Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Magna Steyr Battery Systems Gmbh & Co. Og

Roland Klobasa

Maximilian Hofer

Thomas Korherr

Markus Pretschuh

Gernot Kraberger

Markus Lettner

Ingo Hausberger

Michael Reiter

Martin Trsek

Kraberger Gernot

A control system for a battery system is provided. The control system includes a master controller and a slave controller using light-based communication. The master controller includes a light source and a transmission controller controlling the light source, and the slave controller includes a photo-sensitive element, a wake-up circuit, a power supply node, and a receiver circuit. The photo-sensitive element receives the light signals emitted by the light source and, in response to receiving a wake-up light signal, outputs a wake-up signal to the wake-up circuit, and in response to receiving the wake-up signal from the photo-sensitive element, the wake-up circuit connects the receiver circuit to the power supply node or to the photo-sensitive element. When the receiver circuit is connected to the power supply node and the photo-sensitive element, the receiver circuit receives an operation voltage from the power supply node and receives reception signals from the photo-sensitive element.

Control system for a battery system

A battery system includes: a plurality of battery modules including a plurality of battery cells, wherein each battery module comprises a battery module monitor configured to monitor a state of the battery cells; a battery system monitor; and an optical communication system configured to connect the battery module monitors with the battery system monitor over at least two communication paths, wherein the optical communication system is configured to use at least two different wavelengths of light to differentiate between the communication paths.

System and method for communication between modules of a battery system

A battery system includes a plurality of battery modules, each of the battery modules including a plurality of stacked battery cells and a battery module monitor (BMM) configured to monitor the respective battery cells; a battery system monitor (BSM) configured to communicate with and control the BMMs; a housing enclosing the battery modules and the BSM, the battery modules being arranged in the housing such that a swelling compensation channel is formed between the battery module and the housing; and an optical communication system (OCS) configured to connect the BSM with the BMMs via optical signals propagating along the swelling compensation channel.

Battery system with light-based communication

A high voltage battery for a motor vehicle and which includes cells and a system for controlling and monitoring the cells and the functioning of the battery system.

High voltage battery system for a vehicle

A battery control device having a battery system having a plurality of cells, a first electronic unit, a second electronic unit having a ground potential operatively connected to a potential of the battery system, a communication link including an electric isolation and a communication line having an electromagnetic shielding at least in sections, the communication link being configured to operatively connect and enable communication between the first electronic unit and the second electronic unit. The electromagnetic shielding is operatively connected to the ground potential of the second electronic unit.

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Roland Klobasa