[TEKNOFEST 2024] BMS System

BMS Hardware/Software for Battery-Powered Vehicle

2023. 10. 02.

Asst. Prof. Mazhar Abbas
CEME
National University
[email protected]

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Contents
 Introduction
 Configuration of the BMS
 Hardware
 Software

 Technologies trend and issue

 Advanced HW / SW
 Research issue

 Conclusion

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1 Configuration of the BMS

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BMS: Hardware-Cell, module/pack levels
 Cells
 smallest individual electrochemical unit: primary and secondary cells
 Batteries and battery packs
 made up from groups of cells
 cells can be wired together in series, in parallel, or in some combination of both

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Components of an electrochemical cell
 Electrochemical cells have the same components
 Negative and positive electrodes
 Electrolyte
 Separator
 Current collectors

a) Core of a prismatic lithium-ion battery with planar electrodes

b) Schematic of a cell assembly in the battery

Cylindrical
Pouch

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 Specific energy and energy density
 Specific energy: maximum stored energy per unit weight
 Energy density: maximum stored energy per unit volume
 For a given weight, higher specific energy stores more energy
 For a given storage capacity, higher specific energy cells are lighter
 For a given volume, higher energy density stores more energy
 For a given storage capacity, higher energy density cells are smaller
 Lithium ion has higher energy density and specific energy

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Charge and discharge process
 During discharge:
 Li exits the surface of the negative-electrode particles,
 Gives up an electron, becoming Li in the electrolyte
 During charge:
 Li exits surface of positive electrode particles,
 Gives up an electron, becoming Li in the electrolyte

Schematic of the structure and working mechanism of lithium-ion batteries

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 Cell nominal voltage and capacity
 Cell (nominal) voltage
 Nickel-based cells: 1.2 V (e.g., NiCad, NiMH)
 Lithium-based cells: over 3 V
 Cell (nominal) capacity
 the quantity of charge, (Ah) or (mAh)
 C rate:
 relative measure of cell electrical current
 20 Ah cell deliver 20 A (“1C”) for 1 h or 2 A (“C/10”) for about 10 h

Discharge curve at different C-rates 18650 Battery Capacity Chart

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 CC/CV and CP/CV charging modes
 Cells are often first charged with either:
 constant-current (CC) or constant-power (CP)
 When maximum permitted cell voltage is reached:
 cell is held constant voltage (CV) until it is fully charged

Master BMS

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BMS functionality

Voltage/Current sen- Voltage and Current Fuse, Contactor, Cir-

Safety Unit
sor Measurement Unit cuit breaker

Charging System
Man-machine Inter- Unit
face Module

Balancing Control Active/Passive bal-

Module ancing
Battery
Heating/Cooling sys- Temperature Control
tem Unit Management
System Communication Calibration Channel
Module CAN

Global Clock Module

Internal Power Sup-
ply Module

Accelerating pedals General Analogue & General Digital Out- SOC/SOH/

Brake pedals Digital Inputs puts Failure alarm

Battery management system key functions

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BMS architecture
 Modular battery pack suggests a hierarchical master–slave BMS
 BMS master:  BMS slave:
 Control contactors that connect battery to load  Measure voltage of every cell within the module
 Monitor pack current, isolation  Monitor temperatures
 Communicate with BMS slaves  Balance energy stored in every cell
 Communicate with host-application controller  Communicate every information of each cell to the
 Control thermal-management master

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BMS design requirements
 Battery-pack sensing: Voltage
 Voltage is measured using an analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
 Special chipsets: aid high-voltage BMS design and high-capacity battery packs
 Battery-pack sensing: Temperature
 To measure temperature, must convert into a voltage signal
 Can use thermocouple with amplifier, or thermistor plus voltage-divider circuit
Analog-to-digital converter
Chipset

Thermocouple-amplifier circuit Thermistor-voltage divider circuit

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BMS design requirements
 Battery-pack sensing: Current
 Shunt current sensor
 Hall-effect sensor
 Control battery-pack temperature
 Lithium-ion cells maintain operating temperature band, 10 ℃ to 40 ℃
 Air cooling may be sufficient, especially for EV (low rates)
 Liquid cooling for some aggressive P/HEV applications Air Cooler Battery Thermal Management
System (Toyota Prius)
Shunt current sensor

Battery-pack with liquid cooling system

Hall-effect sensor

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BMS Software: Diagnostics
 Detect and log external failures that impact battery
 Detect and log internal failures that impact battery
 Monitor battery status due to normal degradation processes

Internal and external failures of a battery Battery status monitoring

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BMS state estimation techniques

Battery state-of-charge (SOC)

estimation

Battery state-of-energy
(SOC)
estimation

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BMS state estimation techniques

Battery state-of-health (SOH)

estimation

Battery state-of-power (SOP)

estimation

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 BMS state estimation techniques

Battery state-of-temperature (SOT)

estimation

Battery state-of-safety (SOS)

estimation

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 Multi-timescale nature of battery critical states

Current

Voltage

Ambient
temperature

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Future trends of state estimation for BMS

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