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The experimental tests are carried out using two generic unturned radiative structures, a wire loop fitted inside a cell shell, and an open terminal sub miniature version A (SMA), subsequently oriented vertically and horizontally relative to the ground plane. Based on signal strength indicator, bit error rate, and packet error rate, the test characterized a payload of 120 bytes at the highest speed of 150 kbps and 250 kbps supported by the IEEE 802.15.4 for the two communication frequencies. A MATLAB simulation is used in parallel to determine the three-dimensional radiative pattern of the two structures, whereas a three-ray model for multipath range propagation is implemented to complete the empirical experiments. It was demonstrated through testing communication of up to 10 m for both operating frequencies, proving the concept of wireless cell communication within short ranges, an essential feature for monitoring the health of each cell inside future electric vehicles (EVs).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s22051966","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,2]],"date-time":"2022-03-02T22:53:25Z","timestamp":1646261605000},"page":"1966","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Wireless Communication Test on 868 MHz and 2.4 GHz from inside the 18650 Li-Ion Enclosed Metal Shell"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Vlad","family":"Marsic","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems, Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK"}]},{"given":"Tazdin","family":"Amietszajew","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems, Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK"}]},{"given":"Petar","family":"Igic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems, Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6989-8216","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Soroush","family":"Faramehr","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems, Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8710-5929","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joe","family":"Fleming","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems, Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1851","DOI":"10.3390\/en14071851","article-title":"Power Line Communications for Automotive High Voltage Battery Systems: Channel Modeling and Coexistence Study with Battery Monitoring","volume":"14","author":"Thomas","year":"2021","journal-title":"Energies"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"100098","DOI":"10.1016\/j.treng.2021.100098","article-title":"Development of an in-vehicle power line communication network with in-situ instrumented smart cells","volume":"6","author":"Timothy","year":"2021","journal-title":"Transp. 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