I am building a similar setup but rather than using lots of "mains to 5v" psu boards, I have a 100va toroidal transformer, to which I am adding multiple extra secondaries each of which feeds a tp4056/dw01A board via a small bridge rectifier and reservoir capacitor at the input. The number of turns required is easily determined with an ac voltmeter - aiming for at least 3.2 to 4vac to give 4.5v to 5.5v dc into each tp4056. This way you only have to deal with one AC mains connection into the toroid. Each new secondary/rectifier and tp4056 board remains separated from the others except at the lithium ion battery of course, where the outputs of the tp4056 connect in a series string.
Thank you for posting. I have a 42 volt E-bike with batteries that cannot be balance charged. You don't realize the problem until you can't go very far anymore.
So what happened at 18:35 and 18:37?? Cell voltages went from 4.2 (for 2 of them) to 4.16. Also, I noticed you changed the charging connection from pins 3-7 to 1-5 on the charger. Why the change in connections?
thanks alooot. I tried before with dc-dc converters with cc-cv function but didn't work because I connected them in paralel to a single dc source. I think before perhaps connect each dc-sc module to a separate ac-dc power suply to isulate them might work but I didn't try. Now I saw is working! I think can also dc-dc converters with cc-cv can be used . With that can adjust voltage to 4.1 to increase cell lifespan and also amps.
Great idea! I will do this for myself ;) On the first module on the "-" side you must connect black wire to the "B-" next must be yellow on "B+" on same module. Next yellow wire on second module like you do. It becomes 20S becouse it`s 19S in video. Like your videos, hope for more :)
Hi! Great video! Can you help me with that questions ? Why you interconnect the B+ with B- of the tp4056 ? Is noth the same to charge the batteries without interconnecting this ? Additionally can you use only one 5v 20a power to connect all the tp4056??
hi there. first... your video so good. amazing. normal balance machine support 6s or 8s. 12s. 16s etc.. work 2 machine need. so i want to more balance charging. only 1 machine use. i want to make that charger. but i want to use: dc-ac 2a buck with 2a charging circuit. do you know that?
Hi,good day,You said:"To be honest after many days testing this way balancing and charging with this boards have one sirius issue... If batteries have big voltage differences, the board didn't stop the charging of highest battery voltage on right value..." But why? Can you fix that? I made a same small model for 3S battery used,looked great?
Hows the Ballance charger holding out? Forgot to ask, I noticed on the very first TP4056, you connected the black to the Positive and then series it to the next negative. Was that a mistake and the black wire should actually be connected to the negative of the first TP4056?
@@EVCustoms I just wanted to make sure, I am in the middle of a 10S Ballance build for under 20$. Should be an awsome video when Im done. I will of course reference your video here, explaining you used small PSU's. Just wanted to make sure I was about to wire it up correctly. Is it still working good?
@@njfulwider5 To be honest after many days testing this way balancing and charging with this boards have one sirius issue... If batteries have big voltage differences, the board didn't stop the charging of highest battery voltage on right value...
@@EVCustomsCustoms have you tried using a different resistor for the amperage? The only issue you might run into or that I can see. You're using 5V1amp PSU. On occasion, some of the TP4056 will try and pull more amperage. If the PSU is only producing .750amps, or under, This might cause and issue with voltages. One fix is to use higher rated PSU or change the resistor that limits the current to equal out the lowest PSU amperage differents. Just a theory. I went with cooling and 5V 2.1amp PSU's. I plan to also add a filter to the AC line before getting to the PSU. Another issue, maybe a dip in voltage. I know here in US we only have 120V, and if you have them in connection with only one line in. It is also possible the PSU at the end maybe producing lower voltages. All of this is just a theory. Maybe I will get a better result with a 10S? Still fun to build....I'll hit you up when Im done
@@njfulwider5 Hi man... the problem is that when you connect for example 3S battery pack on boards, this boards on series have output 12.6V (you can see that on video when i measure the board on series) so when you connect 3S battery 4.2V - 3.5V - 4.2Volts and main output is 11.9Volts , this way the charging of battery didn't stops because on main terminal of the boards we have 12.6Volts
Як що пару каналів мертві то нічого не дасть такий варіант, Для зарядки/балансування пацанячого фєрума теж таку саму гірлянду потрібно збирати) Лайк за працю,гарно все ж таки вийшло.
Awesome video, got me motivated to get my battery happening. Question. Can this be done with a regular tp4056, the one without the extra output terminals? Will linking them in parallel still work? Thought it would be better to ask before experimenting with my 18650 fire crackers. Cheers.
@@tedhancock68 When you have batteries connected in series, the negative terminal of each successive cell will be at a higher voltage relative to the most negative cell. In order to prevent current from flowing backwards into a chargers from cells at a higher relative voltage, the negative terminals of the chargers connected to that battery need to have each charger in series to achieve a higher potential voltage and prevent this backflow. Since it is just the relative difference in voltage between successive pins that determines the charge rate, it does not matter where you plug in the battery balance leads in his 20 pin connector. Without series connecting the charger outputs, you will certainly blow up the chargers that have a high voltage applied to their outputs. I've done this so I know.
The hot glue under tp4056 will melt when you charge batteries, but the wires will hold it in position. And second thougt: 5v 1A is unsufficient because tp4056 will need to take 2a for 1a output
Bro you can cancel bms if you install relay sam voltage of 18650 pack powered by this small chargers ( series connection) It will work perfectly using the output port of the mini USB charger....
