HIGH PERFORMANCE

B AT T ERY S Y S T EMS
FOR

BUSES
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BUSES

ECONOMICA L ,
QUIE T A ND
EN V IRONMEN TA L LY
F RIENDLY.
Due to their inner city use, buses are virtually predestined for
conversion to electric and/or hybrid engines. CO2 emission and
noise pollution are considerably reduced by electric buses. In
addition, the electrification of commercial vehicles is already
economical today. As a result of usually clearly defined usage
profiles, a clear energy and performance requirement can be
determined, which provides information about the total cost of
ownership (TCO). Furthermore a range of up to 400 kilometers
can already be achieved with fully electric powertrains.
Absolutely reliable in every respect – with AKASOL.

FR O M A S O L A R M O B I L E W O R L D C H A M P I O N T O A N
I N T E R N AT I O N A L T EC H N O L O GY L E A D E R
Right from the outset, AKASOL was characterised by visions and
the drive to conduct research and implementation of alternative
powertrain concepts. The personal energy of all employees and
the desire to create something pioneering in the field of modern
battery storage systems has resulted in first-class products and
market leadership.

In all products, AKASOL implements its comprehensive experience

acquired in the development of e-mobility solutions and here,
with equal intensity, pursues the basic thought of efficient,
environmentally-friendly powertrains.

O U R I N D U S T RY S EC T O R S

_BUSES
_COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
_INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES
_RAIL VEHICLES
_ M A RINE A PPLICATION S
_PA SSENGER VEHICLE S
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› S A FE , R E LI A BLE , DU R A BLE

› LIQ U ID C OOLING

› M ODU L A R & FR E E LY SC A LE A BLE

› C A PA BLE OF FA S T C H A RG ING

›  AU TOM OTI V E , M A R INE

A ND R A IL C E R TIFIE D

› H IGHE S T E NE RGY DE N SIT Y

› FU LLY VA LIDATE D
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Q UA L I T Y

M A DE IN
GERM A N Y

M O R E P O W E R AT L E S S S PAC E .
With very high energy densities on system level and the most
compact liquid cooling in the market, AKASOL battery systems
have very low space requirements and emit only little heat. These
are the ideal preconditions for a long battery life with a maximum
power output for a safe, reliable and durable operation.

C E R T I FI E D & VA L I DAT E D S O L U T I O N S .
At AKASOL experts for system development, mechatronics,
electronics, software and cell chemistry research together on
innovative solutions for the best electrical energy storage system.
All of our serial systems for buses, commercial vehicles, railway
and marine applications are tested and can be certified according
to the specific standards and requirements of each branch.

S E R I A L P R O D U C T I O N AC C O R D I N G T O I AT F 16949.
To fulfill our clients automotive standards, AKASOL battery
systems for bus applications are developed and produced in an
automotive IATF 16949 compliant environment at our production
facility in Langen/Germany. And if necessary we even adopt
additional requirements that come up with our clients projects.
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A K A S Y S T EM

AKM CYC H I G H E N E R GY T EC H N O L O GY F O R
L O N G D I S TA N C E T R A FFI C .

4 1

2
3
7 8
1 Cell 10 5
2 AKM CYC MODULE 9
3 Robust and safe housing
4 Thermal isolation
5 Liquid coolant ports
6
6 Coolant interconnects
7 Electrical interconnects
8 Main contactor and fuse box (hidden) 5
9 High voltage connector
10 Battery Management Unit (integrated)

