This practical book gives you a hands-on understanding of Li-ion technology, guides you through the design, assembly of your own battery, assists you through deployment, configuration, testing and troubleshooting, gives you solutions for a particular application, and warns you against dangerous pitfalls. This hands-on resource covers dozens of applications, with more than 300 illustrations, directories of commercial products; it is written for you, the installer, the designer, the project manager, the technician, the purchasing agent, the enthusiast, the racing team member.

A battery management system (BMS) is any electronic device that manages a rechargeable battery pack. The BMS monitors the battery pack's state, calculates secondary data, offers protection, and controls its environment. This timely book provides a solid understanding of battery management systems (BMS) in large Li-Ion battery packs, describing the important technical challenges in this field and exploring the most effective solutions. Professionals find in-depth discussions on BMS topologies, functions, and complexities, helping them determine which permutation is right for their application. Packed with numerous graphics, tables, and images, the book explains the 'whys' and 'hows' of Li-Ion BMS design, installation, configuration and troubleshooting. This hands-on resource includes an unbiased description and comparison of all the off-the-shelf Li-Ion BMSs available today. Moreover, it explains how using the correct one for a given application can help to get a Li-Ion pack up and running in little time at low cost.

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• ISBN-13 / EAN:
• Binding: Hardcover
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• Date of Publication: soon to be published
• Pages: ~1000
• Dewey Decimal Classification: 333
• Library of Congress Classification: TK

• ISBN 1608071049
• ISBN-13 / EAN: 978-1-60807-104-3
• Binding: Hardcover
• Publisher: Artech House
• Date of Publication: Sep 30, 2010
• Pages: 300
• Dewey Decimal Classification: 333
• Library of Congress Classification: TK

• Volume 1 - Batteries:
  • The Li-ion cell: types, formats and chemistries; characterization, safe operation, spec sheets and selection
  • Cell arrangements and issues: series (balance), parallel (fusing, inrush current); Series / parallel first vs parallel / series
  • Li-ion Battery Management Systems: types and topologies, functions, selection
  • Battery design, assembly, deployment, troubleshooting and repair
  • Modular batteries, split batteries and battery arrays
• Volume 2 - Applications:
  • Small batteries: consumer products, power banks...
  • Large low voltage batteries: stationary or mobile house power; telecom, residential, marine, RVs, UPS, microgrid, engine starter
  • Traction batteries (vehicle propulsion): passenger, industrial, race vehicles, public transit, marine, submarine, aircraft, UAV, personal transporters, e-bikes, robots
  • High voltage stationary batteries: grid-tied and off-grid; grid quality, arbitrage and back-up, residential, microgrid, industrial, office buildings
  • Accidents: when things went wrong, so you may avoid such mistakes

1. Introduction
2. BMS options
3. BMS functions
4. Off-the-shelf BMSs
5. Custom BMS design
6. Deploying a BMS

Google Books preview

• Complete Table Of Contents
• Presentation slides, volume 1 (.ppt)
  • Ch 1, 2
  • Ch 3
  • Ch 4
  • Ch 5
  • Ch 6
  • Ch 7
  • Ch 8
  • Ch 9
• Presentation slides, volume 2 (.ppt)
  • Ch 14
• Presentation slides, other (.ppt)
  • Sales people presentation

• Complete Table Of Contents
• Errata (pdf) (thanks, Jan)
• Errata and addenda:
  • Up-to-date list of Li-Ion BMSs
  • Up-to-date list of Li-Ion BMS ICs (.xls)
  • Cell balance interactive tool
  • Parallel cells of differing resistance

To be published

• World - Artech house (publisher), US$139.00
• World - Amazon, varies

" A book by D. Andrea, "Battery management systems" published in 2010, was just discovered as this paper was completed [15]. The book is an excellent overview of battery management systems, specifically for lithium ion batteries. Nearly every topic involved with designing a battery management system is discussed. These topics range from basic cell performance and battery management system topologies, to specific details on balancing systems and battery management board communication. While the system described in this paper differs from those described by Andrea, the book is an invaluable resource for anyone designing a battery management system. "

Friedrich J. Kirk, Master of Science report, California State University, Chico , Spring 2011

" Through the eyes of an EV owner.
This is an excellent book, full of technical information on large Lithium batteries and the Battery Management Systems (BMS) required to monitor and control them. As well as a full review of available commercial BMS's, there is sufficient information to enable the reader to build their own BMS. But you have to be an electric vehicle (EV) owner/operator to need all this information. "

"Combo Man", Amazon site, August 27, 2011

" EV must-have.
Without this book, I would not have been able to do it correctly. Davide offers complete descriptions of BMS, a variety of different Lithium batteries, and how they work. "

"Opusengineer", Amazon site, November 22, 2011

Davide Andrea is the owner of Elithion LLC. He has more than 25 years of experience in the electronics industry and is a leading expert in the area of BMS development. He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Colorado.

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