EVL9965A/EVL99BM218 Promotional Boards
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STMicroelectronics EVL9965A/EVL99BM218 PowerDescription
Evaluation boards integrating the L9965 battery management system device for monitoring, balancing, and protecting Li-Ion and Li-Polymer battery packs. The kit supports up to 18 cells in series and provides high-precision cell voltage, stack voltage, busbar voltage, and temperature measurements. It includes an expansion board, load board, GUI support, and interfaces for evaluating automotive and energy storage battery management applications.
EVL9965A/EVL99BM218 Promotional Boards
Introduction
The STMicroelectronics EVL9965A/EVL99BM218 promotional board kit is an evaluation platform for developing and testing advanced battery management systems. Built around the L9965 battery management device, it helps engineers assess monitoring, balancing, and protection functions for multi-cell lithium-ion and lithium-polymer battery packs.
Part Description
The EVL9965A/EVL99BM218 kit integrates the L9965 battery management system IC and supporting hardware needed to evaluate battery-pack measurement and control features. It supports battery stacks containing up to 18 series-connected cells, making it suitable for high-voltage battery modules and energy-storage subsystems.
Key evaluation capabilities include:
- Monitoring of individual cell voltages
- Stack-voltage measurement
- Busbar-voltage measurement
- Temperature sensing support
- Cell balancing evaluation
- Battery protection function assessment
- Support for lithium-ion and lithium-polymer battery chemistries
- Expansion board and load board included for broader testing
- GUI support for configuration, monitoring, and data visualization
- Interfaces intended for automotive and stationary energy-storage evaluation
The board kit gives designers a practical environment for investigating battery management behavior before committing to a custom BMS hardware design.
Applications
Potential applications for the EVL9965A/EVL99BM218 include:
- Multi-cell lithium-ion battery monitoring
- Battery cell balancing development
- Battery-pack protection testing
- Electric vehicle battery modules
- Hybrid electric vehicle battery systems
- E-bike and electric scooter battery packs
- Industrial battery backup systems
- Renewable-energy storage batteries
- Portable power stations
- High-voltage battery pack prototypes
- Battery measurement and diagnostic systems
- BMS firmware and communication development
Industries
Possible industries for this evaluation platform include:
- Automotive
- Electric mobility
- Energy storage
- Renewable energy
- Industrial automation
- Transportation
- Robotics
- Aerospace and defense
- Medical equipment
- Consumer power products
- Battery manufacturing
- Research and education
Usage Ideas
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18-Cell EV Battery Module Monitor
Build a prototype monitoring system for an 18-cell battery module, using the board to measure cell voltages, temperatures, and total stack voltage. -
Solar Storage Battery Balancing Test
Connect a representative lithium-ion battery stack and evaluate passive cell-balancing behavior under different charge and discharge conditions. -
Battery Fault Detection Demonstrator
Create a test setup that simulates overvoltage, undervoltage, temperature, and imbalance conditions to validate BMS protection strategies and GUI-based diagnostics.
Conclusion
The STMicroelectronics EVL9965A/EVL99BM218 promotional board kit provides a comprehensive platform for evaluating the L9965 battery management system device in multi-cell lithium battery applications. With support for up to 18 series cells, precision measurement functions, balancing capability, protection evaluation, and GUI-based development support, it is well suited to automotive, industrial, and energy-storage BMS prototyping.
