It's a crucial part of any system that relies on batteries, helping engineers and users keep tabs on power consumption and ensure the system operates optimally. In a battery system, battery current sensors have two jobs: safety and accuracy. The primary job is safety, ensuring the battery operates within safe current limits to prevent damage.
Current from the battery module with stacked cells passes through the busbar in the junction box and is measured by the current sensor.
The maximum current exceeds 126 A, while the average is 14 A. At present, commercially available current sensors, which can measure up to several hundred amperes, have an accuracy of 1 A. If the average current is 10 A, this accuracy requires 10% (= 1 A/10 A) margin in estimating the battery state of charge.
In addition to safety, battery current sensors contribute to the accuracy and integrity of the entire system. For instance, in electric mobility, a battery is an integral part of a system, and its current sensor acts as a check to ensure that other components, such as motor controllers, are working correctly.
Battery current sensors play a vital role in the safety and accuracy of electrical systems, but like any component, they can fail. Understanding the symptoms of a malfunctioning sensor is crucial for maintaining the performance and safety of your electrical system. In the case of shunt resistor sensors, overheating is a common issue.
To determine accurately the total charge as the integral of the current value, absolute accuracy in mA is required in the current sensor. Furthermore, this measurement must be performed in the automotive temperature range of − 40 to 85 °C. (a) Battery current sensor usage in the EV.
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