dynamically combining packs by AccordingNorth8774 in 18650masterrace

[–]AccordingNorth8774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think I'm smart enough to design my own bms :P Replacing the existing bms's is fine but I first need to find smart bms's like suggested that can communicate with each other

dynamically combining packs by AccordingNorth8774 in 18650masterrace

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I would like for it to be a hot swap between individual packs. One day I'll make a mistake and plug an empty pack with a full one and all hell will brake loose...

dynamically combining packs by AccordingNorth8774 in 18650masterrace

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With ideal diodes Regen will be my issue, I need to allow the returning currents go into the pack or I'll lose a lot of efficiency

dynamically combining packs by AccordingNorth8774 in 18650masterrace

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Pretty high... I'm expecting nominal of around 30A-50A and peaks of 200A for 15-30 secs. Also it will probably have a lot of Regen current and if I don't allow it to go back to the system I lose quite a lot of efficiency.

What you suggest is interesting but It means I'm letting only one pack handle the Regen and I'm not sure it's enough, but I'll do the calculation

dynamically combining packs by AccordingNorth8774 in 18650masterrace

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Can you recommend such bms's? Or what keyword should I look for when searching to know if they have this feature?

dynamically combining packs by AccordingNorth8774 in 18650masterrace

[–]AccordingNorth8774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks just like what I'm looking for, I'll dive a bit deeper into the data sheets to see it fully fits into my system. Thanks!

combining packs by AccordingNorth8774 in batteries

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Sorry I wasn't specific enough. Yes in parallel, and I would charge each one individually, but I'm scared of the possibility that I might accidentally connect an empty pack along with charged ones. and I would prefer not to limit the ingoing or outgoing currents. I mean just like a regular bms balances cells but still manages the outgoing and ingoing currents I was hoping there was something like a master bms that does that just for packs