Recent Advances in Battery Management Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Four major pillars drive advances in battery energy storage: (1) materials science and engineering, including electrochemistry, which enables new battery types and variants to produce a better performance at the cell level; (2) battery design and manufacturing technology, which enables reliable and cost-effective battery modules and packs; (3) battery management systems, which enable the safe and effective operation with an optimum life-cycle cost; and lastly (4) application technologies, which generate the demand and requirements for battery systems. This particular Topical Collection shall focus on the Battery Management System (BMS). A BMS enables a battery system to be smart, which is important to maximize the value of the battery energy storage system. The functions of a BMS are ever-growing but typically involve many of the following:

• Monitoring of the battery states and variables
• Controlling the charging and discharging profiles
• Protecting the battery and ensuring safe operating regions
• Balancing of battery cells and modules
• Thermal management
• Health prognosis and predictive maintenance
• Communications to the external environment
• Application-specific management functions

BMS technology varies in complexity and capabilities. Their topologies may be centralized, distributed, or modular. Some BMSs employ edge processing, while some incorporate computational and machine intelligence and are capable of learning.

I welcome you to contribute your articles to this important topic of Advances in Battery Management Systems.

Prof. Dr. King Jet Tseng
Collection Editor

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