Voltage Characteristics of LFP batteries

Voltage Characteristics of LFP batteries

Introduction Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries are quickly becoming a popular battery chemistry in both electric vehicles and energy storage systems, despite a lower energy density than traditional NMC chemistries. LFP has advantages in cycle life and material...
Powertrain in the Loop

Powertrain in the Loop

Driving Innovation in Vehicle Development   In the fast-paced world of automotive engineering, the race to innovate is relentless. As manufacturers push the boundaries of performance, efficiency, and sustainability, one technology has emerged as a quiet...
E-Motor and Inverter Testing

E-Motor and Inverter Testing

Testing of electric motors and traction inverter systems form an essential part of the design and validation process for hybrid, BEV and fuel cell vehicles. Using high speed data acquisition, inverter performance can be evaluated from voltage and current measurements...
Sodium-Ion Battery Technology: An Overview

Sodium-Ion Battery Technology: An Overview

Sodium-Ion batteries have recently been presented as a lower-cost solution compared to equivalent lithium based chemistries. Sodium is around 1000x more abundant in the Earth’s crust compared to Lithium, making raw material cost significantly easier and cheaper....
Basics of EIS

Basics of EIS

Electrochemical-Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) is a method of obtaining detailed information on the performance characteristics of electro-chemical cells. During EIS, the cell is exposed to an excitation signal at a given frequency. This signal can be described in...
Impedance Testing: DCIR vs EIS

Impedance Testing: DCIR vs EIS

Impedance is an important battery parameter during the development, manufacture and use of an automotive battery. During production, checking impedance of individual cells is a common quality control technique. These checks may be done again with assembled module...