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Article

Date of this Version

2011

Citation

2011 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC) doi: 10.1109/VPPC.2011.6043214

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Copyright IEEE 2011. Used by permission

Abstract

This paper introduces a novel battery model inspired by molecular structures mainly for applications in HEV’s. This novel 3-D adaptive battery topology shows potential for improvement in input and output performance as well as the charging/ discharging efficiency of batteries. The proposed topology provides flexible connections between battery cells to achieve different configurations of battery. A new switching matrix has been developed to achieve the required configurations. Preliminary simulations provide promising results for an adaptive 3-D battery configuration. Comparison between traditional battery configurations and the adaptive 3-D configuration is considered. A significant improvement in power curves is achieved by the proposed topology.

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