This invention describes a system for managing a battery unit made of many individual battery cells. It works by first checking the 'health' of each cell, especially when some cells are healthier than others. Then, it adjusts how each individual cell is charged or discharged, differing from a standard approach, based on its health and a reference point like the overall battery voltage or its state-of-charge.
Why it matters: Battery management systems have advanced significantly since 2016, with more sophisticated algorithms and power electronics making individual cell health optimization and active balancing more feasible and efficient for extending battery life in large packs.
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