Nice work by the way. I just order my a 1000W bike motor and I will build the battery pack, 14S ( already have the cells ) regarding the balanced charger can you post (share ) a drawing of the schematic, the wiring, etc? Thanks in advance
I use active equalizer boards for my packs. You can get 24s now for < 20 USD. This video is a good DIY demonstration but makes no sense economically. Also, to function as a normal e-bike, with one AC wall plug, this project would have fit INSIDE the scooter/e-bike. Also, this only balances cells at the top (4.2v). A balance board will keep cells within 0.1v 24/7...even while you're running down the road, or sleeping.
Great build quality. Looks awesome. I am building a similar project. Why not use a one large AC to DC 5 V power converter to power all the TP4056 units instead of many individual units? The one I have chosen is a 5 V 30 A power supply and works well. I can charge 30 18650’s at one time. Keep up the great work.
One-for-all is only work when the battery separated each other. But when all the battery connected in series and you want to charge it individually, than the main supply must be separated/isolated. It's has to be one for each cell.
You need one for each charger to isolate the voltage of the batteries from each other. If you use one power supply then the current from one battery will backfeed into another through the power supply thus shorting out. You need a form of isolation between each cell and one isolated power supply for each charger does that
Great work! Can i use a tp5000 instead tp4056? So i can also use it for my lifepo4 pack? Another question in your set up can you also charge cells that are not in series?
With the TP4056 in series you can only connect cells that are in series. If you have one pin feeding 8.4V to one battery and another pin feeding 4.2V to the other battery and they are both in parallel what will happen: Batteries in parallel equalize and if the protection circuits do not work correctly (assuming they won't in series) then you'll charge both cells to 8.4V
should the BMS charging leads indicate a voltage? I've got a 20S euc battery with two small black and red wires that have no voltage? should I connect the charger to them or to the main output connection?
But if charging the battery "by cells" like he's doing here ends up with all the cells at the same voltage... then isn't the pack balanced? All the "control" is built into each individual TP4056 charging module. The cells that started at a higher voltage did finish sooner and fell to ~4.17V after their charging modules shut off, but I do think that they all would reach the same voltage in the end after they all settle a bit.
Nice! finally a good solution for my 14s Battery! thanks! Orderd all the parts allready.:) also ordered single cell lvl indicators any ideas how to add them?
Can you put out an video on how you have made the battery pack with BMS (?) which was shown in this video as charging with multiple socket pins. Really this video aroused my curiosity to know in detail.
Hi thanks for great idea and its a nice setup to work with, could you pleas show or send me how the black balanser is interconnected to the charging system pleas, i cant figure it out from the video. thanks.
@13:09 there appears to be an error on the 1s charger output connection with your black - connected to the B+ output making the first module charging output non effective overall nice concept add cell holders to each out and you the best of all worlds multitasking at its best Cheers
At 12:14, I think he has connected right, but don't know at 13:09 there appears to be an error. So go to 14:23 we see he connect the battery pack to the 1s charger shows LED is blue (full).
Hi! I did similar project following your video but I have a problem. There's an incompatibility between TP4056 and my BMS. TP4056 is charging the battery over 4.2 V and it's triggering over-voltage protection on BMS. The datasheet says the voltage can reach 4.24 V (4.2 V +- 10%) but I found battery with until 4.26 V. I'm thinking in a way to add an Arduino to cut the power of the TP4056 when the voltage reaches 4.2 V. Best regards.
Useful charger, thumbs up, but balance charging is a bit misleading. Cells are balanced in the very end because they are simply full charged, there is no quick balance charging e.g. at 3.8V.
I build it exactly same as yours , but when I put 4S battery the TP4056 modules burns 🔥 , can someone tells me why this happened ... I just plug the balance cables for the battery
I know that this many converters are needed for galvanic isolation (also your balancer is 20s), but if I wanted to build a smaller one, say for 6s, is there a way to galvanically isolate tp4056's without using 6 ac-dc 5v converters?
Yes search 1w or 2w isolator but they are expensive as well. Or just but an active equalizer for the battery. If you just want to charge use a power supply and buy step up converter cc/cv for fast charging you choose voltage/amps
hi. after disconnecting my laptop charger my batter dies in 5-7 minutes. so i remowed my laptops batteries when i checked them it varies 3,82 - 3,83 3,84 - 4,07 so i charged with tp4056 so i have some question 1- how long should i charge them 2 how can i understand they are charged fully 3 after a 10 15 minutes charging some of my batteries decreased 4,07 to 4,02 even they are free (not charged or used) is that normal? 4 what can i do apart from those techniques ( by the way i am not experienced of electricity i just watch videos :) thanks from now on
Charging up until the LED gehts blue. Whithout load its normal that the voltage drops to around 4.somethig Volts. Only they shouldnt drop under 4v after some days whithout a load. The simplest way is to get New Batterie cells and Put them in or just Put a Balance cable on the Laptop Batterie pack. A Single tp4056 is enough. I would use it to Charge each individuell Batterie cell fully. Than they should work fine for some weeks... Or just buy a rc charger (Not the cheapest!!!) that can Do Balance Charge. (i dont recommend this if you only Use it for the Laptop. Its too extensive.)
