TIAX has developed Cel-X™, an advanced Battery Management System (BMS) that is available for licensing and collaborative implementation. Cel-X includes novel cell-balancing hardware and software to improve the safety, capacity, and pack life of lithium-ion batteries. Using a non-dissipative approach that regulates and balances the state-of-charge of the individual cells that form the pack, Cel-X protects Li-ion battery packs from the detrimental effects caused by the unbalanced distribution of charge across cells. As a result, Cel-X enables the use of all the energy in the pack without being constrained by the lowest capacity cell—providing a significant advantage over conventional dissipative approaches to cell balancing. Cel-X can be integrated into an existing BMS design without incurring significant additional costs.
Cel-X delivers the following key benefits:
In Portable Electronics Applications:
- Maximizes runtime
- Extends battery life
- Reduces battery stress and damage
- Improves safety
In Automotive Applications:
- Maximizes available power
- Reduces risk of incurring high warranty cost
- Reduces impedance growth
- Improves safety
- Extends runtime
- Reduces battery pack size, weight, and cost
