| Sol No.: |
Navy SBIR FY2011.3 |
| Topic No.: |
N113-177 |
| Topic Title: |
A Universal Battery Management System with Advanced Diagnostic Algorithms |
| Proposal No.: |
N113-177-0215 |
| Firm: |
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033-1916 |
| Contact: |
John Olson |
| Phone: |
(303) 261-1122 |
| Web Site: |
http://www.tda.com |
| Abstract: |
Electric ships and other Naval applications employing batteries (and ultracapacitors) for energy storage need a universal battery management system (BMS) that can diagnose device degradation and ensure safe operation. The Navy currently faces a difficult situation; where each energy storage device has a dedicated BMS, often with limited diagnostic abilities. TDA will develop a modular BMS with universal applicability to battery chemistries and pack size (voltage and capacity). The BMS will use our multivariate algorithms, which have demonstrated their ability to diagnose battery health and prevent unsafe operation. |
| Benefits: |
The direct benefits that the Navy will receive from this BMS are:
1. Guaranteed safe operation resulting from monitoring performance with advanced algorithms.
2. Increased reliability and confidence resulting from the accurate state of health and fault prediction.
3. Universal hardware that can be applied to any battery or ultracapacitor pack.
4. Simplicity of function will allow use by low skill personnel with minimal training requirements.
The BMS and its advanced algorithms will have wide applicability for the other military branches and commercial users. The ability to accurately predict battery failures prior to catastrophic events is critical for all battery applications. Since the design will be adaptable to any battery pack, it could form the basis for a BMS industry standard.
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