LGES aims to improve battery management with the help of Qualcomm

LG Energy Solution is planning a cooperation with US chip manufacturer Qualcomm to improve diagnostic solutions for battery management systems. LGES hopes to thus extend the service life of batteries in electric vehicles.

Specifically, companies want to combine LG Energy Solution’s battery diagnostic software with certain features and functionalities of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis platform. According to an accompanying press release, it will “leverage more than 80 times compute power and additional artificial intelligence (AI) processing blocks of Snapdragon Digital Chassis System-on-Chips.” The resulting BMS solution will be offered to customers, including global car manufacturers. However, the partners did not specify when it will be ready for series production. The partnership is also not yet a done deal.

LG Energy Solution emphasises that it wants to contribute its many years of experience in battery management to the cooperation. That includes cross-validated data from around 100,000 electric vehicles, empirical data from over 10,000 batteries and around 7,000 BMS-related patents.

“Our work with Qualcomm Technologies intends to create differentiated customer value by enabling real-time battery health diagnosis as well as the development of battery management solutions that are directly linked to driving information,” says Hyuksung Chung, Vice President of Business Development Group at LG Energy Solution. The importance of safe and healthy battery management is increasing with the growth of the electric vehicle market. “We expect to be able to show customers overwhelming and differentiated customer value through our cooperation with Qualcomm Technologies,” Chung adds.

“We are pleased to be a trusted partner of the automotive industry, working with leading companies like LG Energy Solution to revolutionize the way vehicles harness and manage power for optimal performance, efficiency and safety,” says Jason Park, senior director, marketing, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies Korea. “We look forward to growing the relationship with LG Energy Solution to combine our expertise and commitment to deliver advanced BMS solutions that runs on-device with high computing power, and is designed to empower automakers to deliver intelligent, greener and more sustainable vehicles.”

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