Analog Devices and European battery manufacturer InoBat announced on November 2 that they had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the joint development of i-Power+, an intelligent battery energy storage system (BESS) platform.
The companies plan to begin their collaboration through pilot work at ADI Catalyst, ADI's advanced innovation accelerator in Limerick, Ireland. ADI Catalyst is a facility established to enable customers, business partners and suppliers to work with ADI experts to rapidly develop, test and demonstrate industry-leading solutions.
During the pilot phase, InoBat and ADI plan to define the system architecture for i-Power+, select joint development partners and key suppliers, and provide a prototype of an intelligent LFP BESS platform.
The prototype is expected to integrate a wireless battery management system (wBMS) that eliminates wiring between battery cells and battery management units (BMUs), along with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)-based diagnostics and anomaly detection algorithms designed to extend battery life and improve the accuracy of state-of-health (SOH) and state-of-charge (SOC) measurements.
As an additional objective of the collaboration, the companies are also pursuing the application of the intelligent architecture to sodium-ion BESS technology. This is designed to provide cell-level voltage, temperature and EIS resolution, together with advanced diagnostic capabilities for detecting degradation specific to sodium-ion batteries.
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InoBat co-founder and CEO Marian Bocek said, "AI data centers and hyperscale computing require grids and energy storage technologies with unprecedented levels of speed, intelligence and reliability." Bocek added, "Combining InoBat's battery technology with ADI's intelligent solutions and edge and cloud AI capabilities is a natural step toward building the power platforms this industry actually needs."
Martin Cotter, ADI's chief business officer and president of EMEA, said, "As AI reshapes global energy demand, intelligent battery storage will become essential to delivering power safely, efficiently and reliably." Cotter added, "Through its collaboration with InoBat, ADI is helping accelerate innovation in next-generation energy infrastructure by bringing predictive intelligence closer to the edge."
Original Korean article: ZDNet Korea
English brief by Korea Wind Intelligence, koreawindintel.com
