Experimental Comparison of Single-Tier and Multi-Tier Switched-Capacitor Active Cell-Balancing Topologies
By: Daniel Marcin and Milan Lacko
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Language: English
Page range: 369 - 381
Submitted on: Apr 27, 2026
Accepted on: Jun 17, 2026
Published on: Jul 30, 2026
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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