Abstract: An apparatus for actively balancing a cell group in a battery power system comprises a main cell unit further comprising a first local cell module and a second local cell module in parallel creating a parallel cell module. The main cell unit is electrically coupled to a system control unit and the system control unit is communicatively coupled to the first local cell module and the second local cell module. A compensation cell and a power switch unit is communicatively connected to the main cell unit and communicatively connected to the system control unit. The compensation cell and the power switch unit further comprise a plurality of compensation cells. The plurality of compensation cells is paired with the parallel cell module to become the cell group with optimized total capacity.

Abstract: A system and a method for managing a work-in-process (WIP) workload within a fabrication facility employ sequential processing of the work-in-process (WIP) workload within one each of a minimum of one pre-process tool, a minimum of one buffer tool and a minimum of one post-process tool. A buffer tool tolerance time is calculated predicated upon an available work-in-process (WIP) pre-process rate, an available work-in-process (WIP) buffer capacity and an available work-in-process (WIP) post process rate. The work-in-process (WIP) workload may thus be optimally processed in accord with the buffer tool tolerance time.