COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DISCHARGING ENERGY STORAGE CELLS

A method for discharging energy storage cells of an energy storage system, the method including: a) determining a system charge, Sys_charge_As, to be discharged from the energy storage cells based on a configuration of the energy storage system; b) determining a balancing map based on predefined criteria, wherein the balancing map includes an entry for each energy storage cell, and each energy storage cell is associated with at least a balancing flag; c) determining, whether the energy storage system is ready to discharge; and d) discharging the energy storage system, when the energy storage system is determined to be ready for discharge.