The BMS HIL Test System provides Williams Advanced Engineering with the flexibility to support a large number of electric vehicle customers with varying battery management system requirements
WINDSOR, Conn – May 10, 2018 – Bloomy Controls, Inc. (Bloomy) has successfully completed commissioning of a battery management system (BMS) hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test system at Williams Advanced Engineering’s facility in Grove, UK.
The BMS HIL Test System allows a BMS to be tested using commercial off-the-shelf hardware and real-time models developed using popular modeling software such as Simulink, MapleSim, LabVIEW and C/C++ which greatly reduces the amount of real-world testing that is required and is particularly useful for validating the functionality of BMS firmware.
At the core of the delivered system are Bloomy’s Battery Simulator 1200 instruments. Every instrument provides 12 independently controllable and isolated cell simulation channels, each capable of recreating the sink and source characteristics of a lithium-ion battery cell. With this capability, Bloomy provides a safe and efficient method for the Williams Advanced Engineering team to accurately simulate a broad range of battery cell and pack conditions. Built upon National Instrument PXI Instrumentation and VeriStand and TestStand software, The BMS HIL Test System now provides Williams Advanced Engineering with industry-leading test equipment to match their industry-leading products serving the automotive electrification market.
The BMS HIL Test System provides Williams Advanced Engineering with comprehensive capability to simulate the entirety of necessary input and output signals to their BMS, as well as real-time test software to execute the battery and drivetrain models necessary to confirm proper operation of their BMS under a broad range of operating conditions. At the core of Williams Advanced Engineering’s business is the support of a large number of low- to medium-volume customers, which calls for a HIL test platform that is robust, flexible, and easily maintainable and scalable to support the varying customer requirements they must meet. The flexibility and scalability of the Bloomy system in both hardware and software will ensure the success of both current and future Williams Advanced Engineering’s world-leading battery pack development programs.
About Williams Advanced Engineering
Williams Advanced Engineering Limited operates a technology and engineering services business and is part of the Williams Group.
In 2010, Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited began diversifying its operations, leading to the establishment of the Williams Advanced Engineering division, which has now become Williams Advanced Engineering Limited. Combining cutting edge technology and the industry’s best engineers with precision and speed to market derived from four decades of success in the ultra-competitive environment of Formula One, Williams Advanced Engineering provides world class technical innovation, engineering, testing, manufacturing and operational consultancy services to the automotive, motorsport, aerospace, defense, health and energy sectors. Working in close collaboration with its customers, Williams Advanced Engineering helps meet the sustainability challenges of the 21st century and improve performance, with its expertise in aerodynamics and thermodynamics, electrification, advanced lightweight materials and vehicle integration. The Company was honoured with the Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation 2018.
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