An established concept in other areas of industry, a digital twin is a high-fidelity software model of a real system to which it is linked in as close to real time as possible.
With that goal in mind, EV battery analytics specialist Silver Power Systems (SPS) has partnered with Imperial College London and vehicle manufacturers London EV Company (LEVC) and JSCA (the r&d division of the Watt Electric Vehicle Company) on the recently completed Real-Time Electrical Digital Twin Operating Platform (REDTOP) project.
REDTOP has resulted in what is said to be the world’s most advanced battery digital twin, one that can predict battery lifetime.
SPS’ programme manager Liam Mifsud says, “To really understand a battery’s state of health and predict its future performance you need to know its history, how it has been charged and discharged and so on.” More…