The power supplies MUST be isolated as all the TP boards share a common ground. It would basically be a dead short. There are ways to isolate using 1 power supply, yes. But that IC costs at least $5USD for 1. So, if size isn't an issue, better to go with the individual power supplies. You can search for "Power Isolated" on ebay/lcsc/digikey or something to find them. There are ones for $1USD, but they can only do 200mA. To get ones that can do 1A is in the $5USD range
I actually don't u understand why it doesn't make a short circuit because when I have a power supply and I connect my soldering iron to plus there some sparks. Why isn't that in your case when you take ground to plus from another power supply? Thx for help
You can just add a series DC power supply (also isolated, which most laptop size one are) across the string for the bulk charging that works in parallel with the small charging modules. So if you have a 10S string, adding a 38-40V 5A power brick, the batteries will be fast charged unbalanced with 5A total until 3.8V-4.0V per cell. Then the big power supply will stop supplying power when voltage is above its output, and the small 1A modules will do the finishing charge and balancing. You have to have a reasonable balanced pack to not overcharge a few cells with this method, or maybe choose a lower 36V-38V power brick for shorter bulk charging giving you more margin for not overcharging, but this will work. There are different TP4056 modules with 3A output on aliexpress that use 4 TP4056 in parallel on the PCB, but they are more expensive and you'l also need higher current, more expensive isolation PSUs.
It looks like the first black wire in the harness, is connected to the "+" of the first charger, like he hasn't connected it to the first "-" on the first charger? He doesn't plug any battery pack into the most left pin either? I would also do it like you suggest and I need to, I'm tird of Chinese BMSses that over charge or fail without any sign destroying a group of expensive cells.
@@EVCustoms It is a nice idea, and you have both a safe and a fast charger that way. People used to do the same thing with home built EVs, because a big 48V or 72V charger for lead acid batteries was impossible to buy in the 90', so 12V isolated switchmode chargers ( for winter charging motor cycle batteries), were connected that way and also acted as a balancer.
@@EVCustoms I now have ordered the pieces from your video for a 10S charger. This is 20$ total, cheap! However I ordered the old style TP4056 PCB without discharge protection, as the battery pack has it's own BMS that is inadequate for charging, but good enough for discharge protection
You can add as many cells in parallel as you want. Just each cell cuts the 1A by that many cells. 5p = 200mA/cell, 10p = 100mA/cell, 15p = 67mA/cell, etc Using a dual usb charger kinda defeats the purpose. You would incur so much power loss it would be a moot point
@@russelolivarez9320 mostly Not becourse they are the Same Output (the USB plugs are parallel.) it only works if you Use 2seperate!!! USB powersuplys. Otherwise you will get a Short.
@@EVCustoms replace the 20x AC-DC converters with a single unit and connect the inputs of the 20x charge circuits in parallel. Or am I missing something?
If the Batterie capacity is 1A it takes 1h If it is 2A capacity it Takes 2h For 8a it takes 8h... But it is Not for fast charging, its for Balancing the Batteriepack.
Does anyone know. Can you stack the 1A controllers? If putting several in parallel increases the charge current. Can i piggyback 8 of them to get an 8A charge for a 4p pack that has 4000mah cells requiring a 0.5c charge current of 2A per cell. Or is there a better solution for an 8A output?
@@leonordin3052 if i could find 20x affordable modules with that type of current output. But since posting this i realised i only need to balance charge occasionally which can be done on that system overnight, (one module for each cell). then when i want to fast charge i can put them on a much more powerful power supply. The issue i have is how do i modify a large standard switch mode PSU to be CC other wise you have to keep going back with the screwdriver every 20 mins to turn up the voltage a bit more.
@@leonordin3052 I found both solutions charging up to 12A (8A without extra cooling) 12A CC CV step down modules running from a 1000W 5V PSU that can adjust to 8V. I also found a 1000W 82V PSU which is good enough to fast charge to 4V per cell. They are on Aliexpress right now at 50% off with one of the PSU companies and the 12A modules were super cheap. I also bought a 48V 1000W CC CV but glad i am going to build a mad (up to) 20S balance charger and also have fast charging on the side. Now, just to find a practical voltage monitoring system to avoid a BMS. Dunno why he used separate power supplies when he could have had one big psu. Actually, i don't know why he chose that music either....
NEVER USE DW01 CHIP IN SERIES!!! Look up the DW01 sheet: Its on the TP 4056 board. Little bug like chip. NOT MADE FOR SERIES AND WILL CAUSE CASCADE FAILURE. READ: FIRES. ( cause of the Hoverboard pack recalls).
Do I need an active balance charger in parallel with this board, or is this setup doing the 1A fast active charging eliminating the need for additional active balance charger?
@TorrNet If you don't isololate, it's creating a dead short on the common rail. All the Negative lines are connected through the TP boards. It would be one big sparky/smokey show.
Isolated Power ICs aren't cheap. Ones that can handle 1A cost around $5USD, to to mention the other components that'd need to be added. The components he used are just fine and can handle dirty power better than a standalone IC would.
At 19:25 you can see how inaccurate this system is. Cell 1 is 4.21 and cell 2 is 4.17V to start off with. They have stopped charging. So therefore, the cells are not "balanced". Going further along the timeline, you can see the cell voltages drop. You can't rely on cell drop after discharge to bring cells into balance. What if these were immediately put into service after charging? They would start to drift out of balance quickly. TP4056 ICs are rated with +/-1% variance, which is 4.242V - 4.158V. I would not recommend using these boards for this type of application. They are great for 1s charging. The TP5100 is even better as it can do 2A output Nice idea, and shows that you need isolated power. But in all practicality, it's not, well, practical.
