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solutions for electrically powered vehicles, Potenza Technology knows fi rst-hand the importance of cost- eff ective innovation for vehicle manufacturers to succeed in the increasingly competitive mobility space,” says Richard Devenport, General Manager and Head of Engineering at Potenza Technology. “Fully focused on delivering industry- leading cost-eff iciency and maximum performance, our fi fth-generation BMS represents everything that Potenza Technology stands for. From the system itself to our manufacturing strategy, our solution is fully scalable. We have the capability to manufacture volumes in the hundreds all the way up to 50,000 units – allowing us to support the niche vehicle industry and mass market to accelerate the development of e-mobility solutions that meet customer needs, both now and in the future.”
IN-HOUSE DEVELOPMENT Potenza Technology has been established for 20 years, having built up extensive experience in the design, build and integration of high voltage systems, software and batteries across a range of industry sectors, including automotive, marine and aerospace. In 2020, the company was bought by FPT Industrial, part of the IVECO Group, a global manufacturer of commercial vehicles.
“Since that date, we’ve been working
on the design and market entry of our fi fth-generation BMS,” says Devenport. “We’ve been around for a long time, fl ying under the radar with our technology development. We’ve overcome numerous challenges to get the BMS to where it is ready for mass production, and strategically chose to wait until we were ready for production before sharing our system with the industry, unlike other companies who simply promise innovation.” Off ering full battery system
capability, Potenza Technology designs and manufactures its BMS completely in-house, overseeing development of the technology from the circuitry through to the fi nal application layers. “This makes us unique,” continues
Devenport. “From the case design, mechanical aspects and electrical aspects down to the BMS board and operating system, software and system coding, everything is designed in-house.”
SERVING THE FUL MOBILITY SPECTRUM The state-of-the-art BMS is designed
spectrum, from commercial vehicles through to hypercars. “The BMS is suitable for HGVs
through to passenger cars, covering a very high percentage of EVs on the market,” explains Devenport. “The BMS has been designed so that the initial hardware always stays the same: the same quality of parts, high volume production, and that never changes. What we do, is build the software to suit the customer’s specifi c needs, whether that’s battery electric vehicles (BEVs), hybrid vehicles, HGVs, and so on. With our system, we have covered all aspects of automotive. As we are owned by IVECO Group, we are conscious of providing a system for global OEMs that manufacture commercial vehicles and HGVs. For HGVs, we have a simple solution that automatically links batteries together without the need for any additional software or systems.” The BMS is fully compliant with ISO 26262 ASIL C standards, delivering quality to the same standards of bespoke solutions with reducing upfront development costs for vehicle manufacturers.
with fl exibility and scalability in mind. HIGH VOLUME PRODUCTION
With a highly modular design at its core, the BMS is compatible with 400V or 800V battery systems, which can be confi gured at an application level to optimise vehicle eff iciency and performance. This allows OEMs to maximise the system’s eff ectiveness for each use-case across the mobility
One of the key design aspects of the BMS is its scalability, says Devenport: “We have a manufacturing partner in Europe to ensure high volume and scalable production, initially setting our entry point at 50,000 systems, and there’s no reason why this cannot scale up even further in the future. We are continually looking strategically at where BMS is going in the future, and how we can fulfi l new and
existing demands from our customers and the industry as a whole. We are constantly innovating with new technologies such as AI algorithms, and from a general
transportation point of view, there is a real balance to be played between the diff erent types of mobility, from EVs to hybrid-electric. Ultimately, it is all down to use cases, and which solution is best for each application.”
The BMS is designed completely in-house
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