Originally published December 5, 2022
In this series John Forro, Autel Technical Trainer, takes you on a deep dive into Autel EV Vehicle Diagnostics. You’ll learn about the battery management systems (BMS) of electric drive vehicles, including diagnosing the BMS circuitry and other strategies, the EV charging handshake, inverter/converter operations, motor generator operations, EV safety procedures, recommended PPE, and more.
This is part one of a series from Autel regarding Making electric vehicle and hybrid repairs easy. In this session we will take a deep dive into the battery management system on electric drive type of vehicles. Topics covered in this session will be: BMS overview, BMS vehicle strategies, Diagnosing the BMS circuitry, The EV charging handshake, Diagnosing possible faults with the hand shake, Diagnosing common failures within the BMS.
Part 2: How an EV works – Inverter/Converter Operations & Motor Generator Operations
Part 3: EV Safety Procedures, Recommended PPE and EV Safety Guidance
