Development of advanced mathematical modelling techniques and algorithms to enhance the performance of a lithium ion battery management system

锂离子电池广泛应用于电子设备（如手机）、电力存储，并越来越多地应用于电动汽车。在汽车等需要更大功率的应用中，许多单独的电池单元被组合成砖块，然后可以串联或并联成一个可以在更高电压下提供更大电流的电池组。电池组由电池管理系统（BMS）监控，该系统**控制电池组安全充电和放电。更高级的BMS尝试优化性能和/或**寿命。总部位于温哥华的伊莱克特拉汽车公司（Electra Motor Corporation）开发了一款具有强大计算能力的先进BMS原型机，该系统将采用先进的算法来改进这种控制和优化。UBC数学家Brian Wetton为Electra BMS的下一代算法带来了电化学系统建模和科学计算方面的专业知识。

Lithium-Ion batteries are widely used in electronic devices (such as cell phones), power storage, and**increasingly in electric vehicles. In applications requiring larger power such as vehicles, many individual**battery cells are grouped in bricks that can then be connected in series or parallel into a pack that can provide**more current at a higher voltage. Battery packs are monitored by Battery Management Systems (BMS) that**control the pack to charge and discharge safely. More advanced BMS attempt to optimize performance and/or**lifetime. Electra Motor Corporation, a Vancouver based company, has prototyped an advanced BMS with**significant computational power that will allow advanced algorithms to improve this control and optimization.**UBC Mathematician, Brian Wetton, brings expertise in modelling electrochemical systems and scientific**computing to the next generation of algorithms for the Electra BMS.