Active charge balancing circuit

A charge balancing circuit, comprising: a first inductive storage element; and a switch arrangement with a first and a second terminal, at least one control input for receiving at least one control signal, and a plurality of cell terminals. The cell terminals are configured to be connected to taps of a charge storage arrangement that includes a plurality of charge storage cells connected in series. The first inductive storage element is operable to be connected to the first and second terminals of the switch arrangement, and the switch arrangement is configured to selectively connect the first terminal with one of the plurality of cell terminals, and is operable to selectively connect the second terminal with one of the plurality of cell terminals dependent on the at least one control signal, and is configured to enable a current flow between the first and second terminals on the one hand and the cell terminals on the other hand either in a first direction or in an opposite direction dependent on a voltage between the first and second terminals. The charge balancing circuit further includes a control circuit configured to provide the at least one control signal dependent on the state of charge of at least one of the charge storage cells.