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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2018
Avx Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Joseph Hock, Surfside Beach, SC (US);
AVX Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Abstract
Balancing circuits for an ultracapacitor module are provided. In some implementations, the balancing circuit can include a comparator. The comparator can have a sensing input. The comparator can be configured to compare an input voltage associated with the ultracapacitor received at the sensing input to a reference voltage and to provide an output via an output node of the comparator. The balancing circuit can include a switching circuit coupled to the ultracapacitor. The switching circuit can be controlled to discharge the ultracapacitor based at least in part on the output of the comparator circuit. The balancing circuit can further include a feedback element coupled between the switching circuit and the sensing input of the comparator.