I may need a new BMS for my 16S 48V LiFePo4 battery that I built in 2021. Looking for recommendations. I am running a 12kW motor and max current is on the order of 280 amps.
I have the Thunderstruck BMS (Dilthium Design) and it seems to have failed. I can't get it to see more than 10 cells and voltage readings are incorrect compared to my meter (Fluke) directly on the batteries or on the harness end plug using the breakout board supplied with the BMS for testing. My connections on the harness all seem fine. I have tried to reset the BMS from the computer using the USB interface. No luck. I suspect there is something wrong with the BMS itself.
This Thunderstruck BMS does balancing and charge controlling but does not control input and output for the battery. That's fine but it means I can only use a charger that the BMS can tell to shut down. So there is some advantage to a BMS with input output control? It can disconnect charging without needing to have communications with the charger. That seems useful?
So I am looking to see what others have done in this sort of installation.
Thanks, Dan Pfeiffer
My Electric Drive Sailboat
http://dan.pfeiffer.net/10m/electric_drive.htm
I have the Thunderstruck BMS (Dilthium Design) and it seems to have failed. I can't get it to see more than 10 cells and voltage readings are incorrect compared to my meter (Fluke) directly on the batteries or on the harness end plug using the breakout board supplied with the BMS for testing. My connections on the harness all seem fine. I have tried to reset the BMS from the computer using the USB interface. No luck. I suspect there is something wrong with the BMS itself.
This Thunderstruck BMS does balancing and charge controlling but does not control input and output for the battery. That's fine but it means I can only use a charger that the BMS can tell to shut down. So there is some advantage to a BMS with input output control? It can disconnect charging without needing to have communications with the charger. That seems useful?
So I am looking to see what others have done in this sort of installation.
Thanks, Dan Pfeiffer
My Electric Drive Sailboat
http://dan.pfeiffer.net/10m/electric_drive.htm
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