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ABBREVIATIONS QUICKLY EXPLAINED
INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC ABBREVIATIONS QUICKLY EXPLAINED
Various abbreviations are often used on batteries and in the automotive industry in general. What do they mean?
ACC - Adaptive Cruise Control, is an adaptive speed control =
ADR - Automatic Distance Control.
AGM - Absorbent Glass Mat, the acid is absorbed in a glass mat, meaning that it cannot leak =
VRLA - Valve Regulated Lead Acid, i.e. a valve-regulated, lead-acid battery with AGM technology.
ATV - All Terrain Vehicles
BBC - Banner Battery Controller, the quick charge connector provides information about the battery’s charging status and warns in the case of weak battery voltage. Direct charging via the charging plug. No longer in the programme
BBST - Banner Battery Service Tool, diagnostic tool features forthe safety of all vehicle data via the OBD connector. Deletes error codes, generates the BEM code and registers the new battery in the vehicle.
No longer in the range, simply use a commercially available diagnostic device as a replacement or diagnostic software.
BEM - Battery Energy Management =
BMS - Battery Management System =
EEM - Electrical Energy Management =
EMS - Energy Management System.
A battery management system monitors, controls and protects the individual battery cells by measuring voltages, currents and temperatures, balancing charging processes (cell balancing) and protecting the battery from overcharging, deep discharge or short circuits to ensure safety and longevity.
BESS - Battery Energy Storage System, is a battery energy storage system for storing energy for later use. The energy can come from renewable and/or non-renewable sources.
BRM - Boost-Recuperation-Machine =
BSG - Belt-driven-Starter-Generator =
B-ISG - Belt-Driven-Integrated-Starter-Generator =
RSG - Riemen-Starter-Generator.
The BRM also works with a 48V on-board power supply and thus enables the storage of braking energy in a 48V battery (recuperation), among other things.
TIP! No electrical reverse polarity protection is prescribed in the 48V vehicle electrical system, so please avoid even a brief reversal of polarity at all costs!
BZE - Battery status detection.
CAN - Controller Area Network, connection and communication of several equal control units by sensors. Keyword CAN bus: This is a bus system that allows serial data to be exchanged between control units. It consists of the 3 structural elements: data bus, address bus and control bus.
CAS - Computer Aided Service System, an intelligent system that links diagnostic data from the control unit and data from the troubleshooting guide.
CC - Constant Current, the charger supplies a constant current regardless of fluctuations in voltage or load.
CV - Constant Voltage describes a charging principle in which the output voltage is kept stable at a fixed value (e.g. 14.6 V), while the current can vary depending on the load.
DC - Direct Current, i.e. direct voltage.
DPF - Diesel Particulate Filter =
DRPF - Diesel soot particle filter =
RPF - Soot particle filter
These filters are used to significantly reduce the emission of hazardous particles (primarily soot) from the exhaust systems of diesel vehicles.
Banner tip: The start-stop function is deactivated during active particulate filter regeneration!
EAC - Electronic Air Control; in electric cars, energy can be saved by the air conditioning system only supplying outside air when required. The air conditioning compressor also enables vehicle air conditioning when the engine is switched off.
EBS - Electronic Battery Sensor =
IBS - Intelligent Battery Sensor.
EFB - Enhanced Flooded Battery, the cycle-resistant starter battery =
AFB - Advanced Flooded Battery =
ECM - Enhanced Cyclic Mat.
ESI(tronic) - Is a leading diagnostic software for repair, maintenance and diagnostics in the automotive sector. Even registering the new start-stop battery is relatively easy.
GEL - The electrolyte is bound in a gel.
HV - High-voltage, a term from the field of electric cars. The lithium-ion drive battery is also colloquially referred to as a high-voltage battery.
ICE - Internal Combustion Engine = Is an internal combustion engine that converts chemical energy into mechanical work.
IU - Charging characteristic curve combines constant current with constant voltage.
