Each cell needs to be individually monitored to protect them against over-current, over and under voltage, and estimating state of charge. That means I need 108 individual circuits, one wired to each cell in the pack. I decided to use the
Elithion BMS (
Lithiumate Pro) because it seemed to offer the most control.
The molded plastic tops of the Volt batteries prevent the typical BMS installation between the cells so I had to come up with an alternate method to physically secure the BMS circuit boards to the batteries. I will use the Chevy Volt's original BMS wiring harness to make the electrical connections to the individual cells.
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| prototype aluminum brackets to hold Elithion BMS circuit boards |
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| BMS circuit layout |
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| Fully wired 6-cell BMS carrier |
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| 6-cell BMS installed on battery module |
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| wired 12-cell BMS carrier |
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