MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CURRENT LIMITER FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES

Systems for a current limiting circuit are provided. Aspects include a first set of batteries coupled to a battery terminal (402), a power converter (410) coupled to a power converter terminal (402-1), wherein the battery terminal (402) is coupled to the power converter terminal (402-1), a first current limiting circuit in series with the first set of batteries, wherein the current limiting circuit comprises a first circuit comprising a first transistor in series with a first diode, a second circuit comprising a second transistor in series with a second diode, a first RL circuit, wherein the first RL circuit, the first circuit, and the second circuit are arranged in parallel, a controller (480) configured to operate the first current limiter in a plurality of modes including a battery discharge mode including the controller operating the first transistor in an off state, and operating the second transistor in a switching state.