What is a Battery Pack Aadhaar Number?
The ministry of road transport and highways proposed the creation of a Battery Pack Aadhaar System, a local digital identification and data storage system, on 2 January. Each battery pack will have the 21-digit BPAN, which will allow end-to-end traceability of batteries throughout their lifecycles.
BPAN will provide information about the raw material, manufacturing, usage, recycling and disposal of the battery pack. This system will apply to electric vehicle batteries, industrial batteries above 2 kilowatt-hours (kWh) in capacity, and to starting, lighting and ignition (SLI) batteries used in vehicles.
Key information embedded within BPAN includes Battery Manufacturer Identifier (BMI), Battery Descriptor Section (BDS), Battery Identifier (BI), Battery Material Composition Section (BMCS), Battery Carbon Footprint (BCF), and Battery Dynamic Data (BDD). The BDD includes real-time data on the battery’s health and performance.
“Among the most critical of these parameters are the battery status, battery category, and State of Health (SOH),” the ministry said in the draft guidelines, allowing timely diagnostics, repair and maintenance.
