What is claimed is:1. A voltage measuring circuit for measuring voltage signals in an energy storage device comprising:a plurality of energy storage cells forming the energy storage device;a voltage divider circuit connected to at least one of the energy storage cells whereby each of the energy storage cells has an isolated battery cell segment voltage;an electronic circuit for representing the isolated battery cell segment voltage as a proportional voltage referenced to ground; anda voltage measurement node associated with the electronic circuit for producing a voltage signal which is proportional to the voltage across the isolated battery cell segment.2. The electronic circuit of claim 1 wherein the voltage divider circuit is a resistive voltage divider circuit.3. The electronic circuit of claim 2 wherein the resistive voltage divider includes a first resistor and a second resistor, and wherein the voltage measurement node is disposed therebetween.4. The electronic circuit of claim 1 wherein the electronic circuit is a current mirror.5. The electronic circuit of claim 4 wherein the current mirror is connected across the energy storage cell for regulating the current through the voltage divider circuit.6. The electronic circuit of claim 4 wherein the current mirror includes a first transistor and a second transistor, and the base of the first transistor is connected to the base of the second transistor.7. The electronic circuit of claim 1 wherein the voltage signal is sampled by an A/D converter for monitoring by a processor.8. The electronic circuit of claim 7 wherein a multiplexer receives a plurality of voltage signals and provides a single output to the A/D converter.9. The electronic circuit of claim 1 wherein a switch is connected to the current regulating circuit.10. An electronic circuit for measuring voltage signals in an energy storage device having a plurality of energy storage cells, the circuit comprising:at least one current mirror circuit connected across one of the energy storage cells for converting a differential voltage to a reference current, the at least one current mirror circuit including a temperature compensation circuit, a second resistor and a third resistor;said temperature compensation circuit including two base connected transistors and a first resistor for developing the reference current;the second resistor connected to a collector of one of the base connected transistors for converting the reference current to a representative voltage; andthe third resistor connected to a collector of the other base connected transistor for drawing a compensating current proportional to the reference current; anda voltage divider circuit connected to at least one of the energy storage cells.11. The electronic circuit of claim 10 wherein the voltage divider circuit is a resistive voltage divider circuit.12. The electronic circuit of claim 11 wherein only one voltage divider circuit is connected to an energy storage cell.13. The electronic circuit of claim 10 wherein the two base connected transistors are a matched pair of pnp transistors.14. The electronic circuit of claim 10 wherein the two base connected transistors are discrete pnp transistors.15. The electronic circuit of claim 10 wherein the first resistor connects from the two base connected transistors to a positive node of the energy storage cell.16. The electronic circuit of claim 10 wherein the first resistor connects from the two base connected transistors to a negative node of the energy storage cell.17. The electronic circuit of claim 10 further comprising a shutdown circuit for disabling the current mirror circuit thereby reducing power consumption;the shutdown circuit including a switch in series with the third resistor for preventing current flow during a shutdown mode, a first diode connected in series with the first resistor for protecting a Vbe junction of one base connected transistor, and a second diode connected in series with a Vbe junction of the other base connected transistor.18. An electronic circuit for measuring voltage signals in an energy storage device comprising:a plurality of energy storage cells forming the energy storage device;at least one current mirror circuit connected across one of the energy storage cells for converting a differential voltage to a reference current, the at least one current mirror circuit including a temperature compensation circuit, a second resistor and a third resistor;said temperature compensation circuit including two base connected transistors, a first diode connected in series with a first resistor for developing the reference current, and a second diode connected to an emitter of one of the base connected transistors;the second resistor connected to a collector of one of the base connected transistors for converting the reference current to a representative voltage; andthe third resistor connected to a collector of the other base connected transistor for drawing a compensating current proportional to the reference current;a switch in series with the third resistor operative to disable the at least one current mirror circuit; anda voltage divider circuit connected to one of the energy storage cells.