Silard Gal is a hardware engineer and the technical lead of the InnoBMS project at Typhoon HIL.
He focuses on developing cell emulation and testing hardware to support the validation of advanced Battery Management Systems.
What was your original motivation to become a researcher/project manager?
I was driven by curiosity about how complex electronic systems work and the desire to create practical, high-impact solutions. Research and project management allow me to combine technical innovation with structured collaboration to bring novel testing methods from concept to reality.
What is your (main) research area today?
My main research area focuses on cell emulation hardware and testing solutions for Battery Management System technologies. This field is rapidly growing and essential for improving the performance, safety, and testing of modern energy storage systems.
What is the main focus of your team in InnoBMS?
Our team is developing the controller hardware-in-the-loop (C-HIL) testing infrastructure for the project — specifically, the cell emulators and supporting peripherals used to validate and characterize the BMS developed by other partners. This type of setup uses a simulated battery to output real voltage signals to the controller, allowing for reliable and accurate system-level control testing across a wide range of operating conditions and battery conditions (SoC, SoH, etc.). When performed ahead of and in parallel with the tests on the physical battery led by TOFAS and IVECO Group, the novel BMS algorithms developed by project partners can be validated and iterated in a much safer, faster and smarter way.
Could you describe your favorite moment/satisfaction when working for the project and – more in general – for your organisation?
Assembling the 800 V cell emulator testbed, sending signals and seeing the speed and accuracy of the testbed response to the battery model was a really rewarding moment and demonstrated the value of the system for high-voltage applications.
How do you expect InnoBMS results will affect your organisation and the battery sector?
In the coming months, we will have the opportunity to test the InnoBMS next-generation wireless BMS as it is developed, and see how it performs over extended tests lasting for several weeks. With this experience, we will be able to improve on and demonstrate our C-HIL solution’s positioning as a critical tool for safely and cost-effectively validating BMS performance at all lifecycle stages.
