Optimize performance characteristics through cell-level analysis
The battery is the heart of any electric vehicle, defining its range, power, and cost. To maximize performance, safety, and longevity, engineers must precisely calibrate the Battery Management System (BMS). This critical task involves navigating immense data volumes from hundreds of individual battery cells, presenting a significant analysis and optimization challenge.
Key challenges
Engineers are tasked with perfecting this "brake blending" logic, but often face significant hurdles:
Preventing cell damage
Under high load, individual cells can exceed their voltage limits, causing premature wear, damage, or safety risks that must be minimized.
Managing cell imbalance
The battery pack's overall performance is limited by the weakest cells. Managing these slight cell-to-cell variations is crucial for optimizing range and power.
Analyzing massive data volume
Efficiently processing and interpreting the huge number of similar signals from every battery cell to quickly identify outliers and trends is a complex data challenge.
Optimizing overall performance
Calibrating the BMS requires harmonizing the competing goals of vehicle range, power output, battery lifetime, and operational safety.
Your benefits
Reduced development effort
EV-specific extensions reduce project effort and time through integrated domain expertise.
Lower tooling costs
Eliminate the need for additional EV-specific tooling and reduce overall costs.
Faster BMS analysis
Comprehensive visualization of battery cell data accelerates analysis and calibration.
Deep battery insights
Powerful battery-specific calculations enable detailed BMS analysis with low effort.
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From challenge to launch: How our customer mastered EV calibration with ETAS INCA
The customer, a renowned sports car manufacturer faced a strategic challenge: developing their first series production electric vehicle while maintaining legendary performance standards. As the industry shifted toward electrification, they needed to master electric drivetrain calibration and energy management while establishing scalable processes for future Electric Vehicles (EV). ETAS's INCA platform and ETK solutions enabled them to successfully navigate EV calibration complexities and bring their electric vehicle program from concept to production readiness.
