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NITI Aayog, DST meet battery makers, academia amid incidents of electric two-wheeler fires; govt, industry plan open source battery management system
Government think tank NITI Aayog and the Department of Science & Technology (DST) have kicked off deliberations with the industry and academia on developing an open source battery management system (BMS) for two- and three-wheeler EVs.
While the idea to develop an open source BMS was first floated last year, it has caught renewed momentum in the wake of several recent instances of two-wheeler electric vehicles (EVs) catching fire, according to a senior government official.
The Sunday Express has learnt that the NITI Aayog and DST are collaborating with policy think tank WRI India to carry out discussions with the industry.
The organisations have so far held at least two meetings with representatives of battery manufacturing companies and academia on developing a BMS solution tailored for Indian conditions, people in the know said. The following meetings will also involve representatives of EV manufacturers, it is learnt.
EVs are primarily powered by a battery pack consisting of Lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells, and a BMS is applied to the battery pack to make sure it operates safely. In simple terms, a BMS is essentially an electronic system that is connected to all the cells in a Li-ion battery pack, which constantly measures the voltage and current flowing through it.
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