Advanced modular battery management system for next generation of research platforms

Abstract

The Battery Management System (BMS) is implemented as a cost-oriented design to monitor and protect the battery cells under their Safe Operation Area (SOA) and is structured in different logical blocks. Depending on the specific design, feature content and tailoring of the system, location of the features and software units may vary from design to design. New physical engineering units established with state-of-the-art sensing methods, cell balancing and reconfiguration technologies and increased performance of the battery cells within their SOA are currently under research. Wireless communication ensures modularity and scalability of the design and cloud connectivity enables digital twin and eases 2 ^nd life reuse, avoiding unnecessary direct recycling. A fully scalable modular BMS for research purposes is a need in the research community, to this end a new intelligent Module Control Unit (iMCU) system is proposed. This study defines the iMCU and its framework to set the first milestone of a series of research studies analyzing different technology trends in the area of battery electronics and their application with the iMCU.