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Exro Technologies completes the technology validation on its Battery Control System

Published: 08:55 21 Dec 2020 EST

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Eric Hustedt, chief engineer of Exro said: "We've confirmed the operational principles with our simulations and are very excited about the potential for this system in new environments"

Exro Technologies Inc. (CVE:EXRO) (OTCMKTS:EXROF), a leading clean technology company which has developed a new class of power electronics for electric motors and batteries, announced that it has completed the technology validation on its Battery Control System (BCS) – formerly known as the intelligent battery management system.

The BCS can expand the capabilities of batteries by enabling a greater depth of control on the cells. The cells remaining in a battery at the end of first life can be optimized to rejuvenate the same battery into a new second life. Exro said it can establish a greater depth of control on battery cells because the same principles that govern coil groupings in electric motors can also apply to managing cells in a battery.

READ: Exro Technologies ends successful 3Q 2020 with key partnerships, C$8.3 million in cash

As more electric vehicle batteries reach the end of their first life, there is a growing number of batteries that can be utilized for second life energy storage. The BCS can help Exro to lead the rapidly accelerating energy storage markets. Second life energy storage is a dynamic growth market with CAGR projections of 23.1% through 2030.

Simulations in the lab have demonstrated the principles required for optimized second life operations. The system is able to regulate grid current, charge and discharge at cell level, and manage cells with different states of charge. Exro will move forward to demonstrating the Battery Control System in operating applications in 2021.

"Now it's just about scaling this up", said Eric Hustedt, chief engineer of Exro in a statement. "We've confirmed the operational principles with our simulations and are very excited about the potential for this system in new environments."

"This is a great example of the synergy we have with our advanced control technology in multiple markets", commented Sue Ozdemir, Chief Executive Officer of Exro. "This technology validation is a great first step in our path to advancing battery control in energy storage applications," he added.

Exro is a clean technology company pioneering intelligent control solutions in power electronics to help solve the most challenging problems in electrification. It has developed a new class of control technology that expands the capabilities of electric motors, generators, and batteries. Exro enables the application to achieve more with less energy consumed.

The company's advanced motor control technology, the Coil Driver, expands the capabilities of powertrains by enabling two separate torque profiles within a given motor. A major advancement in the sector, dynamic motor configuration enables efficiency optimization for each operating mode resulting in reduction of energy consumption. The controller automatically selects the appropriate configuration in real-time so that power and efficiency are intelligently optimized.

Contact the author at jon.hopkins@proactiveinvestors.com

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