A multicell battery voltage measurement system for measuring voltage in a multicell battery having n battery cells (B1-B4) disposed in series electrically with each other, the multicell battery voltage measurement system comprising: a resistor ladder comprising n resistors (R1-R4) of same value connected in series electrically with each other, the resistor ladder configured to be connected in parallel electrically with the multicell battery; n battery cell circuits, each battery cell circuit configured to extend across first and second terminals (472, 474) of a corresponding battery cell to provide for measurement of a battery cell voltage across the corresponding battery cell; n voltage controlled oscillators, each voltage controlled oscillator from the plurality of voltage controlled oscillators being configured to receive as an input a voltage value from a respective battery cell of the n battery cells and convert the voltage value into an oscillating output signal; n resistor circuits, each resistor circuit extending across first and second sides of each resistor and being configured to measure a resistor voltage across a corresponding resistor; a plurality of switches configured to operate in a first state or a second state, the first state electrically coupling each resistor circuit to an input of a corresponding voltage controlled oscillator and the second state electrically coupling each battery cell circuit to the input of the corresponding voltage controlled oscillators; logic circuitry electrically coupled to an output of each voltage controlled oscillator; and memory circuitry electrically coupled to the logic circuitry, wherein when the switches are in the first state, each voltage controlled oscillator is configured to convert the corresponding resistor voltage to a resistor output signal having a property that corresponds to the resistor voltage, and when the switches are in the second state, each voltage controlled oscillator converts the corresponding battery cell voltage to a battery cell output signal having a property that corresponds to the battery cell voltage; and wherein said logic circuitry determines a relation of every battery cell voltage with respect to an ideal balance voltage and other battery cell voltages. a resistor ladder comprising n resistors (R1-R4) of same value connected in series electrically with each other, the resistor ladder configured to be connected in parallel electrically with the multicell battery; n battery cell circuits, each battery cell circuit configured to extend across first and second terminals (472, 474) of a corresponding battery cell to provide for measurement of a battery cell voltage across the corresponding battery cell; n voltage controlled oscillators, each voltage controlled oscillator from the plurality of voltage controlled oscillators being configured to receive as an input a voltage value from a respective battery cell of the n battery cells and convert the voltage value into an oscillating output signal; n resistor circuits, each resistor circuit extending across first and second sides of each resistor and being configured to measure a resistor voltage across a corresponding resistor; a plurality of switches configured to operate in a first state or a second state, the first state electrically coupling each resistor circuit to an input of a corresponding voltage controlled oscillator and the second state electrically coupling each battery cell circuit to the input of the corresponding voltage controlled oscillators; logic circuitry electrically coupled to an output of each voltage controlled oscillator; and memory circuitry electrically coupled to the logic circuitry, wherein when the switches are in the first state, each voltage controlled oscillator is configured to convert the corresponding resistor voltage to a resistor output signal having a property that corresponds to the resistor voltage, and when the switches are in the second state, each voltage controlled oscillator converts the corresponding battery cell voltage to a battery cell output signal having a property that corresponds to the battery cell voltage; and wherein said logic circuitry determines a relation of every battery cell voltage with respect to an ideal balance voltage and other battery cell voltages.