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0 pointsjacquesm11y ago0 comments

Where is the actuation mechanism for that that though? There does not appear to be any circuitry for that here. At a minimum you'd need something that would engage/disengage the cells, either a FET or a IGBT. (the voltage drop on other devices would be too large).

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SpacemanSpiff11y ago· 1 in thread

Take a look at http://files.wizkid057.com/teslapack/update2/Tesla%20BMS%20M...

For cell #1, my guess is that the 4 parallel resistors (R3) are the balancing resistors and that Q1 is a small logic level MOSFET which enables cell balancing. On a BMS project I'm working on balancing current is only 250mA, so a small SOT-23 MOSFET is all you would need.

jacquesmOP11y ago

Good eye. There are exactly 6 of those so yes, you are very likely right!

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