Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2021, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (1): 271-279.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2020.0260

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Quantitative evaluation system for battery pack equalization model

Minwang WANG1,2(), Huawei WU1,2(), Zhen LIU1,2   

  1. 1.Hubei Key Laboratory of Power System Design and Test for Electrical Vehicle, Hubei University of Arts and Science
    2.School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, Hubei, China
  • Received:2020-08-13 Revised:2020-09-27 Online:2021-01-05 Published:2021-01-08
  • Contact: Huawei WU E-mail:wmw.king@163.com;whw_xy@163.com

Abstract:

Various equalization models can be used to balance a battery pack, but their equalization performance is different. In previous reports, a qualitative analysis was the primary method used to evaluate balancing technologies. To clarify the advantages and disadvantages of various models and to find a better equalization model, this paper presents a quantitative evaluation system for a battery pack equalization model. The equalization structure cost, equalization time, available state of charge (SOC), and average thermal power are used as evaluation indexes. The equalization model is composed of an equalization structure and an equalization strategy, and the battery pack model consists of 96 lithium-ion batteries in series, with an initial SOC of the battery pack set to conform to a normal distribution. The value of the evaluation index is obtained through simulation and is normalized. The advantages and disadvantages of different models are compared using a radar chart and the comprehensive performance value is calculated to compare the performance of different models. Four typical flying equalization models are used as examples, and analysis with the quantitative evaluation system indicate that the four equalization models are able to effectively equalize the battery pack. The balance time of the flying inductance model was the shortest, the balancing structure cost of the flying resistance model was the lowest, the comprehensive performance of the flying winding model was the worst, and the comprehensive performance of the flying capacitor model was the best. In summary, the quantitative evaluation system can quickly and effectively evaluate the multi-dimensional and comprehensive performance of multiple battery pack equalization models.

Key words: quantitative, equalization model, flying form

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