Review Article

A Comprehensive Review of Various Topologies and Control Techniques for DC-DC Converter-Based Lithium-Ion Battery Charge Equalization

Table 8

Components required for designing DC-DC converters for N number of cells.

SwitchCapacitorInductorTransformerDiode

Buck-boost2N − 2N − 1
Cuk2N − 2N − 12N − 2
Resonant2N − 2N − 12N − 2
RampNNN/2N
Push-pull2N + 4112
Dual active bridge2N + 621
Flyback2N + 4211