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Automotive battery management system (BMS)

Automotive Battery Management Systems (BMS) must be able to meet critical features such as voltage, temperature and current monitoring, battery state of charge (SoC) and cell balancing of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.

Highly-integrated solution for your Automotive BMS design

Highly-integrated solution for your Automotive BMS design

ST's Battery Management System solution for automotive applications is specifically conceived to meet demanding design requirements.

Based on the new highly-integrated Battery Management IC L9963E and its companion isolated transceiver L9963T, our solution is able to provide the highest accuracy measurements of up to 14 cells in series, on mono or bi-directional daisy-chain configuration, embedding sophisticated cell monitoring & diagnostic features. It also meets the stringent Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) D compliance.

Together with our 32-bit Automotive MCU family, Power Management & System Basis ICs, VIPower Smart Switches, a wide offer of Protection Devices and automotive EEPROM for datalog, ST comes with a comprehensive and flexible solution to support your automotive-grade Battery Management System design.

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What are the main functions of a BMS?

What are the main functions of a BMS?

The main functions of a Battery Management System for electric vehicles are:

  • Battery protection in order to prevent operations outside its safe operating area.
  • Battery monitoring by estimating the battery pack state of charge (SoC) and state of health (SoH) during charging and discharging.
  • Battery optimization thanks to cell balancing that improves the battery life and capacity, thus optimizing the driving range for hybrid (HEV), plug-in (PHEV) and full electric vehicles (BEV).

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      AEK-COM-ISOSPI1

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      SPI to isolated SPI dongle based on the L9963T transceiver

      L9963T Transportation ST
      AEK-COM-ISOSPI1
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      SPI to isolated SPI dongle based on the L9963T transceiver

      AEK-MCU-C4MINI1

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      All-in-one, fast-prototyping, user-friendly MCU and motor control evaluation board based on the Chorus SPC58EC80E5 automotive microcontroller

      - Transportation ST
      AEK-MCU-C4MINI1
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      All-in-one, fast-prototyping, user-friendly MCU and motor control evaluation board based on the Chorus SPC58EC80E5 automotive microcontroller

      AEK-MCU-SPC5LNK

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      Programmer and debugger for SPC5 automotive microcontrollers

      - Automotive IC eval boards ST
      AEK-MCU-SPC5LNK
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      Programmer and debugger for SPC5 automotive microcontrollers

      AEK-POW-BMS63EN

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      Battery management system module based on L9963E

      L9963E Transportation ST
      AEK-POW-BMS63EN
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      Battery management system module based on L9963E

      AEK-POW-BMSHOLD

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      Battery holder for cylindrical batteries and battery management system node for automotive applications

      L9963E Transportation -
      AEK-POW-BMSHOLD
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      Battery holder for cylindrical batteries and battery management system node for automotive applications

      AEK-POW-BMSLV

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      Battery management system evaluation board for low-voltage applications

      L9963T Transportation ST
      AEK-POW-BMSLV
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      Battery management system evaluation board for low-voltage applications

      AEK-POW-BMSNOTX

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      Non-isolated Battery Management node dedicated to auxiliar battery packs able to directly connect the MCU via standard SPI protocol

      L9963E Transportation ST
      AEK-POW-BMSNOTX
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      Non-isolated Battery Management node dedicated to auxiliar battery packs able to directly connect the MCU via standard SPI protocol

      AEK-POW-BMSWTX

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      Battery management system module based on L9963E and L9963T

      L9963E Transportation ST
      AEK-POW-BMSWTX
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      Battery management system module based on L9963E and L9963T

      EVAL-L9963E-MCU

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      L9963E Evaluation Board with on board MCU with preloaded firmware (GUI)

      L9963E Automotive IC eval boards ST
      EVAL-L9963E-MCU
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      L9963E Evaluation Board with on board MCU with preloaded firmware (GUI)

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Battery Management System (BMS) Solution
Battery Management System (BMS) Solution II
Development tools for designing xEV battery management systems (BMS)