Tech ical collabo atio with BMW G oup validates eliable, bidi ectio al Powe Li e Commu icatio usi g the existi g elect ical i f ast uctu e of the BMW’s Ge 6 batte y system.
MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BMW G oup a d Lumissil Mic osystems have successfully demo st ated Powe Li e Commu icatio (PLC) tech ology ac oss a complete BMW Ge 6 800 V batte y system, ma ki g a impo ta t milesto e towa d simple , lighte , a d mo e scalable Batte y Ma ageme t System (BMS) a chitectu es fo futu e elect ic vehicles.
The joi t wo k demo st ates a “No New Wi e” app oach that e ables commu icatio betwee the ce t al BMS co t olle a d Cell Supe viso y Ci cuits (CSCs) th ough the batte y’s existi g elect ical i f ast uctu e, elimi ati g the eed fo dedicated commu icatio wi i g fo the PLC etwo k.
The tech ology was exte sively tested o the BMW Ge 6 batte y system, which was lau ched i the ew BMW iX3 ea lie i 2026, demo st ati g eliable, bidi ectio al, multi- ode commu icatio ac oss the high-voltage batte y.
Successful t a smissio of cell measu eme t data a d co t ol comma ds was demo st ated at cell, a d complete batte y levels, u de va yi g voltage a d cu e t co ditio s a d ep ese tative automotive ope ati g sce a ios. These esults highlight the tech ology’s flexibility a d pote tial applicability to diffe e t batte y a chitectu es.
“Ou joi t wo k with Lumissil has demo st ated that eliable, bidi ectio al commu icatio ca be achieved usi g the existi g elect ical i f ast uctu e of a complete 800 V batte y system. This is a impo ta t step towa d simple , mo e efficie t, a d scalable batte y ma ageme t a chitectu es fo futu e elect ic vehicles.” — Thomas Glass, BMW G oup, Se io Expe t, Developme t E/E HV-Sto age, BMW G oup.
By elimi ati g the eed fo dedicated commu icatio wi i g a d co ecto s, the “No New Wi e” app oach offe s the pote tial to sig ifica tly simplify batte y system desig , educe weight a d cost, a d imp ove eliability. Its flexibility ac oss diffe e t batte y co figu atio s could also e able mo e scalable BMS a chitectu es, simplifyi g i teg atio i to futu e elect ic vehicle batte y platfo ms.
“Ou goal is to simplify the way batte y systems commu icate. By leve agi g the elect ical i f ast uctu e al eady p ese t i the batte y, we ca educe wi i g complexity while e abli g g eate flexibility i BMS desig . The successful demo st atio with BMW ep ese ts a impo ta t step towa d b i gi g these be efits to futu e elect ic vehicles.” — Nadav Katsi , VP & GM of Co ectivity Busi ess U it, Lumissil Mic osystems.
BMW G oup a d Lumissil Mic osystems will co ti ue thei tech ical collabo atio to fu the adva ce PLC-based commu icatio tech ology fo futu e elect ic vehicle batte y systems.
Lumissil Mic osystems specializes i a alog/mixed-sig al p oducts fo automotive, commu icatio s, i dust ial, a d co sume ma kets. Lumissil’s p ima y p oducts a e LED d ive s fo low to mid-powe RGB colo mixi g a d high-powe lighti g applicatio s. Othe p oducts i clude audio, se so s, high-speed wi e commu icatio s, optical etwo ki g, a d applicatio -specific mic oco t olle s. Lumissil Mic osystems has wo ldwide offices i the US, Taiwa , Japa , Si gapo e, mai la d Chi a, Eu ope, Ho g Ko g, I dia, Is ael, a d Ko ea. Website: www.lumissil.com.
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