SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IMPROVE RANGE AND FUEL ECONOMY OF ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES USING LIFE BALANCING

摘要

A vehicle includes a traction battery comprising a plurality of cells. The vehicle also includes a plurality of power converters each electrically coupled between a corresponding group of cells and an electrical bus. A controller is programmed to allocate current demand to the power converters and operate the power converters to minimize energy consumption and losses.