Parameter-independent battery control based on series and parallel impedance emulation

Appropriate voltage control is essential in order to extend the useful life of a battery. However, when universal chargers are used, the design of this control becomes more complicated, given the fact that the battery impedance value may vary considerably, depending not only on the operating point b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Urtasun, Andoni, Sanchis Gúrpide, Pablo, Guinjoan Gispert, Francisco|||0000-0002-7872-4522, Marroyo Palomo, Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/134949
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/134949
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2919275
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Voltage regulators
Battery charger
Battery management
Robust control
Virtual impedance emulation
Voltage control
Reguladors de voltatge
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica::Maquinària i aparells elèctrics
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Sumario:Appropriate voltage control is essential in order to extend the useful life of a battery. However, when universal chargers are used, the design of this control becomes more complicated, given the fact that the battery impedance value may vary considerably, depending not only on the operating point but also on the type, size and aging level of the battery. This paper firstly shows how the voltage regulation can become extremely variable or even unstable when the controller is designed according to the proposals in the literature. We then go on to propose the emulation of a series and parallel impedance with the battery, which is easy to implement and achieves a control that is completely independent of the battery connected. The simulation results obtained for batteries with resistances ranging from 10 mO to 1 O, show the problems with existing controls and confirm that the proposed control response is similar for all the possible range of battery resistances.