Electrification companies and test labs may now rapidly and economically evaluate multiple BMS designs using conveniently accessible simulated battery and vehicle electronic signals and user-friendly, configurable software
SOUTH WINDSOR, CT– January 5th, 2022 – Today, Bloomy Controls, Inc. (BLOOMY®) announces the FLEX BMS™ Validation System, BLOOMY’s newest hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test system for evaluating the battery management systems (BMS) that monitor and control advanced lithium-ion batteries. Specifically designed for electrification companies and test labs that need to evaluate multiple BMS hardware designs and software and/or firmware versions, the FLEX BMS™ Validation System simulates the battery cells and vehicle electronic signals with simple connections to the BMS and user-friendly, customizable BMS test software.
“We’re excited to introduce the new FLEX BMS™ Validation System!” says Grant Gothing, Chief Technology Officer at BLOOMY. “Electrification companies and test labs now have a convenient and repeatable system for validating multiple battery management systems. Originally designed for evaluating customer-provided BMSs inside our own HIL Technology Evolution Center, we like it so much that we decided to make it commercially available as a new test system offering.” The FLEX BMS™ Validation System is a smaller and more economical variation of Bloomy’s full BMS HIL Test System that has been popular among EV companies for years.
The FLEX BMS™ Validation System utilizes Bloomy’s Battery Simulator 1200, a commercial, off-the-shelf instrument for safe and efficient simulation of battery cell voltages and balancing currents. A proven technology, the Battery Simulator 1200 is FCC- and CE-certified and has been relied upon by battery electrification companies globally for a decade.
Additional features of the FLEX BMS™ Validation System include:
- Ergonomic Signal Interface Panel provides quick and convenient access to simulated battery and vehicle electronic signals
- Simple connectivity to the BMS under test through common, industry-standard connectors and breakout boards without the need for specialty tools
- Real-time, deterministic execution of models and controls using embedded Linux Real-Time controller
- Supports standard as well as customer-proprietary models developed using The Mathworks Simulink®, C/C#/C++ and NI LabVIEW
- User-friendly graphical BMS interface provides interactive control of model execution and manual control and monitoring of all signals
- Supports NI TestStand test sequences and Python scripts
Applications include:
- Rapid prototyping and product development - quickly “breadboard” test multiple different variants or “spins” of the BMS hardware, software and/or firmware
- Application testing - evaluate the configuration, performance and safety of several sample or prototype BMSs, from the same or different third-party suppliers, under the same conditions in a simulated application
- Regression testing - run comprehensive test scripts for the evaluation of short- and long-term performance and reliability of different BMS hardware, software and firmware updates
For more information, visit the solution page at www.bloomy.com/products/battery-management-system-testing/flex-bms-validation-system.
About Bloomy
Bloomy Controls, Inc. (BLOOMY®) provides automated test solutions for mission-critical and emerging applications connecting R&D, validation and production with a digital thread. Since 1992, our products and services demonstrate the world’s best professional practices and the highest level of integrity. For more information on Bloomy, visit www.bloomy.com.
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