1500 V Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) reference design
Production-grade platform with IEC 61508 SIL 2 and IEC 60730 Class B
A production-grade Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) reference platform with a distinguished level of completeness.
A complete hardware, software and safety package encompassing product safety libraries and documentation considering pre-certification for IEC 61508 SIL-2 and IEC 60730 Class B.

Characteristics
- Industrial grade devices with support for ESS always-on mission profile beyond Automotive lifetime
- Optimized performance for LFP voltage range
- Cost-effective variants available
- High-effective balancing currents for large cells 300+ Ah
- Based on proven NXP BMS technology: 10s of million devices in the field
Applications
- Energy management
- EV supply equipment
- Energy storage
- Power conversion
- Utility and industrial/commercial (Energy storage, UPS Uninterruptible power supply)
- Residential (High-Voltage Residential, Portable power solutions)
- Robotics (Mobile, Industrial and Drones)
Features
- Scalability
- High-Voltage BMS chipset solutions for a wide range of applications
- Fits stackable high-voltage battery energy storage systems used in large-scale utility solutions, industrial, commercial UPS and as storage for domestic use
- Safety
- Architectured and pre-certified for IEC 61508 SIL-2 and IEC 60730 Class B
- Precision
- Precise and synchronized measurements to leverage the full potential of the batteries, maximizing efficiency, functionality, battery health and return on investment
- Enablement
- For each of the boards included in the enablement kit, hardware schematics, PCB layouts and gerber files will be available on the NXP website for download (NDA required)
- Software development suite is downloadable upon activation of the registration ID included in the kit.
- Functional Safety documentation set and System Support (NDA required)
Advantages
- Best-in-class resilient security technology for authentication, payment and IP protection
- Equipped with the secure element, NCJ37BOHN for cyber security, ISO/IEC 14443 compatibility, trust provisioning and SW defined digital battery passport for global requirements
- Scalable analog, processing, and machine learning technology for software reuse.
- Timesaving, pre-certified enablement for sustainable, reliable & safe energy solution
- EC 61508 SIL-2 and IEC 60730 Class B certified NXP reference designs
- Reduces Time-to-market for ESSS:
- Rack-Level BMS Solution IEC 61508 SIL-2 and IEC 60730 Class B certified by SGS TÜV, ensuring high safety and reliability
- Cost savings: Reduces costs across multiple areas
- Complete development package
- Future-proof hardware design
- Software module reuse: Supports safety, MCAL, and application layer reusability for streamlined development.
- Configurable Interfaces and Cross Compatibility
- Optimized Resource Utilization: RAM and CPU usage are optimized, providing additional capacity for AI, ML, and application APIs
- Ample Flash Memory
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