Circuit/System Description

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The drive motor generator battery control module is also referred to as the battery energy control module (BECM). The BECM will diagnose its own systems and determine when a fault condition is present. Diagnostics and system status is communicated from the BECM to the hybrid powertrain control module (HPCM) through serial data. The HPCM is the host controller for diagnostic trouble code (DTC) information.

The hybrid battery assembly consists of 40 individual batteries. Each battery is rated at 7.2 volts. The batteries are connected together in a series circuit. The BECM monitors the hybrid battery voltage on every two batteries for a total of 20 locations, across the battery assembly. The BECM determines the actual terminal voltage by monitoring the output voltage from the high voltage contactor relays. The BECM also multiplies each individual battery voltage measurement by 20, and compares this calculation to the terminal voltage measurement.