MathWorks and NXP Semiconductors have announced the availability of the Model-Based Design Toolbox (MBDT) for Battery Management Systems (BMS). The toolbox lets engineers simulate with MATLAB and build and verify BMS applications in Simulink, generate C code to interface with Battery Cell controllers from MATLAB, and support other software solutions that NXP offers, the BMS SDK components.
As the battery is the main component in electric vehicles, BMS plays a significant role to provide the best performance, reliability and safety for the battery pack. The MDBT helps design BMS algorithms, allowing simulation of the algorithms when it comes to different driving cycles, climatic conditions, and faulty situations. MBDT for BMS makes the creation of BMS less complicated and enhances the prototyping and testing phases.
The MBDT for BMS solution bridges the gap between theoretical design and practical application. Engineers may conduct dynamic, real-world testing on their BMS systems using the MBDT BMS product’s integrated input/output (IO) connection, which gives them instant feedback from early hardware prototypes and insights into how well the system performs under different circumstances.
