Assignment Outline: Active Cell Balancing Circuits in MATLAB Simulink Objective: To design and simulate various models of active cell balancing circuits using MATLAB Simulink, and to analyze their performance and efficiency. Introduction: 1. Overview of Cell Balancing: О Importance of cell balancing in battery packs. Differences between passive and active balancing. Benefits of active balancing: enhanced efficiency, extended battery life, and improved performance. 2. Types of Active Cell Balancing: О О о ○ Switched capacitor balancing. Inductor-based balancing. Transformer-based balancing. Resonant balancing. Assignment: Modeling Active Cell Balancing Circuits Using MATLAB Simulink Objective: To design, simulate, and analyze various models of active cell balancing circuits using MATLAB Simulink. The goal is to understand the impact of different balancing techniques on battery performance and efficiency. Introduction: Provide a brief overview of cell balancing, emphasizing its importance in battery management systems (BMS). Explain the differences between passive and active cell balancing, highlighting the advantages of active balancing methods. Tasks: 1. Literature Review: ○ Research different active cell balancing techniques. О Summarize the working principles, advantages, and disadvantages of each technique. 2. Modeling in MATLAB Simulink: о Task 1: Switched Capacitor Balancing о Design a switched capacitor cell balancing circuit. Simulate the circuit for a battery pack with 4 cells. Analyze the results and observe how the balancing affects the cell voltages. Task 2: Inductor-Based Balancing Design an inductor-based cell balancing circuit. Simulate the circuit for the same 4-cell battery pack. Compare the performance with the switched capacitor balancing. О О Task 3: Transformer-Based Balancing ◉ Design a transformer-based cell balancing circuit. Simulate and analyze its performance. Task 4: Resonant Balancing Design a resonant balancing circuit. Simulate and analyze its performance. 3. Analysis and Comparison: о Compare the efficiency, balancing speed, and complexity of the different circuits. ○ Discuss the trade-offs involved in each balancing method. о Provide graphical results and observations from the simulations. 4. Conclusion: ○ Summarize your findings. ○ Discuss which balancing method you find most effective and why. О Propose potential improvements for each balancing technique. Deliverables: 1. A detailed report including: ○ Introduction to cell balancing. О Literature review on active balancing techniques. О О O Explanation of the modeling process in MATLAB Simulink. Analysis and comparison of the simulation results. Conclusion and discussion. 2. MATLAB Simulink models for each balancing technique. 3. Simulation results (graphs, data tables, etc.). Submission Guidelines: • Submit the report in PDF format. Include the MATLAB Simulink model files in a zipped folder. • Ensure that the report is well-structured, with clear sections and sub-sections. Assessment Criteria: • Understanding of active cell balancing techniques. Accuracy and functionality of MATLAB Simulink models. Depth of analysis and comparison. Clarity and coherence of the report. Quality of graphical results and observations.