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Active Battery Cell Balancing

Kevin B. Scott - Senior Strategic Marketing Engineer
Sam Nork - Boston Design Center Manager Aug 18th 2016
With passive and active cell balancing, each cell in the battery stack is monitored to maintain a healthy battery state of charge (SoC). This extends battery cycle life and provides an added layer of protection by preventing damage to a battery cell due to deep discharging over overcharging. Passive balancing results in all ...

Determine Balancing Current for the LTC3305 Lead-Acid Battery Balancer

Jim Drew - Sr Apps Engineer Apr 14th 2015
Design Note DN539: Introduction The LTC®3305 is a lead-acid battery balancer that uses an auxiliary battery or an alternative storage cell (AUX) to transfer charge to and from individual batteries within a series-connected stack. The balancer controls external NMOS switches to sequentially connect the auxiliary battery ...