Abstract:
The early detection of soft short-circuit (SC) faults in lithium-ion battery packs is critical to enhance electric vehicle safety and prevent catastrophic hazards. This a...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
The early detection of soft short-circuit (SC) faults in lithium-ion battery packs is critical to enhance electric vehicle safety and prevent catastrophic hazards. This article proposes a battery fault diagnosis method that achieves joint soft SC fault detection and estimation. Specifically, based on an augmented state-space battery model, an H_{\infty } nonlinear observer is constructed to estimate state of charge (SOC) and soft SC current in the presence of model parameter variations. Then, the asymptotic stability of the estimation error system under the desired H_\infty performance is formally proved and a tractable observer design criterion is derived. Furthermore, a diagnosis algorithm is developed to detect soft SC faults via checking the difference between the estimated SOC from the observer and the calculated SOC from Coulomb counting. Once a soft SC fault is detected, the algorithm also allows the soft SC resistance to be calculated from the estimated soft SC current. Finally, soft SC experiments of a series-connected battery pack under different working conditions and various SC resistance values are conducted to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics ( Volume: 37, Issue: 7, July 2022)
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School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Yiming Xu (Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree and the M.Eng. degree from the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in 2017 and 2019, respectively, both in electrical and electronics engineering. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
His research interests include battery fault diagnosis and ...Show More
Yiming Xu (Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree and the M.Eng. degree from the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in 2017 and 2019, respectively, both in electrical and electronics engineering. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
His research interests include battery fault diagnosis and ...View more

School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Xiaohua Ge (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, in 2014.
From 2015 to 2017, he was a Research Fellow with the Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. He is currently a Senior Lecturer with the School of Science, Computing, and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technolo...Show More
Xiaohua Ge (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, in 2014.
From 2015 to 2017, he was a Research Fellow with the Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. He is currently a Senior Lecturer with the School of Science, Computing, and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technolo...View more

School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Weixiang Shen (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, in 2002.
From 2002 to 2003, he was a Lecturer with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore. From 2003 to 2008, he was a Lecturer and then a Senior Lecturer with the School of Engineering, Monash University, Malaysia. He was a Research Fellow for one year with the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nanyan...Show More
Weixiang Shen (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, in 2002.
From 2002 to 2003, he was a Lecturer with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore. From 2003 to 2008, he was a Lecturer and then a Senior Lecturer with the School of Engineering, Monash University, Malaysia. He was a Research Fellow for one year with the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nanyan...View more

Department of Vehicle Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Ruixin Yang (Member, IEEE) received double Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, in 2020, and in electrical engineering from the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in 2020.
From November 2018 to February 2019, he was a Visiting Scholar with the University of California, Davis. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Beijing I...Show More
Ruixin Yang (Member, IEEE) received double Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, in 2020, and in electrical engineering from the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in 2020.
From November 2018 to February 2019, he was a Visiting Scholar with the University of California, Davis. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Beijing I...View more

School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Yiming Xu (Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree and the M.Eng. degree from the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in 2017 and 2019, respectively, both in electrical and electronics engineering. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
His research interests include battery fault diagnosis and safe management of electric vehicles.
Yiming Xu (Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree and the M.Eng. degree from the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in 2017 and 2019, respectively, both in electrical and electronics engineering. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
His research interests include battery fault diagnosis and safe management of electric vehicles.View more

School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Xiaohua Ge (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, in 2014.
From 2015 to 2017, he was a Research Fellow with the Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. He is currently a Senior Lecturer with the School of Science, Computing, and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. His research interests include networked, secure, and intelligent control and estimation theories, and their applications in electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, and connected vehicles.
Dr. Ge is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transaction on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, an Early Career Advisory Board Member of the IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, and a Guest Editor for several special issues.
Xiaohua Ge (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, in 2014.
From 2015 to 2017, he was a Research Fellow with the Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. He is currently a Senior Lecturer with the School of Science, Computing, and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. His research interests include networked, secure, and intelligent control and estimation theories, and their applications in electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, and connected vehicles.
Dr. Ge is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transaction on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, an Early Career Advisory Board Member of the IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, and a Guest Editor for several special issues.View more

School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Weixiang Shen (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, in 2002.
From 2002 to 2003, he was a Lecturer with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore. From 2003 to 2008, he was a Lecturer and then a Senior Lecturer with the School of Engineering, Monash University, Malaysia. He was a Research Fellow for one year with the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2009. He is currently a Professor of electrical engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. He has authored or coauthored more than 120 papers published by peer-reviewed journals in the relevant research areas. His research interests include battery charging, battery capacity estimation, battery management systems, and integration of electric vehicles and renewable energy sources into power grids.
Prof. Shen was also a General Chair of the International Conference on Energy, Ecology and Environment (ICEEE2018), Melbourne, Australia, in November 21–25, 2018. He is an Associate Editor for the IET Power Electronics, Editor Board Member of Journal of Energy Storage, and founding Board Member of journal Vehicles.
Weixiang Shen (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, in 2002.
From 2002 to 2003, he was a Lecturer with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore. From 2003 to 2008, he was a Lecturer and then a Senior Lecturer with the School of Engineering, Monash University, Malaysia. He was a Research Fellow for one year with the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2009. He is currently a Professor of electrical engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. He has authored or coauthored more than 120 papers published by peer-reviewed journals in the relevant research areas. His research interests include battery charging, battery capacity estimation, battery management systems, and integration of electric vehicles and renewable energy sources into power grids.
Prof. Shen was also a General Chair of the International Conference on Energy, Ecology and Environment (ICEEE2018), Melbourne, Australia, in November 21–25, 2018. He is an Associate Editor for the IET Power Electronics, Editor Board Member of Journal of Energy Storage, and founding Board Member of journal Vehicles.View more

Department of Vehicle Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Ruixin Yang (Member, IEEE) received double Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, in 2020, and in electrical engineering from the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in 2020.
From November 2018 to February 2019, he was a Visiting Scholar with the University of California, Davis. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China. He has authored or coauthored more than ten journal papers and more than six patents since 2015. His research interests include thermal and safety management of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
Dr. Yang was a recipient of the Best Paper Award from the International Conference on Electric and Intelligent Vehicles (ICEIV2018), Melbourne, Australia. He is currently the standing Director of the Battery System Subcommittee at IEEE PES Electric Vehicle Satellite Committee-China.
Ruixin Yang (Member, IEEE) received double Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, in 2020, and in electrical engineering from the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in 2020.
From November 2018 to February 2019, he was a Visiting Scholar with the University of California, Davis. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China. He has authored or coauthored more than ten journal papers and more than six patents since 2015. His research interests include thermal and safety management of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
Dr. Yang was a recipient of the Best Paper Award from the International Conference on Electric and Intelligent Vehicles (ICEIV2018), Melbourne, Australia. He is currently the standing Director of the Battery System Subcommittee at IEEE PES Electric Vehicle Satellite Committee-China.View more