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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2016
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Hanna Bryngelsson, Gothenburg, SE;
Jonas Hellgren, Gothenburg, SE;
VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for balancing an electrical energy storage module () comprising a plurality of units () for an electric vehicle (). The energy storage module () is operative according to a first balancing target type. A present operating condition of the energy storage module is determined (S), and a future operating condition of the energy storage module is determined (S). Further, there is selected (S) a second balancing target type among a plurality of predetermined balancing targets () based on the present operating condition and the future operating condition, each of the balancing targets being indicative of an energy storage unit characteristic to be balanced in order to achieve the balancing target type. There is further provided to switch (S) from balancing the energy storage module according to the first balancing target type to balancing the energy storage module according to the second balancing target type.