LINKABLE INTEGRATED CHARGING AND DISCHARGING CONTROL SWITCH

A control switch incorporating a basic building block comprises one or more 1:2 demultiplexers and one or more comparators to facilitate the charging and/or the discharging control for a battery module coupled to the control switch and for linking a set of control switches into a charging and/or a discharging control chain to control charging and/or discharging for a set of battery modules coupled to the set of control switches.