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FIA world record research vehicle

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FIA world record research vehicle

Key project requirements

| 18650 Cylindrical cells
| Custom 35 kWh battery pack
| System energy density above 200 Wh/kg

Podium Advanced Technologies has designed and built the
Blizz Primatist and all its components: from batteries
and electronics to chassis, body structure, aerodynamics,
and propulsion.
With an astonishing Cx of 0.11, Blizz Primatist is a full electric
vehicle powered by a 204 hp electric motor, fueled by a Li-Ion
35 kWh custom battery pack.
One of the main challenges has been the identification and
characterization of Lithium cells with the highest specific
energy, that could allow to limit the weight of the 35 kWh
battery pack below 180 kg, given a total vehicle weight target
below 500 kg, and tuning our BMS to let them perform at their fullest potential.

On 30 April and 1st of May 2021 at the circuit of Nardo’ in Italy the Blizz Primatist has broken seven FIA world land speed records over 10 miles, 100 km, 100 miles for a full electric vehicle in both under 500 kg and above 500 kg weight categories, plus 1 hour world record in the former.

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Via Carlo Viola 65
11026 Pont-Saint-Martin (AO) | Italy
Podium Engineering s.r.l. - P.IVA 01158110070
REA AO-72219 - Cap.Soc. EUR 1.000.000 i.v.
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Via Carlo Viola 65 - 11026 Pont-Saint-Martin (AO) | Italy
Podium Engineering s.r.l. - P.IVA 01158110070
REA AO-72219 - Cap.Soc. EUR 1.000.000 i.v.
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Via Carlo Viola 65 - 11026 Pont-Saint-Martin (AO) | Italy
Podium Engineering s.r.l. - P.IVA 01158110070
REA AO-72219 - Cap.Soc. EUR 1.000.000 i.v.
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Assembly process

Sorting, Testing and Stacking Cylindrical
- Fully automated station
- 100% cells state of health testing (including open circuit voltage, resistance/AC impedance, temperature
- Stations able to handle module up to 1200 mm length
- Different cooling strategies can be handled within this station
- Similar capacity cells can be sorted and included in a module
- Fast and tack-free led lamp curing
- Accurate pressing operation
Sorting, Testing and Stacking Cylindrical
Sorting, Testing and Stacking Prismatic and Pouch
- Fully automated station
- 100% cells state of health testing (including open circuit voltage, resistance/AC impedance, temperature
- Stations can handle different cell dimensions and different thermal extraction strategies
- Accurate pressing operation
Sorting, Testing and Stacking Prismatic and Pouch
Bus Bar Laser Welding
- Cutting edge laser beam technology that guarantees robust joints for several type of busbar connections
- Possibility to weld challenging reflective materials such as CU, Al and dissimiral combination of materials
- Internal development of welding parameters
- Extensive quality control such as weld penetration in process monitoring and resistivity checks
- Stations can handle module up to 1200 mm length and 600 mm width
Bus Bar Laser Welding
Ultrasonic wire bonding
- Fully automatic station
- Wire bonding with the highest axis accuracy
- Continuous real time monitoring of wire condition and process
- Integrated quality control
Ultrasonic wire bonding
Pack assembly stations
- Stations equipped with manual assistors and process dedicated tools to allow assembly teams to work in perfect ergonomic and safe conditions
- Stations equipped with torque monitored tools
- Control tracking system to verify process completion and quality monitoring
- Junction box assembly and quality control
- Controlled sealing application completed after functional test
Pack assembly stations
EOL Testing
- Battery module and pack functional tests
- BMS firmware and software flashing
- Pack cooling system integrity test
EOL Testing

Main features

  • Safety: BMS Design compliant for ISO 26262
  • Scalable slave-master architecture, handles systems
    up to 1.000 V
  • Cell dissipative balancing

Functionalities

  • Real time monitoring cells & components voltage
    and temperatures
  • Advanced algorithms for SOC/SOH estimation
  • Advanced SOP estimation with realtime cell
    thermoelectrical models
  • Electromechanical components feedback monitoring
    and degradation estimation (fuses, contactors)
  • Control and monitoring of the thermal management system
  • Sensing of current, water leak, internal humidity, etc
  • Ground fault monitoring of grounded or ungrounded systems

Services related to BMS

  • Testing and modelling of battery cells
    and systems
  • Experimental characterization of cells
    for accurate state estimation algorithms
    (e.g., SOC, SOE, SOH, SOP)
  • BMS hardware and software development
    for specific applications
  • Prototyping of high-performance
    battery systems
  • Consulting in the field of battery systems

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