ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY SYSTEM CONTROL STRATEGY INCORPORATING THERMAL MANAGEMENT

Control strategies for an electric vehicle battery system that incorporate thermal management are described. In an example, a method comprises employing, by a system operatively coupled to at least one processor, a smartcell battery system to supply power to one or more electrical systems of an electric vehicle, the smart cell battery system comprising a plurality of battery cell units respectively comprising local controllers that control operations of respective battery cells connected to the local controllers. The method further comprises determining, by the system, control information for each of the battery cell units that results in balancing bringing the respective battery cells within a target thermal window and satisfying power demands of the one or more electrical systems, and directing, by the system, the local controllers to control the operations of the respective battery cells in accordance with the control information.