Cell balancing

Abstract

Balancing circuitry for balancing cells in first and second modules of a battery pack, wherein the first module comprises a first plurality of cells and the second module comprises a second plurality of cells, the balancing circuitry comprising: first cell balancing circuitry operative to balance the first plurality of cells of the first module; and second cell balancing circuitry operative to balance the second plurality of cells of the second module, wherein the second cell balancing circuitry is further operative to balance at least one cell of the first plurality of cells of the first module with at least one cell of the second plurality of cells of the second module.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.