FARMINGTON HILLS, MI — Bosch has developed an electronic battery sensor (EBS) designed to monitor a battery’s current and future performance levels which prevents vehicle breakdowns associated with depleted and near-depleted batteries. This technology will be available on an OEM production vehicle in 2006.

By measuring the temperature, current and voltage, Bosch’s EBS system is used to determine the condition and capability of a car’s battery. This data, transmitted through a LIN interface, works in conjunction with a car’s energy management system. This information can be used to ensure enough battery energy is preserved to guarantee a car starts every time it is turned on, even after long periods of nonuse. Further, information generated by the sensor also can help optimize alternator and engine functions, allowing for lower fuel consumption, less exhaust emission and a prolonged battery life cycle.

Equipped with an electronic chip and measurement shunt, the EBS technology is contained within a compact assembly unit that is directly connected to the pole niche of a vehicle battery. This provides a unique space-saving and cost-effective design.

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