EV Battery Monitoring and Control System (EAA newsletter January 2010)

Being PC-based means having flexibility at its core and while this unit demonstrates a small footprint it draws only minimal power to operate.  EV Instruments, a North Kansas City, Mo. based company started just last year 2009, manufactures the MiMod™, a monitoring and control system for electric vehicles.
While developing updates for his Bradley GT EV, owner Troy Lentz conceived of the MiMod™, which is primarily a battery and electrical control and monitoring system for the car. Its capabilities include, for example, traditional monitoring involving the capture of current levels drawn from the traction pack and the total and individual voltages, displayed in easy to interpret graphical format.  While underway - should one or more of the battery modules (or cells, if they are accessible) fall below a predefined threshold a visible and/or audible alarm can warn the driver.  This alarming “state” is remembered, as are those preceding it, to be displayed such that action leading up to an alarm can be examined by a technician.  Should the situation worsen, the power to the main contactor could be dropped, or a reduced performance mode could be entered.   Similarly, if the owner is leaving his EV with a parking attendant, a ‘valet’ mode could be engaged so as to minimize “demonstrations of speed” etc. 

Foremost, being a programmable computer, control of other onboard sub-systems can be established, besides watching over the health of the all important batteries. This would include engaging and displaying back-up camera data, operation of satellite radio and setting up GPS inquiries.  Recognition of the utility of this device eventually led to the commercialization of this device as a product. 
MiMod™ was first introduced to the public at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas in the new high performance ECOS Harbinger sports car made by ECOS Motors http://www.ecosmotors.com/main.html  in Springfield, Mo.
MiMod™ provides the EV driver with touch screen controls and the user interface is completely customizable based on the needs of the vehicle owner.  Touch screen monitors are available in different sizes and can be mounted either in-dash or on-dash.  A version of MiMod™ for commercial fleet trucks is also available from the company.  EV Instruments is currently providing small EV OEM companies with MiMod™ so they can provide the latest technology in electric vehicle monitoring and controls

My personal thanks to Ron Freund for the write up Visit the EAA   Click Here

2009 EVIstruments is teaming up with ECOS Motors at SEMA

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Come by and see MiMod in action at SEMA Nov. 2nd - 6th. We will be on hand to answer any questions pertaining to the MiMod^TM system. Here are just a few things the system is doing at a touch of a button

• Running Lights
• Headlights
• Turn Signals
• Electric Mirrors
• Security
• Doors
• Music
• Battery Management System on a individual battery level.
• Reporting on each battery
• GPS
• MiLink: Battery notification by request.

These are just a few of the great features MiMod is providing for the ECOS Harbinger!

To find out where we will be please call us at:
Telephone: 1-877-348-1822 (Ask for a MiMod Specialist for more information)

 EVInstruments is partnering with ECOS Motors

Bring together a superior electric vehicle manufacture and state of the art companies you end up with a great product like the Harbinger.  EVInstruments is partnering with the folks at ECOS Motors by providing the Harbinger with an advanced MiMod™EV system.