NI Announces Software-Defined Battery Lab Solution to Accelerate Battery Validation
23 Maggio 2023 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
The new test solution enables EV manufacturers
and battery suppliers to meet the demand for Electric Vehicles
NI, formerly known as National Instruments, announced today the
launch of its Software-Defined Battery Lab solution. Designed for
electric vehicle battery validation labs, the new offering marks a
critical milestone in NI’s comprehensive testing capabilities
covering the entire, sustainable battery lifecycle from research
and development to validation, production, second-life, and
remanufacturing.
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The Software-Defined Battery Lab is the industry’s first battery
test solution that supports EV manufacturers and battery suppliers
in tackling the pressing challenges of time-to-market, cost, and
battery performance through an open and flexible approach. Through
software, the solution allows battery validation and data
management and analysis of battery data, while being open and
flexible to scale for global validation testing and adapt to the
ever-evolving innovations in battery technologies.
The Software-Defined Battery Lab draws parallels from the
concept of Software-Defined Vehicles, which is revolutionizing how
engineering teams bring vehicles to market and continuously improve
their performance. As battery technologies evolve and scale,
companies can accelerate test system development, maximize reuse of
battery testing investments, and connect battery data to improve
performance through changes to software.
“We’re in the nascent stages of the battery revolution,” said
Drita Roggenbuck, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the
Transportation Business Unit at NI. “Companies are faced with
driving down battery costs, improving performance, innovating
endlessly, and scaling. At a time when new vehicle programs are as
short as ever, and battery validation and production must scale
immediately and continuously through the end of the decade, NI’s
Software-Defined Battery Lab offers the step function change needed
to improve time to market and battery performance through test
systems and test insights.”
Unlike fragmented or closed-vendor approaches to battery
testing, NI’s solution allows battery manufacturers to own their
test strategy to maximize capital investment reuse, allow test
customization, and establish vendor independence.
“As we challenge established supply chains, it’s critical that
we own our test strategy. Owning our test strategy enables us to
quickly implement the features we need so we’re not held back by
technology limitations,” said Henrik Rudelius, Director, Validation
and Simulation, Battery Systems at Northvolt. “We must make sure we
can implement the features to get the data we need and make
fact-based decisions. That openness accelerates the product
know-how of our battery systems. The validation test data we get
from NI systems enables our engineering teams to learn more about
our batteries and find ways to improve them even after they’re in
the field.”
The Software-Defined Battery Lab builds upon NI’s core battery
testing capabilities, which are based on NI’s proven software and
hardware platform, to address unique challenges of large-scale
battery validation. The key components of the solution encompass a
comprehensive set of software, instrumentation, and services needed
to build out robust testing and data management capabilities,
including:
Battery Test Development and Execution
Software: Battery Test Software powered by PAtools
streamlines testing processes and helps users to interpret and act
on accurate and reliable test results. NI’s Battery Test Software
provides proven battery testing capabilities out-of-the-box while
also allowing customization and extensibility through LabVIEW and
other common test software.
Lab System and Data Management
Software: The newly announced NI SystemLink Enterprise
software is a scalable enterprise solution for managing labs,
improving test operations, and analyzing test results to extract
meaningful insights from test and measurement data. It offers lab
management functionality including:
- Test request tracking and scheduling
- Tester status, utilization, and health monitoring
- Test software management and deployment
- Battery data aggregation, visualization, and analytics
Battery Cycler Offering and Third Party
Integration: NI’s extensive
battery cycler portfolio offers high-performance, easy-to-use,
safe, and reliable solutions needed for any phase of battery
development. NI’s newest cycler, HPS-17000, provides up to 150 kW
power and is ideal for testing in a fast-paced lab environment that
needs to be scaled and easily serviced. NI’s open software allows
integration with third party cyclers to increase development
efficiency and enable reuse.
Battery Measurement and Control
System: The NI battery measurement and control hardware
is built on NI’s software-connected, modular hardware platforms.
These systems can be quickly reconfigured and customized to meet
rapidly changing test requirements, including integration with
third-party components. The real-time operating system provides
deterministic operation, while built-in timing and synchronization
allows to easily scale up channel and measurement capabilities.
Global Engineering Integration and
Support: NI’s global presence of engineering services
and extensive partner network ensures local support and solution
delivery to meet a wide range of application requirements.
About NI:
At NI, we bring together the people, ideas and technology so
forward thinkers and creative problem solvers can take on
humanity’s biggest challenges. From data and automation to research
and validation, we provide the tailored, software-connected systems
engineers and enterprises need to Engineer Ambitiously™ every
day.
National Instruments, NI, ni.com, LabVIEW and Engineer
Ambitiously are trademarks of National Instruments Corporation.
Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade
names of their respective companies.
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