An IU charging characteristic describes the charging process of a battery in two phases: First, charging is carried out with constant current (I) until a predefined charging voltage is reached, then the voltage (U) is kept constant while the current automatically drops to prevent overcharging and gently charge the battery to full capacity.
IUa - Charging characteristic with automatic switch-off, ideal for lithium batteries.
The IUa characteristic is an advanced charging method for lithium-ion batteries that combines constant current (I) and constant voltage (U) with a final constant current phase (I with low current), often referred to as ‘CC-CV-off’, to prevent overcharging by stopping the charge when the current has fallen to approximately 1/20 of the capacity (C/20) in order to protect the battery and still charge quickly. This is a specialised form of the IU characteristic curve that enables rapid shutdown in lithium batteries. The charger switches off automatically when the lithium battery is charged; charge maintenance is NOT necessary!
LIN - Local Interconnect Network, networked communication of control units by sensors. For use when the bandwidth and versatility of CAN is not needed.
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MCU - Media Control Unit, the term describes the hardware behind the infotainment system - primarily microprocessors that receive information from a large number of sensors, but also memory chips and other electronic components.
MCU - In electronics, a Micro Controller Unit is generally an integrated circuit that controls device processes and certain systems.
MCU - Motor Control Unit, is a component known as an inverter, also called a phase converter, resonant converter, converter or inverter.
OBD - On Board Diagnostic, the standardised interface for diagnostic devices.
ODIS - Offboard Diagnostic Info System, in Volkswagen Group brand workshops (Audi, Porsche, Seat/Cupra, Skoda, VW, ...), the newly installed start-stop replacement battery can be programmed using a guided function of this diagnostic software. VCDS offers another option in the VW Group - read on.
PTC - Positive Temperature Coefficient, is a ceramic-based electrical component with temperature-dependent resistance, which is used as a heating element in the coolant auxiliary heater. Its positive temperature coefficient (PTC) allows the current to flow better at low temperatures than at high temperatures.
PWC - Personal Water Craft
SAM - Signal Acquisition and Assessment Module (control unit).
SDV - Software Defined Vehicle, is a software-defined vehicle.
It is based on several high-performance computers combined with several control units. The software can be flexibly expanded and customised. It enables the use of digital driver assistance systems that increase the safety of vehicle occupants and other road users. In addition, software transforms the radio into an infotainment system, cars network with other road users and the road infrastructure, and over-the-air updates (OTA) keep the car up to date throughout its entire life cycle - constantly updated and improved. Innovations such as "break-by-wire" and "steer-by-wire" even turn braking and steering into software functions.
SLI - Starting, Lighting, Ignition, is a conventional lead-acid starter battery often referred to as a car battery or vehicle battery, with the main consumers being starting, lighting and ignition.
SOC - State of Charge.
SOF - Functional state, expected starting ability (State of Function).
SOH - State of Health of the battery
SSV - Side by Side Vehicles
UTV - Utility Task Vehicles
VCDS - VAG-COM Diagnostic System is a Windows-based diagnostic software. It is used for the diagnosis and adjustment of Volkswagen AG vehicles (Audi, Porsche, Seat/Cupra, Skoda, Volkswagen, Bentley, Lamborghini,...), including programming the newly installed start-stop replacement battery after replacement. Furthermore, the software can also be used for vehicles from cooperation partners, as some car manufacturers use components from the VAG modular system in their vehicles (KTM X-Bow,...).
Cell balancing - Enables charge balancing of the battery cells.
Cell balancing optimises the usable battery capacity, extends the service life of the cells and prevents safety issues associated with overcharging or deep discharge by ensuring that all cells in the lithium battery have the same state of charge (SOC). The BMS (battery management system) continuously monitors the cell voltages. If cells deviate from each other, cell balancing is performed via the BMS: cells with higher voltages are discharged via load resistors until they correspond to the level of the others.
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