A. Flexible support for battery models and battery monitoring
Support of different battery types for the listed vehicle
classes must be implementable in the same sensor system.
Therefore different battery models and monitoring algorithms
must be supported by hardware as well as by the software.
To provide a structured description of the functions, a Battery
Monitoring and Control Language (BMCL) is under development.
This language will contain of functions, messages
and commands divided into three abstraction layers. A-Level:
application level, B-Level: battery monitoring level and CLevel:
cell monitoring level. The command language abstraction
concept combined with a broad range of allowed cell
voltages is needed to enable the use of our sensors for lead
acid and lithium batteries.