@@carboncomplex On revision of the video... No, it is a charger with a cutoff, it doesn't take input from any other cell in the battery, so isn't "balancing" the cells, it is charging the cells.
its method of balancing is to cut the cell charging when it gets to the required voltage - this is balancing the cells it is achieving this in a different way but it is definitely balancing - it is not "active balancing" but passive balancing
@@carboncomplex "Balance", by definition, requires more than one. This charger does not check any cell against any other, thus is is NOT a "balance" charger. The definition is in the name, literally. What you made is a smart charger.
@@PavanMuppala of course but that would be too expensive Bluetooth bms or actove equalizer is cheaper. If you want a fast charger get a power supply you have spare in your storage might need a diode on one of the cables and connect to step up controller and you can charge super fast and choose voltage/current
I am building a similar setup but rather than using lots of "mains to 5v" psu boards, I have a 100va toroidal transformer, to which I am adding multiple extra secondaries each of which feeds a tp4056/dw01A board via a small bridge rectifier and reservoir capacitor at the input. The number of turns required is easily determined with an ac voltmeter - aiming for at least 3.2 to 4vac to give 4.5v to 5.5v dc into each tp4056. This way you only have to deal with one AC mains connection into the toroid. Each new secondary/rectifier and tp4056 board remains separated from the others except at the lithium ion battery of course, where the outputs of the tp4056 connect in a series string.
Thank you for posting. I have a 42 volt E-bike with batteries that cannot be balance charged. You don't realize the problem until you can't go very far anymore.
Aliexpress 13s balancer cheap and good
@@clma3780 Thanks for the info.
Music is the coolest thing about this movie. ;)
But seriously? Great idea! Fantastic flexibility of the solution and simplicity at the same time.
i had to turn it off as i speed up the vid 2x soooo...
So what happened at 18:35 and 18:37?? Cell voltages went from 4.2 (for 2 of them) to 4.16. Also, I noticed you changed the charging connection from pins 3-7 to 1-5 on the charger. Why the change in connections?
thanks alooot.
I tried before with dc-dc converters with cc-cv function but didn't work because I connected them in paralel to a single dc source. I think before perhaps connect each dc-sc module to a separate ac-dc power suply to isulate them might work but I didn't try. Now I saw is working!
I think can also dc-dc converters with cc-cv can be used . With that can adjust voltage to 4.1 to increase cell lifespan and also amps.
Great idea! I will do this for myself ;) On the first module on the "-" side you must connect black wire to the "B-" next must be yellow on "B+" on same module. Next yellow wire on second module like you do. It becomes 20S becouse it`s 19S in video. Like your videos, hope for more :)
Yes i know, is my mistake (carelessness)
@@EVCustoms I know how hard it is when it so much wiring...
Can you share a snap shot of it corrected?
this system is very good. It can be called a dynamic balancer charger because it charges and balances the batteries up and down.
where is the discharge feature?
Hi! Great video! Can you help me with that questions ? Why you interconnect the B+ with B- of the tp4056 ? Is noth the same to charge the batteries without interconnecting this ? Additionally can you use only one 5v 20a power to connect all the tp4056??
No you can't share the same ground, an isolated DC-DC converter could work but they are usually limited to 1-2W...
@@daijoubu4529 does diodes work?
GREAT VIDEO . MOST SATISFYING FOR EV . BATTERY LOVERS
Very nice video, good job, thanks
hi there.
first... your video so good. amazing.
normal balance machine support 6s or 8s.
12s. 16s etc.. work 2 machine need.
so i want to more balance charging. only 1 machine use.
i want to make that charger. but i want to use: dc-ac 2a buck with 2a charging circuit.
do you know that?
Believe me, he is an artist.
he's certainly not an electronic engineer
Hi,good day,You said:"To be honest after many days testing this way balancing and charging with this boards have one sirius issue... If batteries have big voltage differences, the board didn't stop the charging of highest battery voltage on right value..." But why? Can you fix that? I made a same small model for 3S battery used,looked great?
Hows the Ballance charger holding out? Forgot to ask, I noticed on the very first TP4056, you connected the black to the Positive and then series it to the next negative. Was that a mistake and the black wire should actually be connected to the negative of the first TP4056?
Yes my friend i made one mistake there, unfortunately i cannot change it on uploaded video.. :)
@@EVCustoms I just wanted to make sure, I am in the middle of a 10S Ballance build for under 20$. Should be an awsome video when Im done. I will of course reference your video here, explaining you used small PSU's. Just wanted to make sure I was about to wire it up correctly. Is it still working good?
@@njfulwider5 To be honest after many days testing this way balancing and charging with this boards have one sirius issue... If batteries have big voltage differences, the board didn't stop the charging of highest battery voltage on right value...
@@EVCustomsCustoms have you tried using a different resistor for the amperage? The only issue you might run into or that I can see. You're using 5V1amp PSU. On occasion, some of the TP4056 will try and pull more amperage. If the PSU is only producing .750amps, or under, This might cause and issue with voltages. One fix is to use higher rated PSU or change the resistor that limits the current to equal out the lowest PSU amperage differents. Just a theory. I went with cooling and 5V 2.1amp PSU's. I plan to also add a filter to the AC line before getting to the PSU.
