AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY MANAGEMENT

With the electrification of mobility and the transformation towards renewable energies, batteries are becoming an essential part of high availability and reliability systems such as energy grid storage and e-mobility vehicles. Representing a major share of the system cost; battery efficiency, energy density, and lifetime requirements are ever-increasing, pushing for constant innovation in the battery technologies. State of the art high energy density batteries used both in the e-mobility and energy sector; require specialized Battery Monitoring Sensor (BMS) to cope with the application and safety requirements.

Advanced sensors in battery management systems (BMS) continuously monitor the state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH), ensuring balanced electrical loads across cells and preventing thermal runaway by regulating voltage and temperature.

Automotive current sensors plays a vital role in estimating and extending the battery’s autonomy, gradually building customer trust in xEVs and advancing electrification. A high voltage system embedded in the car imposes on OEMs to adopt a high safety level to ensure the protection of the driver against a risk of fire in the battery pack. An overcurrent event not detected can lead to such issue.