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Passive Voltage Balancing
EDLCEDLC
EDLCEDLC
EDLC
Passive voltage balancing uses voltage-dividing resistors in parallel with each EDLC. This allows current to
flow from the EDLC at a higher voltage level into the EDLC at a lower voltage level, thus balancing the voltage.
It is important to choose balancing resistors values that provide for higher current flow than the anticipated
leakage current of the EDLC, bearing in mind that the leakage current will increase at higher temperatures.
EDLC使使使
EDLC50 (使
3.3kΩ~22kΩ)
Passive voltage balancing is only recommended for applications that don
t regularly charge and discharge
the EDLC and that can tolerate the additional load current of the balancing resistors. It is suggested that
the balancing resistors be selected to give additional current flow of at least 50 times the worst-case EDLC
leakage current (3.3kΩ to 22kΩ depending on maximum operating temperature). Although higher values of
balancing resistors will work in most cases they are unlikely to provide adequate protection when significantly
mismatched parts are connected in series.
Active Voltage Balancing
使EDLC
使EDLC使
Active voltage balancing circuits force the voltage at the nodes of series connected EDLC to be the same
as a fixed reference voltage, regardless of how many voltage imbalances occur. To ensure accurate voltage
balancing, active circuits typically draw much lower levels of current in steady state and only require larger
currents when the capacitor voltage goes out of balance. These characteristics make active voltage balancing
circuits ideal for applications that charge and discharge the EDLC frequently as well as those with a finite
energy source such as a battery.