Abstract: A method for monitoring and controlling a vehicle battery pack that includes a plurality of battery cells. The battery cells each include a switching unit which serves to connect and disconnect the respective battery cells. Pack information of the battery pack is acquired, a pack voltage of the battery pack is calculated on the basis of the cell voltages and a current activation pattern for actuating the switching units. An electrical power requirement of the vehicle is predicted based on GPS information. A state of the battery pack is estimated based on the pack information and the current activation pattern and an optimized activation pattern for actuating the switching units on the basis of the predicted electrical power requirement and the estimated state of the battery pack is calculated. The switching units of the respective battery cells are actuated according to the optimized activation pattern.

Abstract: A system (10) for testing a battery cell (1) by creating at least one of the effects of internal short circuit within the cell (1) with at least one cathode, at least one anode, at least one sensor (3) and at least one conductive heating element (2), comprising at least one resistive heat element (5), wherein at least the resistive heat element (5) is assembled within the cell (1) for simulating an internal short circuit.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining at least one performance characteristic for the operation of an electrical energy store is described, comprising the steps of: a) receiving operating data, in particular current and/or voltage and/or temperature measured values, of a multiplicity of electrical energy stores, wherein the multiplicity of electrical energy stores satisfy a predefined criterion, for example a predefined number of operating hours; b) ascertaining at least one ageing state variable, in particular an electrical capacitance, of the multiplicity of electrical energy stores by evaluating the operating data of the multiplicity of electrical energy stores; c) ascertaining at least one performance characteristic for the operation of an electrical energy store, in particular a maximum charging current, on the basis of the at least one ageing state variable; d) transmitting the at least one performance characteristic to a further multiplicity of electrical energy stores.

Abstract: A system (10) for testing a battery cell (1) by creating at least one of the effects of internal short circuit within the cell (1) with at least one cathode, at least one anode, at least one sensor (3) and at least one conductive heating element (2), comprising at least one resistive heat element (5), wherein at least the resistive heat element (5) is assembled within the cell (1) for simulating an internal short circuit.