Lumissil and BMW Group Demonstrate No New Wire Communication Across a Complete 800 Volt Battery System on the Gen6 Platform
Lumissil Microsystems and BMW Group announced in Milpitas, California, on November 10, 2026, that they had successfully demonstrated Power Line Communication technology across a complete BMW Gen6 800 V battery system.
The approach, described as No New Wire, enables communication between the central battery management controller and the Cell Supervisory Circuits through the battery existing electrical infrastructure, eliminating the need for dedicated communication wiring for the PLC network.
The Gen6 battery system was launched in the new BMW iX3 earlier in 2026. The release said the technology was extensively tested on the system and demonstrated reliable, bidirectional, multi-node communication across the high-voltage battery.
According to the release, successful transmission of cell measurement data and control commands was demonstrated at cell level and at complete battery level, under varying voltage and current conditions and representative automotive operating scenarios.
Thomas Glass, Senior Expert for Development E/E HV-Storage at BMW Group, said in the release that the joint work had demonstrated that reliable, bidirectional communication can be achieved using the existing electrical infrastructure of a complete 800 V battery system.
The two companies said they will continue their technical collaboration to further advance PLC-based communication technology for future electric vehicle battery systems. Lumissil Microsystems specializes in analog and mixed-signal products for automotive, communications, industrial and consumer markets.
来源： https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/10/3399175/0/en/lumissil-microsystems-successfully-demonstrate-no-new-wire-communication-across-complete-800-v-battery-system.html
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