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SMART ENERGY
Battery Management
Systems: The Most
Commonly Used Cells
By Ulrich Lentz, technology field application engineer at Arrow Electronics
Batteries are widely used in many applications, such as electric vehicles with different categories
(battery EVs, hybrid vehicles and fuel-cell EVs), as well as energy storage for various purposes,
such as grid stability, peak shaving and renewable-energy time shifting. In these applications, lead-
acid, nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are commonly used. The proper
management of these battery packs is a highly important task that requires both hardware and
software components. This task is typically implemented by a battery management system (BMS),
which IEEE Standard 1491 defines as “a permanently installed system for measuring, storing and
reporting battery operating.”
This article proposes a global overview of the different chemistries used in power batteries and the
main purpose of implementing a BMS.
16 JULY 2023 | www.powerelectronicsnews.com
