivalent Circuit and Reverse Fourier Transform," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-11, September.
    2. Masatoshi Uno & Ziyan Lin & Kakeru Koyama, 2021. "Series-Parallel Reconfigurable Electric Double-Layer Capacitor Module with Cell Equalization Capability, High Energy Utilization Ratio, and Good Modularity," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-12, June.

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