Author Archives: Davide

Manufacturing Traction battery packs

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Davide

Today we shipped our first battery pack: a traction pack for a PHEV truck, for a client in California. This marks the beginning of a new phase of Elithion, expanding from just Li-ion Battery Management Systems, to complete, large Li-ion … Continue reading →

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Orion BMS and playing fair

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Davide

We are proud to offer a directory of all the Li-ion BMSs and a selector tool for all Li-Ion BMSs, (including the Orion BMS) in which we do our best to be completely fair to all, in great part thanks … Continue reading →

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Review of: “Thermal management of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles”

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Davide

I truly regret spending $ 35 to read the paper “Thermal management of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles” by G. Karimi and X. Li. I’ll save you the $ 35: in just one sentence, this is what the paper says: … Continue reading →

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Review of “The Advanced Smart Grid: Edge Power Driving Sustainability”

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Davide

Artech House just published the book “The Advanced Smart Grid: Edge Power Driving Sustainability“, by Andres Carvallo and John Cooper, two of the architects of the first implementation of Smart Grid, in Austin TX. The book reads like an essay: … Continue reading →

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Selecting the right BMS for your application

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Davide

By now, dozens of Li-Ion BMSs are commercially available, making a choice somewhat daunting. Two years ago I prepared a list of all Li-Ion BMS. Today, with 54 options, it has become impractical to explore every item in that list. … Continue reading →

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EV fires and BMSs

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Davide

Unfortunately, every so ofter, and EV catches fire, and, if unattended, it may burn to the ground. If the EV uses Li-Ion cells and a BMS, a chorus of “BMS deniers” raises its voice, expressing the view that the fact … Continue reading →

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New website for Elithion.com

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Davide

After 2-1/2 years, it was time for Elithion’s on-line presence to be brought up to a high level, comparable to the level of its product line. The first part was to create a professional looking website focused exclusively to Elithion’s … Continue reading →

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Lithiumate DIY controller

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Davide

Granted, in trying to meet all different kinds of needs, the Lithiumate BMS is a rather complicated device, possibly too complicated for the Do-It-Yourself user. For that reason, I am now working on a DIY version of the Lithiumate controller, … Continue reading →

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Book sales

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Davide

I just got a call from the publisher of my book, Battery Management Systems for Large Lithium-Ion Battery Packs. It seems that, less than 30 days from publication, they’ve gone through 1/3 of the printing, so they are already talking … Continue reading →

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Li-Ion BMS, the book

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Davide

My book “Battery Management Systems for Large Lithium-Ion Battery Packs” was just published. The process started 11  months ago (mid November ‘09), when the publisher, Artech House, send me a generic postcard asking if I had a book in me. … Continue reading →

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