Abstract :
With the consumer electronics, electric vehicles (EVs) and portable product markets growing, design of battery packs can challenge the designer because they are no longer a simple configuration of cells. They could contain many safety features, intelligence, energy aware models and selective batteries feeding the host product, serial data communication, and even recycling suggestions. In all these situations, a simple concept which should be kept in mind by designers is that batteries are like human beings, and they need care and intelligence.
Keywords :
battery management systems; battery powered vehicles; consumer electronics; secondary cells; EV; battery packs; consumer electronics; electric vehicles; energy aware models; rechargeable battery; selective battery feeding; serial data communication; Batteries; Battery charge measurement; Power system management;