› Longterm technology roadmap based on

The latest high-energy battery system standardized cells
AKASystem CYC uses the new cylindrical cell › 21700 standard battery cells
battery modules with very high energy density. › Multiple battery packs mountable per vehicle
It’s robust and scalable, and acquisition costs
› E xcellent price-performance ratio as a result
per kWh are comparatively low. In comparison of the development for serial production
to what current technology permits, this new
› Designed and validated for automotive serial
technology will allow electric vehicles to increase applications
their range by more than 60 percent. This system
› Flexible packaging (conversion design, purpose
is developed for long distance traffic, e.g. buses design)
using overnight charging facilities, intercity
› Easy system connectivity / ready-to-install
coaches and trucks.
(aligned connection points, standardized CAN
bus, optional VDA / SAE cooling connections)
› Compact and lightweight solution, significant
volume reduction due to liquid cooling
› Long service life due to active and passive
thermal management
› Additional operating safety due to redundant
battery management system
› Robust and proven control unit BMS master
› Protection classes IP67 up to IP6K9K
› Up to 1 C continuous
› Up to 2 C peak rating (discharge)
› Up to 1,000 V DC
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A K A S Y S T EM

OEM PRC
S E R I A L T EC H N O L O GY F O R
B U S A P P L I C AT I O N S .

4 1

2
3
7 8
1 Cell 5
2 OEM MODULE 9
3 Robust and safe housing
10
4 Thermal isolation
5 Liquid coolant ports
6
6 Coolant interconnects
7 Electrical interconnects
8 Main contactor and fuse box (hidden) 5
9 High voltage connector
10 Battery Management Unit (integrated)

› Automotive PHEV battery modules from

The AKASystem OEM lithium-ion battery system various OEMs available
proves: powerful, specifically adapted lithium-ion › Up to 3,000 cycles
battery systems for automotive applications can › Freely scalable system with any given number
be both high-quality and affordable at the same of OEM SYSTEMs
time. AKASOL is the leading European battery › E xcellent price-performance ratio
manufacturer to offer a system that is compatible
› Flexible package options
with the standardised automotive PHEV modules
› Integrated main contactor and fuse box
of all major producers. This means that even
automotive applications for series production are › Easy system connectivity (flexible connection
points, standardized CAN bus)
ideally equipped for their demanding tasks and, at
the same time, remain flexible should the module › Compact and lightweight design
supplier change at any point. › Long service life due to active and passive
thermal management
› High safety due to redundant battery
management system (up to SIL 2 / ASIL C)
› Automotive BMS technology for reliability
and safety
› Environmental rating IP67 up to IP6K9K
› Automotive NMC lithium-ion technology with
long cycle life
› High peak C rate capability
› Up to 2 C continuous
› Up to 8 C peak rating (discharge)
› Up to 1,000 V DC
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A K A S Y S T EM

AKM POC H I G H P O W E R T EC H N O L O GY F O R
FA S T C H A R C H I N G A P P L I C AT I O N S .

4
2

1 Cell 7
2 AKM POC MODULE
3 Robust and safe housing 6 8
4 Thermal isolation
5 Liquid coolant ports
6 Coolant interconnects 9
7 Electrical interconnects 3 10
8 Main contactor and fuse box 11
9 High voltage connector 5
10 BMS Master
11 Safety Control Unit

› Freely scalable system with any given number of

High power automotive applications benefit from AKAMODULEs
a liquid-cooled and freely scalable system that › More than 3,100 cycles (NMC) and more than 7,000
not only fulfills the highest safety standards, cycles (NANO)
but also currently belongs to one of the most › E xcellent Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
powerful battery solutions in the world. Robust, › Flexible package options
maintenance-free and fast charging AKASystem
› Easy system connectivity (flexible connection
AKM is ideal for use in the variety of automotive points, standardized CAN bus)
applications with very high requirements when it
› Compact and lightweight design
comes to cycle life, performance and high system
› Long service life due to active and passive thermal
voltage.
management
› High safety due to redundant battery management
system (up to SIL 2 / ASIL C)
› E xtremely effective liquid cooling on
module level
› Automotive BMS technology for reliability
and safety
› Environmental rating IP67 up to IP6K9K
› Automotive high performance NMC lithium-ion
technology with very long cycle life
› High peak C rate capability
› Up to 3 C continuous
› Up to 8 C peak rating (discharge)
› Up to 1,000 V DC
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°C
35