Another issue, maybe a dip in voltage. I know here in US we only have 120V, and if you have them in connection with only one line in. It is also possible the PSU at the end maybe producing lower voltages.
All of this is just a theory. Maybe I will get a better result with a 10S? Still fun to build....I'll hit you up when Im done
@@njfulwider5 Hi man... the problem is that when you connect for example 3S battery pack on boards, this boards on series have output 12.6V (you can see that on video when i measure the board on series) so when you connect 3S battery 4.2V - 3.5V - 4.2Volts and main output is 11.9Volts , this way the charging of battery didn't stops because on main terminal of the boards we have 12.6Volts
Awesome work....Did you see the one I built and how I added Protection for reverse polarity on them? Great work my friend!!!
Just shared your video in a few groups I follow... : )
@@njfulwider5 Thanks man..!
i cant find this video my friend... shear it here.
Here is part 1-
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Як що пару каналів мертві то нічого не дасть такий варіант,
Для зарядки/балансування пацанячого фєрума теж таку саму гірлянду потрібно збирати)
Лайк за працю,гарно все ж таки вийшло.
Awesome video, got me motivated to get my battery happening. Question. Can this be done with a regular tp4056, the one without the extra output terminals? Will linking them in parallel still work? Thought it would be better to ask before experimenting with my 18650 fire crackers. Cheers.
I don't know why he has them connected in series. The separate AC adapters supply the isolation.
@@tedhancock68
When you have batteries connected in series, the negative terminal of each successive cell will be at a higher voltage relative to the most negative cell. In order to prevent current from flowing backwards into a chargers from cells at a higher relative voltage, the negative terminals of the chargers connected to that battery need to have each charger in series to achieve a higher potential voltage and prevent this backflow. Since it is just the relative difference in voltage between successive pins that determines the charge rate, it does not matter where you plug in the battery balance leads in his 20 pin connector.
Without series connecting the charger outputs, you will certainly blow up the chargers that have a high voltage applied to their outputs. I've done this so I know.
@@eideticgoone7035 Thank you for explaining how he was able to put the balance lead anywhere on his 20 pin connector
Interesting project, a parallel and simultaneous perfect balanced charging (I don't like to let cheap China bms to manage expensive hand
...hand made battery pack) next step will be to include the possibility to select the charge from 70-80-90-100%.
Do you think it is possible?
What a great idea good luck
The hot glue under tp4056 will melt when you charge batteries, but the wires will hold it in position. And second thougt: 5v 1A is unsufficient because tp4056 will need to take 2a for 1a output
Bro you can cancel bms if you install relay sam voltage of 18650 pack powered by this small chargers ( series connection)
It will work perfectly using the output port of the mini USB charger....
That is a nice drill
Bro I bet you your first one charging module is always blue 💙💙💙 😊😊
Very very beautiful, good idea, Thanks for your 👍
Great video. So, i can't use a pc power supply to power the tp4056 modules
thanks for making this video
How are you my friend Excellent creative work in the video
Hello man.. Thank you! ;)
Nice work by the way.
I just order my a 1000W bike motor and I will build the battery pack, 14S ( already have the cells )
regarding the balanced charger can you post (share ) a drawing of the schematic, the wiring, etc?
Thanks in advance
I use active equalizer boards for my packs. You can get 24s now for < 20 USD. This video is a good DIY demonstration but makes no sense economically. Also, to function as a normal e-bike, with one AC wall plug, this project would have fit INSIDE the scooter/e-bike. Also, this only balances cells at the top (4.2v). A balance board will keep cells within 0.1v 24/7...even while you're running down the road, or sleeping.
Great build quality. Looks awesome. I am building a similar project. Why not use a one large AC to DC 5 V power converter to power all the TP4056 units instead of many individual units? The one I have chosen is a 5 V 30 A power supply and works well. I can charge 30 18650’s at one time. Keep up the great work.
Hi.... this is most common question.... you cannot do that... each module power supply must be isolated from other power supply...
@@EVCustoms why litokala and other has only one power supply
@@ginnyellaannbroughton5581 porque as baterias não estão ligadas em série.
One-for-all is only work when the battery separated each other. But when all the battery connected in series and you want to charge it individually, than the main supply must be separated/isolated. It's has to be one for each cell.
Is it neccery to use 20 pcs AC-DC converters? Can I use one big 5V high current converter instead of them?
You need one for each charger to isolate the voltage of the batteries from each other. If you use one power supply then the current from one battery will backfeed into another through the power supply thus shorting out. You need a form of isolation between each cell and one isolated power supply for each charger does that
@@jasonharrison25 can I use diode instead?
Great work! Can i use a tp5000 instead tp4056? So i can also use it for my lifepo4 pack? Another question in your set up can you also charge cells that are not in series?
With the TP4056 in series you can only connect cells that are in series. If you have one pin feeding 8.4V to one battery and another pin feeding 4.2V to the other battery and they are both in parallel what will happen: Batteries in parallel equalize and if the protection circuits do not work correctly (assuming they won't in series) then you'll charge both cells to 8.4V
Very nice! But can the charger boards be stacked to increase charge current ?
Yes, but those AC adapters are likely pushed to their limits as is.
