EV BMS Test Rig Demo from Pickering Interfaces at The Battery Show North America 2024
September 2024 – Chelmsford, MA, USA
Pickering Interfaces will showcase its range of industry-standard modular signal switching and sensor simulation solutions for electronics test and verification – including BMS (battery management system) test – on booth #4933 at The Battery Show North America 2024, at Huntington Place, in the heart of Downtown Detroit, Michigan, USA from 7-10 October 2024.
Now in its 14th year, The Battery Show, co-located with the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo, is the largest and most comprehensive advanced battery and hybrid & electric vehicle (H/EV) technology event in North America. Its expertly curated technical conference will span new methods of advanced battery design and manufacturing, as well as forecasts on market supply chain, and the regulatory outlook. The event brings together battery and EV/HEV manufacturers, industry experts, thought leaders, and academics to help solve manufacturing, supply chain, and production challenges. More than 19,000 professionals and decision makers will be able to discover the latest products, technology, and solutions from almost 1,200 suppliers.
Outlining the EV BMS test rig demo, Paul Bovingdon, Simulation Product Manager at Pickering, explains: “With the increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), one significant challenge to be tackled is the effective testing and validation of Battery Management Systems (BMS). Using modular, PXI-based switch and simulation modules offers many advantages for BMS HIL (hardware-in-the-loop) test, including flexibility to optimize the test system to meet exact requirements; simple modification to address evolving needs; and an open, industry-standard architecture that promotes system longevity and mitigates obsolescence, while providing seamless integration of multi-vendor instrumentation modules.”
The BMS HIL test demo includes the following Pickering products:
- PXI battery simulator module – to simulate batteries in a stacked architecture
- PXI fault insertion module – to simulate cell shorts and broken wires
- High power, high voltage and high current PXI switching modules
- Modules housed in an LXI chassis with supporting cables and connectors
Alongside Pickering’s BMS demo, trusted integration partner, DMC, Inc., an engineering consulting firm specializing in automated test systems, will also showcase its own HIL BMS test rig, which includes Pickering’s PXI-based switching and simulation modules.
For more details on this application, please visit www.pickeringtest.com/bms
Pickering Interfaces stands behind its manufactured products with a standard three-year warranty and guaranteed long-term product support. Pricing, availability and contact information are supplied on its website at: www.pickeringtest.com
About Pickering Interfaces
Pickering Interfaces designs and manufactures modular signal switching & simulation for use in electronic test & verification. We offer the industry’s most extensive range of switching and simulation products for PXI, LXI, and PCI applications. We also provide cable and connector solutions, diagnostic test tools, and application software and drivers created by our in-house software team to support these products.
Pickering’s products are specified in test systems installed worldwide and have a reputation for providing excellent reliability and value. Pickering Interfaces operates globally with direct operations in the US, UK, Germany, Sweden, France, Czech Republic, and China, together with additional representation in countries throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. We serve all electronics industries, including automotive, aerospace & defense, energy, industrial, communications, medical, and semiconductor. For more information on signal switching and simulation products or sales contacts, please visit www.pickeringtest.com.
