Fighter Jet Air Starter

VPS was asked to supply a high power battery capable of sustaining in excess of 450 kW for 5 minutes and be capable of providing enough energy at that power level to ensure 4 starting sequences before charge. In this particular use case, we were also asked to allow a higher exploitation envelope to ensure a starting sequence would not be interrupted, risking catastrophic failure of the engine. Working closely with our client, we modified the BMS parameters and contactor control to expand the battery capabilities under certain conditions and specific control requests from the air starter.