Great job with all the best information and knowledge
should the BMS charging leads indicate a voltage? I've got a 20S euc battery with two small black and red wires that have no voltage? should I connect the charger to them or to the main output connection?
Could all of the USB boards be powered from one power supply or do they have to be separated like in your example here?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that you only made a charger that charges the battery by cells. There is no balancing or any control over it.
But if charging the battery "by cells" like he's doing here ends up with all the cells at the same voltage... then isn't the pack balanced? All the "control" is built into each individual TP4056 charging module.
The cells that started at a higher voltage did finish sooner and fell to ~4.17V after their charging modules shut off, but I do think that they all would reach the same voltage in the end after they all settle a bit.
its ok to use just 1 power supply like compuer power supply?
Nice! finally a good solution for my 14s Battery! thanks! Orderd all the parts allready.:) also ordered single cell lvl indicators any ideas how to add them?
Add them at the battery connectors
Can you put out an video on how you have made the battery pack with BMS (?) which was shown in this video as charging with multiple socket pins. Really this video aroused my curiosity to know in detail.
Hi thanks for great idea and its a nice setup to work with, could you pleas show or send me how the black balanser is interconnected to the charging system pleas, i cant figure it out from the video. thanks.
Great tutorial thanks bro....🌼🌼🌼
This is Awesome! thank you!!!
im guessing those batteries are rated to have a higher max than 4.21v? seemed to get dangerously close to max
Hm, I would take a useful adjustable ac/dc converter and build an active serial C-balancer by myself, which is not complicated.
Hi, I also want to make the same setup, is it worth making all this.? Please reply....Is this a successful method?
Sir can i used 5v 10A power supply for parallel connections.
Can i balance 40ah battry pack of this setup .
How many ah support this setup please sir please replay
Maybe one larger PSU could be used if diodes are used to isolate?
@13:09 there appears to be an error on the 1s charger output connection with your black - connected to the B+ output making the first module charging output non effective overall nice concept add cell holders to each out and you the best of all worlds multitasking at its best Cheers
At 12:14, I think he has connected right, but don't know at 13:09 there appears to be an error. So go to 14:23 we see he connect the battery pack to the 1s charger shows LED is blue (full).
@@vuimasong1006 first charger neg is not connected the black wire is on the pos out of the tp4056
I made one today. My first board shows 3.8V without load and the rest 4.1V. Is 3.8 normal without load?
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Hi! I did similar project following your video but I have a problem. There's an incompatibility between TP4056 and my BMS. TP4056 is charging the battery over 4.2 V and it's triggering over-voltage protection on BMS. The datasheet says the voltage can reach 4.24 V (4.2 V +- 10%) but I found battery with until 4.26 V. I'm thinking in a way to add an Arduino to cut the power of the TP4056 when the voltage reaches 4.2 V. Best regards.
Hello my friend... try to connect in parallel this cheap boards...
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@@EVCustoms Hi! Thanks for your answer! I think the best solution is stop the charging process instead burn the energy excess.
Yes for sure...
@@EVCustoms This is my build: flic.kr/p/2kYFWmG
nice job!
Is that safe? Series of tp4056 output
Amazing 👍🏼
What you think if ac dc modules remove and leave one power supply 5v like 20a
Useful charger, thumbs up, but balance charging is a bit misleading. Cells are balanced in the very end because they are simply full charged, there is no quick balance charging e.g. at 3.8V.
how do i buy the pins you used in 11:49 and 12:49 what are there names ? if you have a link that can be great as well.
The step down module inrush current is 20 amps. How do you deal with that when you have all of those modules connected in parallel?
Tradu
Softstarter circuit
Hey can I use it for my 3s liion battery?
after battery pack full charge 4056 light red ?
awesome
Hi please help how about the battery polarity.. i see u randomly pluging thhe battery
Yo, this way you using bms in your batteries or not?
This way is only to reach the battery voltages at same lavels..
I build it exactly same as yours , but when I put 4S battery the TP4056 modules burns 🔥 , can someone tells me why this happened ... I just plug the balance cables for the battery
I know that this many converters are needed for galvanic isolation (also your balancer is 20s), but if I wanted to build a smaller one, say for 6s, is there a way to galvanically isolate tp4056's without using 6 ac-dc 5v converters?
Yes search 1w or 2w isolator but they are expensive as well. Or just but an active equalizer for the battery. If you just want to charge use a power supply and buy step up converter cc/cv for fast charging you choose voltage/amps
Where can i get the pins i order arduino pins and they are a bad fit for battery bms
@ 14:34 you can see what i was talking about before on 1s charger
Thanks again
Im confused.. what happen to polarity?
very nice !!!!
Have you seen Pixar’s Brave ? Your background track is sung by Willo the wisps 😄..
need link for those AC/5v isolated Buck Converters
i think you can improve making bus bars for powering the buck converters ..it`s better ...believe me
The AC amps is very low. His wiring is more than adequate.
hi. after disconnecting my laptop charger my batter dies in 5-7 minutes. so i remowed my laptops batteries when i checked them it varies 3,82 - 3,83 3,84 - 4,07 so i charged with tp4056 so i have some question
1- how long should i charge them
2 how can i understand they are charged fully
3 after a 10 15 minutes charging some of my batteries decreased 4,07 to 4,02 even they are free (not charged or used)
is that normal?
