Overview¶
The AL-3018 module is designed to emulate different types of temperature sensors including PT100, PT500, PT1000, but also characteristic curves of various NTC/PTC resistors.
The AL-3018 was designed to be part of ALIAROs portfolio of products for tests of battery management systems (BMS), more specifically, it is critical that a BMS can monitor and control the temperature in a battery pack, since an overheated battery is a safety risk, and the AL-3018 makes it possible to emulate these temperatures in a safe manner.
The board contains two (2) isolated banks, each with four (4) channels, so in total eight (8) channels are available.
Depending on the voltage potential in the system, the customer can safely use two channels (first in each bank) and leave the other channel(s) unused.
The AL-3018 module is designed for the National Instruments (NI) Switch Load Signal Conditioning (SLSC) system, to be used in Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) simulators.
The board interfaces NI PXI and/or Compact-RIO instrumentation devices for the purposes of developing, verifying, and validating electronic control unit software and hardware.
Typical Applications¶
Temperature sensors common within battery management systems.
Fault insertion i.e. validation of faulty wiring or corrupt sensors.
Features¶
Two (2) isolated banks with four (4) channels in each bank for resistor emulation.
Open wire, short to + and - for each channel.