33

31
W H Y I S L I Q U I D C O O L I N G I N D I S P E N S I B L E?
29

27
B AT T E RY C H E M I S T RY N E E D S B E N E FI T S F O R B AT T E RY O P E R AT I O N
25
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
› Even temperature distribution › Slow aging and long life
Time (hr)

› Optimum absolute temperature level › High availablity of power and energy

› Fast thermal conditioning › Safety

°C
› 
C
60
ompact and robust design › High power use possible
55
50
45
40
35

T30
E M P E R AT U R E C H A R AC T E R I S T I C F O R VA R I O U S C O O L I N G M O D E S .
25
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Time (hr) T liquid cooling
2 C C U R R E N T R AT E T air cooling
°C
T passive cooling
125

115
105°C
35
95
ABOVE HA Z ARD LIMIT
33
85
75
31
65
29
55
27 A C C E L E R AT E D A G I N G
45
25
35 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
O P T16
I M U M R A18N G E 20
25 Time (hr)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Time (hr)

1 C C U R R E N T R AT E
°C
60
55
50
A C C E L E R AT E D A G I N G
45
40
35
OPTIMUM R ANGE
30
25
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Time (hr)

0.5 C C U R R E N T R AT E
°C
125°C
35
115
33
105
31
95 OPTIMUM R ANGE
29
85
75
27
65
25
55 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

45 Time (hr)

35
25
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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S CA L A BL E.
VA L IDAT ED.
RE A DY FOR
SERI A L USE.

OV E R N I G H T C H A R G I N G B U S

OPPORTUNIT Y CHARGING BUS

TROLLEY BUS
As an ideal energy supplier
for plug-in hybrid buses
AKASystems are being used
in London‘s double-deckers.

FUEL CELL BUS

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AK ASYSTEMS C E R T I FI E D &
S C A L A B L E . VA L I DAT E D. S TA N DA R D I Z E D
R E A DY F O R U S E . F O R AU T O M O T I V E A P P L I C AT I O N S .
› Freely scalable system with any number of ›  Development according to ISO 26262 up to
AKAMODULEs or OEM SYSTEMs ASIL C / EN 61508 SIL 2 possible
› Flexible packaging › 
Tested safety (USABC, IEC, SAE, UN 38.3) and
(conversion design, purpose design) “real world” experience
› High energy and/or high energy and power density › Multi-level short circuit protection on cell,
› Easy system connectivity / ready-to-install module and system level
(aligned connection points, standardized CAN bus, ›  Additional operating safety by a redundant
optional VDA/SAE cooling connections) battery management system architecture
› E xcellent price-performance ratio as a result of the ›  Suitable for multi-tray systems with full
development for serial production monitoring on single-tray and system level
› Liquid cooling for consistent temperature ›  Protection classes IP67 up to IP6K9K
› Compact and lightweight solution, significant ›  Rugged and well-tried control unit BMS master
volume reduction due to liquid cooling (SIL2 compatible hardware TTC90)
› Long service life due to active and passive thermal ›  Local, redundant safety control unit in all trays
management ›  Voltage and temperature monitoring SOC/SOH
› E xceptionally robust, maintenance-free operation analysis
› EMI compliant ›  Voltage balancing between the modules

AKASYSTEM – MULTI STRING CONCEPT

Coolant
Junction Box
with Fuses

BASIC BASIC BASIC

BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY
STRING I STRING II STRING III
HV

Contactors + Fuse Contactors + Fuse Contactors + Fuse

BMSM 1 BMSM 2 BMSM 3

MSM
Vehicle
CAN

Public CAN

AKASYSTEM – SAFETY CONCEPT

VEHICLE
POWER HVIL

TRAIN +
– Coolant
outlet
KL. 30 / +12V SCU +
–

CONTROL E-Stop
Batt.-Wake
UNIT +
Public CAN –

BMS Private CAN

+
MASTER –
ISO
sense

Coolant
intake
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Dimension
AKASYSTEM AKM 60 CYC Energy Power max. (10s)* Power cont. (RMS) Voltage (nom.) Weight
(LxWxH) in mm

