Rimac Chooses Analog Devices to Enable Precision Battery Management in High Performance Electric Vehicles
December 02 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today announced that Rimac Automobili
is planning to incorporate ADI’s precision battery management
system (BMS) integrated circuits (ICs) into Rimac’s BMS. ADI’s
technology provides Rimac’s BMS with the ability to extract maximum
energy and capacity out of its batteries by calculating reliable
State of Charge and other battery parameters at any given time.
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Rimac Chooses Analog Devices to Enable
Precision Battery Management in High Performance Electric Vehicles
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"Rimac is a technology powerhouse in the field of
high-performance electric vehicles,” said Rimac CEO Mate Rimac. “We
develop and manufacture key electrification systems for many global
automotive companies and raise the bar for performance electric
vehicles with our own hypercars. Our application of BMS is among
the most demanding in the world, requiring the highest accuracy,
massive current and voltage draws over very short time scales, and
rapid dynamic adjustment within the battery management control
system. We have decided to adopt the Analog Devices portfolio of
battery management ICs across our complete product line of battery
management systems. ADI’s ICs are an integral part of our in-house
developed BMS that we are using in our own vehicles, but also for
many global car brands. We have benchmarked these ICs in the market
and selected Analog Devices for superior precision measurement
accuracy and product robustness over the lifetime of the vehicle.
We look forward to working with Analog Devices in the future to
achieve high performance BMS in our vehicles and battery
packs.”
The Rimac C_Two is a fully electric hypercar capable of speeds
of up to 258 miles per hour. With 1,914 horsepower under the hood,
the C_Two accelerates 0-60 mph in 1.85 seconds and 0-186 mph in
11.8 seconds. To support these high-performance outputs, the Rimac
team designs and engineers superior underlying technologies, such
as electric drivetrain and battery packs.
BMS technology acts as the “brains” behind battery packs by
managing the output, charging and discharging as well as providing
precision measurements during vehicle operation. A BMS also
provides vital safeguards to protect the battery from damage. A
battery pack consists of groups of individual battery cells that
work seamlessly together to deliver maximum power output to the
car. If the cells go out of balance, the cells can get stressed
leading to premature charge termination and a reduction in the
battery’s overall lifetime. ADI’s battery management ICs deliver
the highly accurate measurements, resulting in safer vehicle
operation and maximizing vehicle range per charge.
“High performance electric vehicles require high precision
electronics,” said Patrick Morgan, Vice President, Automotive
Electrification and Infotainment, Analog Devices. “Precision
accuracy directly translates to maximizing battery capacity and
range with fast charging time. We are pleased to support Rimac with
our precision battery management ICs for its leading-edge electric
vehicle systems with the goal of achieving some of the best
performance in the world.”
Analog Devices offers a broad portfolio of precision battery
management ICs serving multiple cell configurations and battery
types across a wide range of applications in multiple industries.
In addition to electric vehicle battery management systems,
applications include on-board chargers (OBCs), high power
electrical storage systems (ESS), backup battery systems, and high
voltage data acquisition systems.
To learn more about Analog Devices’ battery management
solutions, visit
https://www.analog.com/en/products/power-management/battery-management/multicell-battery-stack-monitor.html
About Analog Devices Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) is a leading
global high-performance analog technology company dedicated to
solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our
customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently
bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that
sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit
http://www.analog.com.
About Rimac Automobili Rimac Automobili was founded in
2009 by Mate Rimac (then 21 y/o), converting his first
Guinness-World-Record breaking electric car in a garage. Today,
Rimac develops and manufactures key electrification systems for
many global automotive companies, and at the same time, raises the
bar for performance EVs with their own electric hypercars. This
technology powerhouse with headquarters on the outskirts of Zagreb,
Croatia, employs around 600 people, with plans for strong future
growth. The company is vertically integrated with many of the
components produced in-house. The next challenge is to grow from a
low volume manufacturer of complex high-end electrification
components, to an established Tier-1 supplier for the industry.
Rimac plans to open new high-volume production lines for battery
packs, powertrain systems and the C_Two hypercar for production
starting in 2020 at new facilities currently being established.
More information on Rimac Automobili: www.rimac-automobili.com.
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facts are considered forward-looking statements, including, without
limitation, statements regarding Rimac’s plans to incorporate ADI’s
products into its electric vehicle systems. The statements
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date of this press release. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the results described,
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