SEOUL, March 10, 2024 – LG Energy Solution announced that the company intends to explore working with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., to develop advanced battery management system (BMS) diagnostic solutions. Through the working relationship, the companies intend to explore developing advanced solutions that combine LG Energy Solution’s battery diagnostic software with certain features and functionalities of the Snapdragon® Digital ChassisTM platform, a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., to deliver an advanced BMS solution that helps extend vehicles’ battery life. This collaboration seeks to enhance the efficiency and reliability of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, which are crucial for the widespread adoption of EVs.
■ Companies to explore developing BMS based on Snapdragon Digital Chassis platforms to provide computing power, an >80X increase in compute power with additional AI processing blocks used for BMS solutions, while advancing battery analysis algorithm through AI technologies
LG Energy Solution also plans to explore developing BMS diagnostic solutions. These would support AI hardware and software solutions featured on Snapdragon Digital Chassis.
The existing BMS software operates with dedicated low-performance hardware. With the new BMS solution, sophisticated battery algorithms would be able to run in-vehicle in real-time. They would utilize the computing power of the high-performance Snapdragon Digital Chassis platforms that are already utilized in the vehicle. LG Energy Solution intends to combine its battery technology with AI hardware and software solutions from Snapdragon Digital Chassis. This collaboration aims to offer advanced BMS functions, including edge AI-based features. These features won’t necessitate communication with a server.
“Our work with Qualcomm Technologies intends to create differentiated customer value by enabling real-time battery health diagnosis. It also involves the development of battery management solutions that are directly linked to driving information,” said Hyuksung Chung, Vice President of Business Development Group at LG Energy Solution.
BMS is essential for managing the safe and healthy battery usage environment of customers and consumers. It uses various battery-related data, such as current, voltage, and temperature, to ensure optimal performance. This also enables more sophisticated battery use, such as detecting and preventing problems before they occur.
In particular, the importance of advanced battery diagnostic solution is increasing. Automobiles are becoming more and more like lifestyle platforms for watching films, shopping, and enjoying various entertainment. Additionally, the era of future electric vehicles, which advocates for batteries instead of internal combustion engines, is fast approaching.
■ LG Energy Solution boasts unmatched technological leadership, securing 7,000 BMS-related patents and vast empirical battery use data
Researchers have developed existing battery diagnostic algorithm technologies based on virtual conditions. They are less ideal for actual use environments, as they do not rely on real-world battery data. LG Energy Solution has accumulated exceptional expertise in battery management through the process of manufacturing batteries for various customers. They have been cooperating with them for over 30 years.
The company possesses unique battery analysis algorithm technologies. These are based on empirical, cross-validated data from approximately 100,000 electric vehicles and the analysis of more than 10,000 batteries exposed to real use environments. The company also holds over 7,000 BMS-related patents. It boasts a safety detection accuracy of 90%, the highest in the industry.
LG Energy Solution anticipates that its cooperation with Qualcomm Technologies will lead to the supply of more sophisticated and advanced battery diagnostic solutions to customers. Moreover, this includes major global automakers.
“The importance of safe and healthy battery management is increasing with the growth of the electric vehicle market,” Chung said. “We expect to be able to show customers overwhelming and differentiated customer value through our cooperation with Qualcomm Technologies.”
“We are pleased to be a trusted partner of the automotive industry. Moreover, we work with leading companies like LG Energy Solution to revolutionize the way vehicles harness and manage power for optimal performance, efficiency, and safety,” said Jason Park, senior director, marketing, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies Korea. “We look forward to growing the relationship with LG Energy Solution. Our goal is to combine our expertise and commitment to deliver advanced BMS solutions that run on-device with high computing power. Moreover, this design empowers automakers to deliver intelligent, greener, and more sustainable vehicles.”
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