Perturbative injection for battery parameter identification
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorTae-Kyung Lee
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Abstract
A battery system includes a traction battery and at least one controller that implement a model of the traction battery. The system may monitor current input and voltage output of the traction battery. The at least one controller may inject a plurality of current signals into the battery when it detects the input current to be approximately zero and a corresponding terminal voltage to be generally constant. Each of the injected current signals has a discrete frequency. The controller may measure voltage responses to the injected currents indicative of impedances of the traction battery at the discrete frequencies. The controller may output parameters representing an equivalent circuit model of the traction battery based on the impedances, and operate the battery based on the parameters.
Claims15
A battery system comprising:
- a traction battery;
- and
- at least one controller programmed to,
- while an input current to the battery is approximately zero and a terminal voltage of the battery is generally constant, inject into the battery a plurality of currents each having a discrete frequency,
- measure voltage responses to the injected currents indicative of impedances of the battery at the discrete frequencies,
- output parameters representing an equivalent circuit model of the battery based on the impedances, and
- control the battery based on the parameters.
A vehicle comprising:
- a battery pack having one or more cells;
- and
- at least one controller programmed to,
- in response to an input current to the cells being approximately zero and a terminal voltage of the cells being generally constant, inject a plurality of currents each having a discrete frequency into the cells,
- measure voltage responses to the injected currents indicative of impedances of the cells at the discrete frequencies,
- output parameters representing an equivalent circuit model of the cells based on the impedances, and
- control the cells based on the parameters.
A method comprising:
- while an input current to a battery is approximately zero and a terminal voltage is generally constant, injecting into the battery a plurality of currents each having a discrete frequency;
- measuring voltage responses to the injected currents indicative of impedances of the battery at the discrete frequencies;
- outputting parameters representing an equivalent circuit model of the battery based on the impedances;
- and
- controlling the battery based on the parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.