A modular high power battery system for pulsed power applications

Eric Cordero; Shad Holt; James Dickens; Andres Neuber; John Mankowski; Steve Calico; Mike Scott

doi:10.1109/IPMHVC.2014.7287370

A modular high power battery system for pulsed power applications

Eric Cordero, Shad Holt, James Dickens, Andres Neuber, John Mankowski, Steve Calico, Mike Scott

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

This paper presents the design of a scalable, high power battery system for pulsed power operations. The battery system is modular in design, with each module containing four Lithium Ion Polymer (LiPo) cells and a custom designed cell management board that actively monitors the voltage and temperature of each cell and also provides cell balancing functionality. The system is designed to be scalable by adding up to 25 modules in a series configuration. While the battery management system should be compatible with any lithium ion cells, this implementation uses 8 Ah capacity dual-core LiPo cells, rated for a 150 C discharge rate; allowing for a peak current output of 1,200 A. With 25 modules (96 LiPo cells) the system would have an open circuit voltage of 385 V and be capable of providing up to 1,200 A at 355 V for a peak output power of 420 kW. Special attention has been placed on safety features including overvoltage, undervoltage and temperature monitoring of every cell in the system. The charging/balancing system is capable of automatically shutting down if any of the voltages or temperatures exceeds established limits. The management circuitry is designed to have a low off-state power draw in order to maximize battery life when the system is not in use.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2014
Editors	Allen L. Garner
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	687-690
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467373234
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IPMHVC.2014.7287370
State	Published - Oct 1 2015
Event	IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2014 - Santa Fe, United States Duration: Jun 1 2014 → Jun 5 2014

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Name	Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2014

Conference

Conference	IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2014
Country	United States
City	Santa Fe
Period	06/1/14 → 06/5/14

Keywords

Battery Management System
Buck-Boost Balancing
ECAN
LiPo
Lithium Ion Polymer
Power Electronics
Rapid Capacitor Charger

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Cordero, E., Holt, S., Dickens, J., Neuber, A., Mankowski, J., Calico, S., & Scott, M. (2015). A modular high power battery system for pulsed power applications. In A. L. Garner (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2014 (pp. 687-690). [7287370] (Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2014). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IPMHVC.2014.7287370

Cordero, Eric ; Holt, Shad ; Dickens, James ; Neuber, Andres ; Mankowski, John ; Calico, Steve ; Scott, Mike. / A modular high power battery system for pulsed power applications. Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2014. editor / Allen L. Garner. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. pp. 687-690 (Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2014).

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A modular high power battery system for pulsed power applications. / Cordero, Eric; Holt, Shad; Dickens, James ; Neuber, Andres ; Mankowski, John; Calico, Steve; Scott, Mike.

Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2014. ed. / Allen L. Garner. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 687-690 7287370 (Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2014).

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Cordero E, Holt S, Dickens J , Neuber A , Mankowski J, Calico S et al. A modular high power battery system for pulsed power applications. In Garner AL, editor, Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. p. 687-690. 7287370. (Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2014). https://doi.org/10.1109/IPMHVC.2014.7287370