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Vinci-EV Li-ion Battery Management System

BMS for automotive traction packs: EVs, HEVs, PHEVs

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Outstanding versatility, feature rich Li-ion Battery Management System

  • 60 to 700 V nominal traction packs
  • Single or split traction packs
  • Power (EV), energy (HEV) or both (PHEV)
  • Off the shelf, stocked

A member of the Vinci BMS family.

Vinci application module
Vinci EV application module
Vehicle:
  • Motorcycles
  • Passenger cars
  • Trucks, industrial vehicles, mining
  • Marine vessels
  • Airplanes
Battery topology:
  • Single pack
  • Multiple modules
Usage:
  • BEV
  • HEV
  • PHEV

For applications other than traction packs, see other Vinci BMS families

Standard specifications:

  • 60 to 700 V nominal
  • Up to 256 Li-ion cells in series, any chemistry,
  • Master slave: 1 master, 1 application module, N slaves
  • Wired (tap wires) with 2-wire link daisy chain to master;
    or distributed (one cell module / cell) with fiber optic to slave
  • Rugged, sealed, industrial grade packaging
  • Thermal management: 4 thermistors / slave (wired) or 1 thermistor / cell module (distributed)
  • Contactor driver, precharge
  • Ground fault isolation test
  • Hall Effect or shunt current sensing
  • Energy (100 % SoC) or power (50 % SoC)
  • SoC (State of Charge), SoP (State of Power),
    SoH (State of Health), SoF (State of Function)
  • Fault detection, data logging
  • Isolated CAN communication link
  • USB port for troubleshooting
  • Charged CAN bus
  • Field configurable through GUI
  • Off-the-shelf, stocked

Options:

  • 20 A to 1000 A sensors and protectors
  • Up to 16 strings permanently in parallel
  • Bullet-proof against tap mis-connection within a bank (wired)
  • Charging station interface: J1772
  • AC to 12 Vdc power supply
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Wired cell topology, daisy-chained slaves

The traction pack is fully self contained.
A 12-cell slave is mounted by each group of 12 cells and wired to the cells.
A VinciLink goes from the master to the first slave; additional VinciLinks go from slave to slave.
A VinciBus goes from the master to the application module.

Components:

  • 96 cells in series in 8 banks
  • Vinci-EV Battery Master, VinciLink
  • Vinci-EV application module
  • 8 x VinciLink slaves, dissipative, 12-cell
  • Contactor set with precharge and current sensor

Split pack example: a 2-wire cable is run from the last slave in the first battery to the first slave of the second batery.

Block diagram
Split pack
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Wired cell topology, bussed slaves

The traction pack is fully self contained.
A 12-cell slave is mounted by each group of 12 cells and wired to the cells.
A VinciBus goes from the master to the application module and to each slave.

Components:

  • 96 cells in series in 8 banks
  • Vinci-EV Battery Master
  • Vinci-EV application module
  • 8 x VinciBus slaves, dissipative, 12-cell
  • Contactor set with precharge and current sensor

Split pack example: the VinciBus is run from the Master (outside the batteries) to the first battery, then to the second battery.

Block diagram
Split pack
Block diagram
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Distributed cell topology

The traction pack is fully self contained.
A cell module is mounted on each cell.
Cables go from the ends of each block of 25 cells, to a slave.

Components:

  • 100 cells in series, in blocks of 25 cells
  • Vinci-EV Battery Master
  • Vinci-EV application module
  • VinciBus slave, 4-bank
  • 100 cell modules
  • Contactor set with precharge and current sensor

Split pack example: 2-wire cables are run from one slave (outside the batteries) to each battery.

Block diagram
Split pack
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Block diagram

To design a BMS for your EV, start by selecting one of these 3 topologies or contact us for help:

  • Wired, VinciLink: A wire to each cell, 2-wires between adjacent slaves
  • Wired, VinciBus: A wire to each cell, a 5-wire bus to all the modules
  • Distributed, VinciBus: A module on each cell, a 5-wire bus to all the modules

Slaves sense cell voltages through a number of tap wires.

The BMS uses a Master/Slave topology, consisting of a number of modules; communication between slaves is through a 2-wire daisy chain; between the Master and the Application module is through a 5-wire bus.

The BMS consists of:

  • A VinciLink Battery Master and an Application module
  • A number of VinciLink Slaves
  • Up to 2 current sensors
  • A set of contactors

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Block diagram
Wired VinciLink topology

Slaves sense cell voltages through a number of tap wires.

The BMS uses a Master/Slave topology, consisting of a number of modules; communication among all modules is through a 5-wire bus.

The BMS consists of:

  • A VinciBus Battery Master and an Application module
  • A number of VinciBus Distributed Slaves
  • For each cell, a Prismatic cell module or a Pouch cell board, or a Small Cylindrical cell board
  • Up to 2 current sensors
  • A set of contactors

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Block diagram
Wired VinciBus topology

A cell module is mounted on each cell.

The BMS uses a Master/Slave topology, consisting of a number of modules; communication among all modules is through a 5-wire bus.

Cells are divided into banks of up to 25 cells; slaves are connected to a bank of cells through 2-wire cables.

The BMS consists of:

  • A VinciBus Battery Master and an Application module
  • A number of VinciBus Distributed Slaves
  • For each cell, a Prismatic cell module or a Pouch cell module, or a Small Cylindrical cell module
  • Up to 2 current sensors
  • A set of contactors

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Block diagram
Distributed topology

 

Wired, VinciLink Wired, VinciBus Distributed, VinciBus
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Application Recommendations
Case Sngl mid-size
Single large
Multiple
Voltage Low
Mid
High
Format Prismatic
Pouch
1 temperature / cell
Feature Comparison
Cell sensing
Distributed vs wired
Wired: For N cells, N+1 voltage tap wires go from the slave to the cells. Distributed: Cells are divided into banks of up to 25 cells.
A cell module is mounted on each cell.
Two 2-wire cables go from the Slave to the two cell modules at the to ends of the bank.
Slave to Master VinciLink
A Linear daisy chain (twisted pair) runs between the Master and the first VinciLink slave; one between each pair of adjacent VinciLink slaves.
VinciBus.
A parallel bus (5-wire) goes from the master, connects each module (slaves and application module), and ends in a terminator.
Pros & cons
Pros
  • Simple 1-wire / cell sensing
  • Simple 2-wire twisted pair link
  • Isolated slaves: safe, high noise immunity
  • Few electronic assemblies
  • Very high resolution measurement
  • Simple 1-wire / cell sensing
  • CAN based: Reliable, high noise immunity
  • Redundant string for fail-safe operation
  • Ideal for split packs
  • Few electronic assemblies
  • Very high resolution measurement
  • Spaghetti-free cell sensing
  • Integral temperature sensing
  • CAN based: Reliable, high noise immunity
  • Redundant string for fail-safe operation
  • Ideal for split packs
Cons
  • High voltage wire through battery
  • Requires additional thermistors, few measurement points
  • May not be suitable for use between boxes in a split pack
  • High voltage wire through battery
  • Requires additional thermistors, few measurement points
  • Bus has more wires: 5
  • More electronic assemblies
  • Bus has more wires: 5
  • Lower resolution measurement

 

 
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