General Motors has acquired Israel-based battery startup ALGOLiON for an undisclosed amount, with the aim of developing new ways to monitor EV battery health.
According to a GM press release, ALGOLiON has developed software that uses data from electric vehicle battery management systems to help identify anomalies in individual cells, which can help detect problems early. out of heat and other battery failures.
General Motors BEV3 Platform and Ultium Battery
“The software uses sophisticated algorithms to identify small changes that can affect battery health weeks earlier than other methods in use today without the need for additional hardware or sensors. while the battery is still working properly,” GM stated.
This sounds like a knowledge base that can help a company diagnose problems with Chevy Bolt EV Pin Battery that creates a fire hazard faster and perhaps in a less expensive way. At one point, the recall remedy involved installing battery health monitoring.
The automaker did not discuss specific plans for implementing the software, but noted that it will begin to integrate ALGLiON operations with its own. ALGOLiON employees, including the startup’s founders, will remain based in Israel, along with more than 850 GM employees at a technology center there.
GM Ultium battery – cell stacking
GM was proud that it wireless battery management system provides a greater degree of monitoring in the battery and allows the battery to more easily scale the technology or use different cells. Looking ahead, GM is betting on silicon anode battery technologyas lithium metal chemistry.
The automaker might actually be taking advantage of battery health monitoring as it becomes more flexible with cells in the near future. That includes not only the company’s core Ultium LLC cells, but also those from the upcoming GM-Samsung factory.
