Battery Management System Hardware Concepts: An Overview
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Abstract
This paper focuses on the hardware aspects of battery management systems (BMS) for electric vehicle and stationary applications. The purpose is giving an overview on existing concepts in state-of-the-art systems and enabling the reader to estimate what has to be considered when designing a BMS for a given application. After a short analysis of general requirements, several possible topologies for battery packs and their consequences for the BMS’ complexity are examined. Four battery packs that were taken from commercially available electric vehicles are shown as examples. Later, implementation aspects regarding measurement of needed physical variables (voltage, current, temperature, etc.) are discussed, as well as balancing issues and strategies. Finally, safety considerations and reliability aspects are investigated.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Battery Technologies Research · Advancements in Battery Materials · Radiation Effects in Electronics
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Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA), RWTH Aachen University, Jaegerstr. 17/19, 52066 Aachen, Germany
Jara, Juelich Aachen Research Alliance, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, 52425 Juelich, Germany
Institute for Power Generation and Storage Systems, RWTH Aachen University, Mathieustraße 10, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Funding
European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme · German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
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