State of charge determination of LiFePO4 batteries using an external applied magnetic field

Thomas Gallien, Bernhard Schweighofer, Manes Recheis, Hannes Wegleiter

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Abstract

In recent years, lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries have become ubiquitous energy sources for various battery-powered applications. Due to the good availability, the moderate raw material costs and the thermal stability, lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) has become a common cathode active material for secondary cells. Batteries of this cell chemistry are further characterized by a high power density and are therefore often used in automotive applications. Unfortunately these cells show nonlinear and very flat open circuit voltage (OCV) characteristics, therefore the state of charge (SOC) can not be estimated accurately by means of model based estimation algorithms. This paper investigates an alternative way to determine the cell's SOC, whereas instead of the OCV in combination with Coulomb counting, the variation of the inductance of an external sense coil is used to quantify the SOC.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Pages4000-4004
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Nov 2013
Externally publishedYes
EventIECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society - Vienna, Austria
Duration: 10 Nov 201313 Nov 2013

Conference

ConferenceIECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Period10/11/1313/11/13

Keywords

  • Coils
  • System-on-chip
  • Batteries
  • Inductance
  • Current measurement
  • Battery charge measurement
  • Temperature measurement

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