Eberspaecher Vecture launches modular BMS

Eberspaecher Vecture is expanding its portfolio of battery management systems (BMS) with the new GuardIon-IQ platform. It will be showcased at The Battery Show, October 13 to 15, in Detroit, Mich. (USA).

The GuardIon-IQ platform supports battery systems from 12 to 1,500 volts. (Photo: Eberspaecher Vecture)

The modular solution supports battery systems from 12 to 1,500 volts and can be configured for both integrated and distributed architectures. Designed as a compact, scalable BMS platform, it supports applications across mobility, unmanned systems, communications, energy storage and medical markets, among others. This can help to reduce development costs, simplify integration and accelerate time to market for customers, according to Eberspaecher Vecture.

The GuardIon-IQ platform includes redundant safety protection, MOSFET and contactor control, current sensing, SOC/SOH algorithms, CAN and Wi-Fi connectivity. Its compact 80 mm × 55 mm × 12 mm form factor simplifies integration into space-constrained applications, and helps reduce overall system weight to improve performance, efficiency and range, the company stated.

The platform comes in six variants:

• IQ Prime is a compact, cost-optimized integrated BMS with onboard MOSFETs for small-to-medium battery packs.
• IQ Pro supports medium-to-large packs using external contactors.
• IQ Power addresses higher-current applications with MOSFET support and advanced diagnostics, using Protection and Sensing Modules available in 100-, 200- and 300-ampere versions. These solutions are applicable to e−mobility, uncrewed systems, off-highway equipment, energy storage, marine and industrial power applications.
• IQ Command acts as the central controller and manages series strings for distributed high-voltage systems.
• IQ Sentinel provides cell-level measurement, balancing and protection.
• IQ Apex monitors up to three high-voltage nodes at voltages up to 1,500 volts, including ground fault monitoring. These solutions are suited to high-voltage mobility, industrial and data centers and larger mobile or grid-scale energy storage applications.