4 what can i do apart from those techniques ( by the way i am not experienced of electricity i just watch videos :)
thanks from now on
Charging up until the LED gehts blue.
Whithout load its normal that the voltage drops to around 4.somethig Volts.
Only they shouldnt drop under 4v after some days whithout a load.
The simplest way is to get New Batterie cells and Put them in
or just Put a Balance cable on the Laptop Batterie pack.
A Single tp4056 is enough. I would use it to Charge each individuell Batterie cell fully. Than they should work fine for some weeks...
Or just buy a rc charger (Not the cheapest!!!) that can Do Balance Charge. (i dont recommend this if you only Use it for the Laptop. Its too extensive.)
Why not use just one ac to dc converter with say 20A+ ?
The individual charger module inputs need to be isolated from each other.
@@barryrudolph9542 why is that? Is there not a way to do that without duplicating all that charging circuitly
The power supplies MUST be isolated as all the TP boards share a common ground. It would basically be a dead short.
There are ways to isolate using 1 power supply, yes. But that IC costs at least $5USD for 1. So, if size isn't an issue, better to go with the individual power supplies.
You can search for "Power Isolated" on ebay/lcsc/digikey or something to find them. There are ones for $1USD, but they can only do 200mA. To get ones that can do 1A is in the $5USD range
@@fiedag Se você soldar 2 fios para cada seguimento + e -, você pode usar um TP para cada seguimento com uma mesma fonte de PC de 10 ou 15 amperes.
@@radamanthys847 Isso está errado, pois os módulos entrarão em curto. O negativo na entrada é comum ao da bateria.
I actually don't u understand why it doesn't make a short circuit because when I have a power supply and I connect my soldering iron to plus there some sparks. Why isn't that in your case when you take ground to plus from another power supply?
Thx for help
These are isolated converters. This means input and output are isolated. You have to use them or it shorts.
Сажать на термоклей нагреваемую плату, это нечто)
Друг мой, платы уже очень давно работают и ничего не выпало... Так что все норм
Просто я собирал подобное (только на 4 секции), и платы на алюминиевую пластину через терморезину, и диэлектрик и теплоотвод хороший.
proc je tam pokazde strih videa kdyz ti to zacne prebijet 4,21 podvod
Nice video
thanks man....
Mujhe ye buy krna h kitne ka pdega
it would be great to increase current from 1A to 2 or 4 amps for 4 batteries in parallel
You can just add a series DC power supply (also isolated, which most laptop size one are) across the string for the bulk charging that works in parallel with the small charging modules. So if you have a 10S string, adding a 38-40V 5A power brick, the batteries will be fast charged unbalanced with 5A total until 3.8V-4.0V per cell. Then the big power supply will stop supplying power when voltage is above its output, and the small 1A modules will do the finishing charge and balancing. You have to have a reasonable balanced pack to not overcharge a few cells with this method, or maybe choose a lower 36V-38V power brick for shorter bulk charging giving you more margin for not overcharging, but this will work. There are different TP4056 modules with 3A output on aliexpress that use 4 TP4056 in parallel on the PCB, but they are more expensive and you'l also need higher current, more expensive isolation PSUs.
@@Tore_Lund hi do you have any tutorial how to make it? Thanks coz i have 7s4p 24volts
@@Tore_Lund yes,my Battery charg use same way
That music is annoying
where is the power input
@11:32 you have a 20 pin header for this to be 20s you need 21 pins
It looks like the first black wire in the harness, is connected to the "+" of the first charger, like he hasn't connected it to the first "-" on the first charger? He doesn't plug any battery pack into the most left pin either? I would also do it like you suggest and I need to, I'm tird of Chinese BMSses that over charge or fail without any sign destroying a group of expensive cells.
Hi, don't try this balancing method, is good balancer but not perfect balancer, i will make better one in future...
Also is my mistake first board didn't connected...
@@EVCustoms It is a nice idea, and you have both a safe and a fast charger that way. People used to do the same thing with home built EVs, because a big 48V or 72V charger for lead acid batteries was impossible to buy in the 90', so 12V isolated switchmode chargers ( for winter charging motor cycle batteries), were connected that way and also acted as a balancer.
@@EVCustoms I now have ordered the pieces from your video for a 10S charger. This is 20$ total, cheap! However I ordered the old style TP4056 PCB without discharge protection, as the battery pack has it's own BMS that is inadequate for charging, but good enough for discharge protection
Can it charge 18650in parallel and how many hours to complete charge? Is it posible to use input power source for all charging module? Thank you
8 pcs of 18650 in parallel.
One more question, can i use dual usb charger instead of tp4056 charger? Thanks
You can add as many cells in parallel as you want. Just each cell cuts the 1A by that many cells. 5p = 200mA/cell, 10p = 100mA/cell, 15p = 67mA/cell, etc
Using a dual usb charger kinda defeats the purpose. You would incur so much power loss it would be a moot point
@@korishan so how could we boost the amps?
@@russelolivarez9320 mostly Not becourse they are the Same Output (the USB plugs are parallel.) it only works if you Use 2seperate!!! USB powersuplys. Otherwise you will get a Short.
please all connection diagram drwa batry pack and you make bms conection thankx.
Why not a single 5V 20A AC-DC? Or 2x 5V 10A? Surely that would be cheaper? And far less wiring with a bus bar.
