My distributed Battery Management System project

It amazes me how close you are to what this guy did three years ago:
http://hr-ev.blogspot.com/2009/06/bms-charging-system-works.html
The topology is the same, even communication protocol and all other stuff. Even part count seems very similar. It's almost like a copy-paste solution in slightly different shape. :)
 
There is a bunch of another BMSes which look almost the same. It's one of the most common design.
I personaly like this particular one. Nice and clean routing of the PCBs, SMD components, etc.. However, It's still yet another BMS with dedicated MCU on each cell with master board. I'd rather see a modular design with one board for a group of the cells, say 4 to 8. There is no such BMS available in neither commercial nor DIY market, AFAIK.
 
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