BMS Design Architecture

I had like to understand the recommended BMS configuration at the architecture level for both my current and future battery configurations.

1. 2S build

  • Cell monitoring

  • Passive cell balancing

  • Battery protection

  • SOC / SOH estimation

  • Battery current measurement

  • Pack/cell voltage measurement

  • Battery charging

  • Temperature monitoring

2. 7S build(future scalable)

  • Same functional requirements as above

  • Preferably using an architecture that can scale from 2S to 7S with minimum changes to the overall system

It would be particularly helpful if you could provide, for each configuration:

  • Recommended cell-monitor/BMS IC

  • Recommended protection IC

  • Recommended charger IC

  • Recommended current/voltage measurement approach

  • Recommended SOC/SOH approach

  • Recommended cell-balancing method and typical balancing current

  • Whether you would use internal or external balancing FETs/resistors

  • Any additional ICs/components you would normally consider essential

I’m mainly looking for a practical, industry-proven architecture rather than just a list of ICs. It would also be useful to know whether you would recommend one common architecture that can cover both 2S and 7S, or separate optimized configurations for each.