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Cell Balancing in BMS: Understanding Its Importance in Electric Vehicle Battery Packs
The battery management system maintains voltage levels within cell modules during charging and discharging. However, managing such a system is challenging due to the unique qualities of each cell, including capacity, temperature, state of charge (SoC), and other attributes. Even a small fluctuation can result in low voltage, subpar battery performance, and a shorter lifespan. …
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Eco-Friendly Future of EV Battery Tech: Will Lithium-Sulfur Replace Lithium-ion?
While Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been a popular choice for electric vehicles (EVs), their limitations are driving the search for better solutions in the EV battery segment. Rising costs, concerns about raw material availability, and a desire for even higher performance are mainly driving this exploration of alternative battery chemistries and systems. One promising alternative…
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Optimal Cell Balancing in BMS: Reviewing Key Techniques for Battery Optimization
Introduction The concept of cell balancing in battery management systems (BMS) ensures that the energy distribution among the cells is balanced, allowing a greater percentage of the battery’s energy to be recovered. This is especially important for long battery strings that are used in scenarios that frequently require recycling. As per Grand View Research estimates, …
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Decoding EV Battery Innovations Through Patent Analytics
With the growing emphasis on greener transportation, electric vehicles (EVs) are emerging as the perfect mobility solutions of the future. An integral component of these vehicles is the batteries, which are also undergoing multifaceted developments, upgrades and hardware improvements. In the global context, automotive lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery demand increased by about 65% to 550 GWh…