Optimal Modular BMS for High Performances NMC Battery Pack

Authors :: Maurizio Granato
Giovanni Frattini
Mauro Di Monaco
Francesco Porpora
Ciro Attaianese
Umberto Abronzini
Giuseppe Tomasso
Abronzini, U.
Attaianese, C.
Monaco, M. D.
Porpora, F.
Tomasso, G.
Granato, M.
Frattini, G.
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019.
Abstract: This paper deals with the design and the implementation of a passive modular battery management system (BMS) for high power battery packs, designed for motorsport applications. The modular structure of the BMS is composed of a power board for the passive balancing of the cells and a control board based on Texas Instruments®BQ76PL455-Q1 device. The proposed system is designed to meet the restricted specifications of a motor racing application like E-Kart. In detail, an optimized BMS algorithm is proposed, which allows achieving high performance in terms of safety and equalization time.

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