How you can charge batteries in series like this?
@@EVCustoms replace the 20x AC-DC converters with a single unit and connect the inputs of the 20x charge circuits in parallel. Or am I missing something?
@@samcs640 ;) You cannot do this, like this you will short all batteries, all your negative GND wires will be same.
@@EVCustoms why does it matter if the input side of the charge circuits are connected in parallel? Are the input and output not isolated?
@@samcs640 No is not isolated, all GND wires are same wire.
Can i get 2 or 3000 mA balance if i connect 2or 3 modules in parallel ?
Yes this works just fine, But the powersuplys must can handle more Power.
supper
13s 12p charging working this method yes ya no
That would take a long time to charge. You could do it with larger 5v power supplies, like 5A, powering 4 X TP405 in parallel per cell.
i loike the fast speed battery being charged without skipping the time.. just sped up.
I hate the music so much. Video was good
What is the charging time of the battery????
This depends from your battery capacity..
If the Batterie capacity is 1A it takes 1h
If it is 2A capacity it Takes 2h
For 8a it takes 8h...
But it is Not for fast charging, its for Balancing the Batteriepack.
Does anyone know. Can you stack the 1A controllers? If putting several in parallel increases the charge current. Can i piggyback 8 of them to get an 8A charge for a 4p pack that has 4000mah cells requiring a 0.5c charge current of 2A per cell. Or is there a better solution for an 8A output?
Cheaper to get a cc/cv step up converter for every parallel group.
@@leonordin3052 if i could find 20x affordable modules with that type of current output.
But since posting this i realised i only need to balance charge occasionally which can be done on that system overnight, (one module for each cell). then when i want to fast charge i can put them on a much more powerful power supply. The issue i have is how do i modify a large standard switch mode PSU to be CC other wise you have to keep going back with the screwdriver every 20 mins to turn up the voltage a bit more.
@@leonordin3052 I found both solutions charging up to 12A (8A without extra cooling) 12A CC CV step down modules running from a 1000W 5V PSU that can adjust to 8V.
I also found a 1000W 82V PSU which is good enough to fast charge to 4V per cell. They are on Aliexpress right now at 50% off with one of the PSU companies and the 12A modules were super cheap.
I also bought a 48V 1000W CC CV but glad i am going to build a mad (up to) 20S balance charger and also have fast charging on the side.
Now, just to find a practical voltage monitoring system to avoid a BMS.
Dunno why he used separate power supplies when he could have had one big psu. Actually, i don't know why he chose that music either....
NEVER USE DW01 CHIP IN SERIES!!! Look up the DW01 sheet: Its on the TP 4056 board. Little bug like chip.
NOT MADE FOR SERIES AND WILL CAUSE CASCADE FAILURE. READ: FIRES. ( cause of the Hoverboard pack recalls).
interesting, any more info on this ? from anyone?
Do I need an active balance charger in parallel with this board, or is this setup doing the 1A fast active charging eliminating the need for additional active balance charger?
This would balance as it charges since each cell is individually charged with 1A
you should use dc to dc isolator instead of different chargers
@TorrNet If you don't isololate, it's creating a dead short on the common rail. All the Negative lines are connected through the TP boards. It would be one big sparky/smokey show.
Isolated Power ICs aren't cheap. Ones that can handle 1A cost around $5USD, to to mention the other components that'd need to be added. The components he used are just fine and can handle dirty power better than a standalone IC would.
At 19:25 you can see how inaccurate this system is. Cell 1 is 4.21 and cell 2 is 4.17V to start off with. They have stopped charging. So therefore, the cells are not "balanced". Going further along the timeline, you can see the cell voltages drop. You can't rely on cell drop after discharge to bring cells into balance. What if these were immediately put into service after charging? They would start to drift out of balance quickly.
TP4056 ICs are rated with +/-1% variance, which is 4.242V - 4.158V. I would not recommend using these boards for this type of application. They are great for 1s charging. The TP5100 is even better as it can do 2A output
Nice idea, and shows that you need isolated power. But in all practicality, it's not, well, practical.
It isn't a balance charger per se, just a charger that stops charging each parallel set of cells at the top voltage.
Its Balancing works by getting up the voltage to the Maximum for each cell. So all cells are at 4.2v each. Than the pack is Balanced.
it is very much a balance charger - it just does so in an unconventional way
@@carboncomplex On revision of the video... No, it is a charger with a cutoff, it doesn't take input from any other cell in the battery, so isn't "balancing" the cells, it is charging the cells.
its method of balancing is to cut the cell charging when it gets to the required voltage - this is balancing the cells it is achieving this in a different way but it is definitely balancing - it is not "active balancing" but passive balancing
@@carboncomplex "Balance", by definition, requires more than one. This charger does not check any cell against any other, thus is is NOT a "balance" charger. The definition is in the name, literally.
What you made is a smart charger.
1 amp charging is hardly a fast charging ...
I was having the same thought, but for balancing it is nice current, Im looking for more along 15-17A charging for 84v (1500W)
This build is fast BALANCE charger, not fast charger...
@@EVCustoms can the same thing modified for fast charging ?
@@PavanMuppala of course but that would be too expensive Bluetooth bms or actove equalizer is cheaper. If you want a fast charger get a power supply you have spare in your storage might need a diode on one of the cables and connect to step up controller and you can charge super fast and choose voltage/current