1500 V Battery Energy Storage Reference Design

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The NXP ESS is a production-grade battery management system reference design. It is an IEC 61508 and IEC 60730 compliant architecture of up to 1500 V intended for a variety of high-voltage battery management solutions for utility, commercial, industrial and residential energy storage. NXP ESS is a complete hardware, software and safety package encompassing product safety libraries and documentation considering pre-certification for IEC 61508 SIL-2 and IEC 60730 Class B.

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1500 V Battery Energy Storage Reference Design

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Supported Devices

Power Management

Battery Cell Controllers

  • MC33772C: 6-Channel Li-Ion Battery Cell Controller IC
  • MC33774: 18 Channel Li-Ion Battery Cell Controller IC ASIL D

Battery Communication ICs

  • MC33665A: General Purpose BMS Communication TPL Transceiver and CAN FD Gateway

High Side Switches

  • XS2410: Quad 100 mΩ / Dual 50 mΩ, 3.0 V to 60 V High-Side Switch

System Basis Chips

  • FS26: Safety System Basis Chip with Low Power, for ASIL D Systems

BLDC, H-Bridge, Stepper

  • HB2000: SPI Programmable 10 A H-Bridge Brushed DC Motor Driver

AC-DC Controllers with Integrated Power Switch

  • TEA1721AT: HV Start-Up Flyback Controller with Integrated MOSFET for 5 W Applications, F~burst = 430 Hz

Processors and Microcontrollers

S32K Auto General-Purpose MCUs

  • S32K3: S32K3 Microcontrollers for Automotive General Purpose

Interfaces

CAN Signal Improvement

  • TJA1463: CAN Signal Improvement Capability Transceiver with Sleep Mode

Analog and Mixed Signal

Real-Time Clocks

  • PCF2131: Nano-Power Highly Accurate RTC with Integrated Quartz Crystal

Security and Authentication

Secure Car Access

  • NCJ37x: Automotive Secure Element with Passive NFC, I2C and SPI Interfaces

Sensors

LPG and CNG Gas 20 to 550 kPa

  • FXPS7xx0A4: Analog Absolute Pressure Sensor (20 to 550 kPa)

Features

Scalability

  • High-Voltage BMS chipset solutions for a wide range of applications to reduce development cost and enable faster time to market. This reference design fits stackable high-voltage battery energy storage systems used in large scale utility solutions, industrial and commercial UPS as well as storage for domestic use.

Safety

  • This system is architectured and pre-certified for IEC 61508 SIL-2 and IEC 60730 Class B to fulfill the functional safety requirements for application standards such as UL 9540, UL 1973, IEC 62933, IEC 62619

Precision

  • Precise and synchronized measurements to leverage the full potential of the batteries, maximizing efficiency, functionality, battery health and return on investment

Enablement

  • For each of the boards included in the enablement kit, hardware schematics, PCB layouts and gerber files will be available on the NXP website for download (NDA required)
  • Software development suite is downloadable upon activation of the registration ID included in the kit.
  • Functional Safety documentation set and System Support (NDA required)

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  • 1500 V Battery Energy Storage Reference Design.

  • Kit contains:

    • Battery management unit (BMU)
      • One RD-BESSK358BMU board
      • One power supply (24 V DC, 3.75 A)
      • One power cord
      • One ETPL cable
      • One RS-485 cable
      • One Ethernet cable
      • One controller area network (CAN) cable
      • One interlock cable
      • One contactors cable
      • One secure element antenna
      • One USB to RS-485 converter
    • Cell monitoring unit (CMU)
      • One RDBESS774A3EVB board
      • Three supply cables
      • One ETPL cable
    • Battery junction box (BJB)
      • One RDBESS772BJBEVB board
      • One power cord
      • Six high-voltage measurement cables
      • Two thermal sensor cables
      • One chassis cable
      • One GND cable
      • Two Hall sensor cables
      • One ETPL cable
      • One plexiglass cover
    • Battery emulation kit
      • One BATT-18EMULATOR board
      • One power supply (5 V DC, 5 A)
  • $2500.00 USD
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  • BESS1500 Battery Junction Box (BJB).

  • Kit contains:

    • One RDBESS772BJBEVB board
    • One power cord
    • Six high-voltage measurement cables
    • Two thermal sensor cables
    • One chassis cable
    • One GND cable
    • Two Hall sensor cables
    • One electrical transport protocol link (ETPL) cable
    • One plexiglass cover
  • $1060.21 USD
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  • 1500 V Battery Energy Storage Reference Design.

  • Kit contains:

    • One RD-BESSK358BMU board
    • One power supply (24 V DC, 3.75 A)
    • One power cord
    • One ETPL cable
    • One RS-485 cable
    • One Ethernet cable
    • One controller area network (CAN) cable
    • One interlock cable
    • One contactors cable
    • One secure element antenna
    • One USB to RS-485 converter
  • $504.70 USD
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  • 1500 V Battery Energy Storage Reference Design.

  • Kit contains:

    • One assembled and tested evaluation board/module in antistatic bag
    • Three cell terminal cables
    • One transformer physical layer (TPL) cable
  • $494.10 USD
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  • BESS1500 Cell Monitoring Unit (CMU) with 18S Capability.

  • Kit contains:

    • One assembled and tested evaluation board/module in antistatic bag
    • One cell terminal cable
    • One transformer physical layer (TPL) cable
  • $236.47 USD
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  • 18-Cell Battery Pack Emulator to Supply MC33774 BCC EVBs.

  • Kit contains:

    • 1 BATT-18EMULATOR board
    • 1 power supply
  • $505.67 USD
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  • 1500 V Battery Energy Storage Reference Design.

  • Polycarbonate structure for RD-BESS1500BUN evaluation board

  • $330.63 USD
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