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      "definition": "The states a BMS moves between to save energy. In active mode it measures, estimates and drives the contactors; asleep it draws microamperes to a few milliamperes from the auxiliary battery and wakes on CAN traffic, ignition, a charger plug or a timer to check cells and balance. Sleep current decides how long a parked vehicle can stand.",
      "related": [
        "bms",
        "auxiliary-battery",
        "can-bus",
        "cell-balancing",
        "self-discharge"
      ],
      "url": "https://lemonergy.com/learn/glossary/bms-power-modes/",
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        "charger"
      ]
    }
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        "lede": "The control units, chips, protocols and file formats through which a battery is measured, controlled and logged.",
        "context": "Separate quantities from encoding and transport.",
        "example": "2500 in a log might mean 25.00 °C, 2.5 V or raw counts. Units and scale must accompany the value.",
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          "state-of-charge",
          "cell-balancing",
          "state-of-power",
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          "can-bus"
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          "cell-voltage"
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          "lead-acid",
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          "lin-bus"
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          "bms",
          "electric-vehicle"
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      "label": "CAN bus",
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        "definition": "The serial network over which a BMS talks to the vehicle or inverter: a two-wire differential bus, defined in ISO 11898, carrying short prioritised messages at up to 1 Mbit/s, or faster with CAN FD. Every node hears every message, and a dominant bit wins arbitration without any collision.",
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          "termination-resistor",
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        "mentions": [
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        "definition": "Equalising the state of charge of cells in series, since the pack is limited by its emptiest cell on discharge and its fullest on charge. Passive balancing bleeds charge from high cells through resistors; active balancing moves it between cells.",
        "related": [
          "bms",
          "series-parallel",
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          "cell-to-cell-variation"
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          "title": "Pack average versus cell limits",
          "text": "Average pack SOC can look acceptable while one series cell reaches its voltage limit. One aggregate SOC state does not demonstrate cell balancing."
        },
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        "name": "Self-discharge",
        "section": "topic-charging",
        "definition": "The slow loss of stored charge while a cell is not in use. An unexpected rise can signal a leakage path or a soft internal short.",
        "unit": "%/month",
        "related": [
          "internal-short-circuit",
          "calendar-aging",
          "k-value",
          "calendar-life",
          "self-discharge-test"
        ],
        "lesson": "fundamentals/battery-aging/#check-yourself",
        "url": "https://lemonergy.com/learn/glossary/self-discharge/",
        "mentions": []
      }
    },
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      "id": "term:charger",
      "type": "Term",
      "label": "Charger",
      "properties": {
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        "name": "Charger",
        "section": "topic-charging",
        "definition": "The power electronics that convert mains or DC supply into the controlled current and voltage a battery needs. For lithium-ion it runs the CC-CV profile within the limits the BMS communicates, and stops rather than floats when the cell is full.",
        "related": [
          "cc-cv-charging",
          "bms",
          "onboard-charger",
          "dc-fast-charging"
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