HELLA develops battery solutions for mild hybrid vehicles

New battery solutions enable savings of 5 to 6 grams of CO2 per kilometre driven

HELLA develops battery solutions for mild hybrid vehicles
HELLA already offers products for all types of drives – from battery sensor systems for micro-hybrids (start/stop automatic system) to power electronics for mild hybrids and battery electronics for high-voltage applications in all-electric vehicles.

HELLA says that it is driving forward the topics of energy efficiency and electrification and supporting customers holistically on their path to electromobility.

As a subsystem supplier, the company develops and manufactures products that support all stages of automotive electrification.

With the dual voltage battery management system and PowerPack 48 volt, the company is now one of the first on the market to offer innovative battery module solutions for partially electric cars, so-called mild hybrid vehicles.

In the short term, the new solutions enable savings of 5 to 6 grams of CO2 per kilometre and thus help to achieve CO2 targets.

Starting in 2020, newly registered vehicles in the EU will not be allowed to exceed a limit value of 95 grams of CO2 per kilometre.

“However, the internal combustion engine will not disappear overnight, so, in order to achieve the specified limit values, the vehicles must be electrified,” says Björn Twiehaus, head of product centre energy management and member of the executive board of the electronics business division at HELLA.

Therefore, HELLA has developed the dual voltage battery management system for the compact and mid-range class.

The system allows vehicles with internal combustion engines to be converted to a mild hybrid.

It combines the conventional separate core elements such as 48 V battery, 12 V battery and voltage transformer (DC-DC converter) within a single product in the package space of a conventional lead-acid battery.

This makes it easy to integrate the system into the existing vehicle architecture.

Another advantage of the dual voltage battery management system is that it eliminates the need for a lead-acid battery in the car.

The innovative system consists of lithium-ion cells that are switched intelligently depending on the application.

Therefore, the capacity can be used specifically in the 12-volt or 48-volt vehicle electrical system.

HELLA has designed the PowerPack 48 Volt for vehicles in higher power rating classes.

It combines a 48-volt lithium-ion battery pack including battery management and DC-DC converter.

Comfort functions for the luxury class

In addition to the 12-volt battery, the PowerPack 48 is also drawn into the vehicle, this enables hybrid functions, such as recuperation (ability to recover energy while braking) or active coasting (the internal combustion engine is switched off while driving), as well as other comfort functions for the luxury class.

These include ambient lighting, automatic climate control and active chassis control.

The new products primarily serve the growing market of 48-volt mild hybrids.

According to studies by the London-based analysis company IHS Markit, the annual share of new registrations in this area will rise from 6 million in 2020 to 35 million worldwide in 2030.

“Hybridisation with 48 volts is particularly promising because it requires only minor intervention in the vehicle’s architecture, while also offering efficient energy recovery methods and improved energy efficiency,” says Twiehaus.

“With the new products, HELLA is actively advancing the technology and enabling customers to enter the field of electric mobility.”

HELLA already offers products for all types of drives – from battery sensor systems for micro-hybrids (start/stop automatic system) to power electronics for mild hybrids and battery electronics for high-voltage applications in all-electric vehicles.

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