The award
Re.Pulse, a software tool made by LG Energy Solution that assesses the state of health of used batteries, has been named an honoree in the Vehicle Tech & Advanced Mobility category at the CES Innovation Awards 2027, the company said. The solution works by sending current pulses through a battery and reading the voltage response, and it can be used while a battery is still in service as well as after it has been removed.
Under ten minutes
Standard state-of-health testing needs a full discharge-recharge-discharge cycle that runs for more than seven hours, according to the release. Re.Pulse puts an estimate of condition together in less than 10 minutes. The company said the system also diagnoses at the level of individual cells rather than the whole pack, so degraded cells that pack-level monitoring does not catch can be found. On the strength of the result, a battery is sent to one of three routes: reuse, remanufacturing or recycling.
Where it runs
Because Re.Pulse is software, it connects to standard battery capacity testers and EV chargers, so no extra dedicated hardware is required, the company said. It is intended for use in EV maintenance and inspection centres, fleet operations, used-battery energy storage projects, and used-vehicle sales and evaluation platforms. Results are delivered through web and mobile applications.
What the company says
Sanghoon Lee, leader of the Pack/BMS Research Service Solution Department at LG Energy Solution, said the recognition showed that battery knowledge could be paired with software development to create value over the life of a battery, and that the aim with Re.Pulse was to support better decisions about second-life use. LG Energy Solution said it will keep developing lifecycle management technology and building out its Battery-as-a-Service offering in diagnostics, management and second-life applications.