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WirelessBatteryManagementSystemforLithiumIonBatteryinElectricVehicles(3056)Targetgroup:AutomotiveEngineeringAtResearchandDevelopmentyouwillbeakeycontributortothenextgenerationoutstandingluxurycarsfromVolvo.
Togetherwithotherengineersaroundtheworld,youandyourteamwillcreateinnovativehuman-centriccartechnologythatmakeslifelesscomplicatedandmoreenjoyableforpeople.
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ThisthesisworkwillbecarriedoutwithinthedepartmentofPropulsionEnergySystems,whichisapartofVCCsResearchandDevelopmentorganization.
WearededicatedtoelectrifyourbrandinabroadeffortwithPlug-InHybrids(PHEVs)andBatteryElectricVehicles(BEVs).
AttheengineeringdepartmentofPropulsionEnergySystems,weareresponsiblefordesignanddeliveryofthetechnicalsolutionofTractionBatterysystemsforelectrifiedvehicles.
Wecoverthecompleteproductdevelopmentofmechanical,electricalandsoftware.
WearethecorecompetencecenterinNorthernEuropeinregardstoLithiumIontechnologyandautomotivebatterysystems.
VolvoCarsControls&CalibrationgroupisanewgroupfocusedontheSWfunctionalityandtheLi-IonexpertizefortheTractionBattery,usedinelectrifiedvehicles.
WearetakingmajorstepsintakingSW-developmentIn-houseandperformingmoreIn-housecalibrationtoreachimprovedresults.
MuchoftheIn-houseSWisbasedonnovel,advancedcontrolsystemsthatneedsexperiencedengineerstocalibrate.
BackgroundInelectricvehicles,batterymanagementsystems(BMS)playanimportantrole.
Thebatterymanagementsystem(BMS)ofbattery-electricroadvehiclesmustensureanoptimaloperationoftheelectrochemicalstoragesystemtoguaranteeforsafetyofpassengers,durabilityandreliability.
Besidesthemeasurementhardwarefordataacquisition,calledcellcontrollerboards,therealkeyfunctionoftheBMSiscorrespondingalgorithmsthatprovidethenecessaryinformationaboutthestate(e.
g.
energyandperformance)ofthebattery.
Theseboardstypicallymeasurecellvoltages,andcelltemperaturesandcanalsoadjustthechargestatesoftheindividualcellsbybalancing.
ThelatterhappenedbyMOSFETsandresistors,whichconvertedexcessiveenergyintoheat.
ScopeTheincreaseofmeasurementneedsresultsinacomplex,heavyandexpansivewiringharness,andeventoadedicatedcommunicationbusresultinginalsocomplexpackagingchallengesinregardstoEMCandreliability(losingcontact)Basedonthat,LinearTechnology,leaderinBMSICs,havedemonstratedawirelessmeshnetworktocommunicatemeasurementsviathecellcontrollerboardsandthemastercontrollerunit.
Itallowshighaccuracywhilepromisesbetterthan99,999%guaranteedconnectivityInthiswork,awirelessBMSshallbesetupandevaluatedandcomparedtoconventionalwiredBMSsystems,intermsofbusload,robustness,safety,costsandimplementationeffortThestudentswillworkintheTractionbatterydepartmenttogetherwithourteamsofControls&CalibrationEngineersandSCRUMSWteam.
WeperformsystemlevelSWdevelopmentandsimulations.
ProfileStrongeducationalbackgroundelectronicsandembeddedsystems,Matlab/SimulinkWirelessprotocolsSelf-motivatedandmeticulousinyourproblemsolvingapproachCommunicationskillsareimportantsinceinformationwillbeneededfromseveraldifferentpartsofthedepartmentDurationPeriod:1semester,30ECTSpointsStartingdate:January2018Numberofstudents:Suitablefor1-2studentsApplicationAttachyourresumeandcoverletterstatingyourinterestswithinthegivenareaandyourthoughtsandcredentialsPleasenotethatapplicationsarrivinglaterthenthelastapplicationdatewillnotbetakeninconsiderationSelectionwillbeongoingduringtheapplicationperiodIncaseofquestions,pleasecontact:ChristianFleischer(Manager,TractionBattery,Controls&Calibration),christian.
fleischer@volvocars.
com.
Applyatwww.
volvocars.
com/careerWewouldliketoreceiveyourapplicationassoonaspossible,butnolaterthan2017-11-24.
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