Battery management system (BMS) design requires sophisticated models that mimic the electrochemical behavior of the battery cell. With modern battery systems comprising hundreds of cells, it is important to employ a modeling and simulation approach that is capable of handling numerous simultaneous instances of the basic unit cell while maintaining real-time performance.

In this paper, a model is used to represent a battery pack and features cell creation, placement, and connection using automation scripts. In addition, the paper presents an assessment of model partitioning schemes for real-time execution on multicore targets. The resulting model is useful in the generation of multiple operating scenarios for the development of charging, balancing, and safety related procedures.

Copyright © 2014 by The bat365, Inc. Published by SAE International, with permission.

This paper was presented at SAE 2014 Aerospace Systems and Technology Conference.

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