Definition/Meaning:

General requirements:

Battery Management System. a way to control the charge and discharge of the batteries and check on their overall health.

Last year's BMS (2022):

Orion BMS2

link to installation from team drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1Sngw5t91V4biRvfQMz2JzoS0s_1hOEhS

Specs of the BMS are shown in the picture

The settings we entered into the BMS are shown in the folder here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1Viqo8pFowzarfgdw7-rCGAVRV1bgsZHH

The Orion BMS 2 features:

• Measuring up to 180 battery cells per unit connected in series based on configuration.

• Centralized design provides high EMI and noise immunity

• Performs intelligent cell balancing (passive).

• Calculates state of charge (SOC).

• Calculates discharge current limit (DCL) and charge current limit (CCL).

• Can measure cell voltages between 0.5v and 5.0v.

• Dual (x2) CANBUS 2.0B interfaces which (fully programmable).

• OBD2 diagnostic protocol support.

• And more

Full list of features for the Orion BMS 2: https://www.orionbms.com/features/basic-features

Possible alternatives/add-ons:

• BMS1000M master controller: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gT7lQ1tDe1SAeuFExQ7Fs0wRzTaCBUd_/view?usp=sharing

• BMS1101S Battery Monitor:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QaXEMuXS5qFkf2cUDIglx0twJ6sfmPFO/view?usp=sharing

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