Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2020, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (1): 117-123.doi: 10.12028/j.issn.2095-4239.2019.0127

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Estimation of SOC of lithium batteries based on IFA-EKF

ZHANG Yuanjin1,2(), WU Huawei1,2(), YE Congjin1,2   

  1. 1. Hubei Key Laboratory of Power System Design and Test for Electrical Vehicle
    2. Hubei University of Arts and Science, School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Xiangyang 441053, Hubei, China
  • Received:2019-06-09 Revised:2019-07-01 Online:2020-01-05 Published:2020-01-10

Abstract:

As the key technology associated with the battery management systems of electric vehicles, the state of charge (SOC) of lithium-ion batteries describes the residual capacity and indicates the remaining mileage of electric vehicles. An extended Kalman filter (EKF), which is optimized by the improved Firefly algorithm, is proposed to research the estimation of the SOC of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. The state-space representation of the battery model is estimated based on the second-order resistor-capacitor (RC) equivalent circuit model, which uses a pulse power characteristic test experiment to rapidly estimate the model parameters. Subsequently, the Firefly algorithm is applied to optimize the covariance of the system noise matrix and measurement matrix in the EKF to improve the SOC estimation accuracy. After performing the simulation experiments under dynamic and static conditions, the results denote that an algorithm for the estimation of SOC based on IFA–EKF results in a lower absolute maximum error and average absolute error when compared with those obtained via the EKF algorithm. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm offers improved accuracy and practicality.

Key words: lithium battery, charged state, firefly algorithm, extended Kalman filter

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