AKASYSTEM 12 AKM 60 CYC 31.5 kWh 64 kW 16...32 kW 529 V ca. 195 kg 1,340 x 700 x 150

AKASYSTEM 15 AKM 60 CYC 39.5 kWh 80 kW 20...40 kW 662 V ca. 250 kg 1,700 x 700 x 150

AKASYSTEM 16 AKM 60 CYC 42.0 kWh 84 kW 21...42 kW 705 V ca. 262 kg 1,700 x 700 x 150

AKASYSTEM n AKM 60 CYC: freely scalable according to your application

*peak rating depending on fuse and cable / connector configuration / SOC and temperature

Dimension
AKASYSTEM OEM 37 PRC NMC Energy Power max. (10s)* Power cont. (RMS) Voltage (nom.) Weight
(LxWxH) in mm

AKASYSTEM 12 OEM NMC 19.6 kWh 60...120 kW 30...40 kW 529 V ca. 185 kg 1,340 x 700 x 150

AKASYSTEM 15 OEM NMC 24.5 kWh 75...150 kW 37...50 kW 661 V ca. 238 kg 1,700 x 700 x 150

AKASYSTEM 16 OEM NMC 26.1 kWh 80...160 kW 40...53 kW 705 V ca. 249 kg 1,700 x 700 x 150

AKASYSTEM n OEM 37 NMC: freely scalable according to your application

*peak rating depending on fuse and cable / connector configuration / SOC and temperature

Dimension
AKASYSTEM AKM 53 POC NMC Energy Power max. (10s)* Power cont. (RMS) Voltage (nom.) Weight
(LxWxH) in mm

AKASYSTEM 12 AKM NMC 28.2 kWh 216 kW 48 kW 533 V 233 kg 1,593 x 600 x 216

AKASYSTEM 15 AKM NMC 35.3 kWh 270 kW 60 kW 666 V 333 kg 1,546 x 750 x 216

AKASYSTEM 18 AKM NMC 42.4 kWh 324 kW 72 kW 799 V 421 kg 1,844 x 750 x 216

AKASYSTEM n AKM 53 NMC: freely scalable according to your application

*peak rating depending on fuse and cable / connector configuration / SOC and temperature

Dimension
AKASYSTEM AKM 46 POC NANO NMC Energy Power max. (10s)* Power cont. (RMS) Voltage (nom.) Weight
(LxWxH) in mm

AKASYSTEM 12 AKM NMC NANO 24.5 kWh 325 kW 61 kW 533 V 289 kg 1,593 x 600 x 216

AKASYSTEM 15 AKM NMC NANO 30.6 kWh 406 kW 77 kW 666 V 372 kg 1,546 x 750 x 216

AKASYSTEM 18 AKM NMC NANO 36.8 kWh 487 kW 92 kW 799 V 445 kg 1,844 x 750 x 216

AKASYSTEM n AKM 46 NMC: freely scalable according to your application

*peak rating depending on fuse and cable / connector configuration / SOC and temperature
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T HE WORL D
OF A K A S OL
H I G H P E R F O R M A N C E L I T H I U M - I O N - B AT T E RY
S YS T E M S F O R E- M O B I L I T Y A N D S T O R AG E O F
R E N E WA B L E E N E R GY

AKASOL AG has nearly 30 years of With a comprehensive development

experience with lithium-ion battery team and locations in Darmstadt,
systems – in a variety of different Langen and Ravensburg, we are ideally
applications and under, severe conditions, prepared for the future. In one of the
our customers have already travelled most modern test environments for
millions of kilometres electrically with analysis and validation procedures in
AKASOL battery systems. the field of modern battery technology
in Europe, we already find solutions
today for the challenges of tomorrow.
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when technical changes and/or innovations are made. No liability for printing errors. Version: September 2019
Configuration and images exemplary. Values depend on SOC, SOH and temperature. Subject to amendment
P L E A S E D O N O T H E S I TAT E T O C O N TAC T U S .

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