Self-balancing by design in hybrid electrochemical battery packs

Nur Adilah Aljunid; Michelle A.K. Denlinger; Hosam K. Fathy

doi:10.1115/DSCC2018-9106

Self-balancing by design in hybrid electrochemical battery packs

Nur Adilah Aljunid
, Michelle A.K. Denlinger
, Hosam K. Fathy

Materials Research Institute (MRI)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

This paper explores the novel concept that a hybrid battery pack containing both lithium-ion (Li-ion) and vanadium redox flow (VRF) cells can self-balance automatically, by design. The proposed hybrid pack connects the Li-ion and VRF cells in parallel to form “hybrid cells”, then connects these hybrid cells into series strings. The basic idea is to exploit the recirculation and mixing of the VRF electrolytes to establish an internal feedback loop. This feedback loop attenuates state of charge (SOC) imbalances in both the VRF battery and the lithium-ion cells connected to it. This self-balancing occurs automatically, by design. This stands in sharp contrast to today’s battery pack balancing approaches, all of which require either (passive/active) power electronics or an external photovoltaic source to balance battery cell SOCs. The paper demonstrates this self-balancing property using a physics-based simulation of the proposed hybrid pack. To the best of the authors’knowledge, this work represents the first report in the literature of self-balancing “by design” in electrochemical battery packs.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Control and Optimization of Connected and Automated Ground Vehicles; Dynamic Systems and Control Education; Dynamics and Control of Renewable Energy Systems; Energy Harvesting; Energy Systems; Estimation and Identification; Intelligent Transportation and Vehicles; Manufacturing; Mechatronics; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Aftertreatment Systems; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Powertrain Systems; Modeling and Management of Power Systems
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)	9780791851906
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/DSCC2018-9106
State	Published - 2018
Event	ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018 - Atlanta, United States Duration: Sep 30 2018 → Oct 3 2018

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Name	ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018
Volume	2

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Other	ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta
Period	9/30/18 → 10/3/18

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Control and Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Aljunid, N. A., Denlinger, M. A. K., & Fathy, H. K. (2018). Self-balancing by design in hybrid electrochemical battery packs. In Control and Optimization of Connected and Automated Ground Vehicles; Dynamic Systems and Control Education; Dynamics and Control of Renewable Energy Systems; Energy Harvesting; Energy Systems; Estimation and Identification; Intelligent Transportation and Vehicles; Manufacturing; Mechatronics; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Aftertreatment Systems; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Powertrain Systems; Modeling and Management of Power Systems (ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018; Vol. 2). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). https://doi.org/10.1115/DSCC2018-9106

Aljunid, Nur Adilah ; Denlinger, Michelle A.K. ; Fathy, Hosam K. / Self-balancing by design in hybrid electrochemical battery packs. Control and Optimization of Connected and Automated Ground Vehicles; Dynamic Systems and Control Education; Dynamics and Control of Renewable Energy Systems; Energy Harvesting; Energy Systems; Estimation and Identification; Intelligent Transportation and Vehicles; Manufacturing; Mechatronics; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Aftertreatment Systems; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Powertrain Systems; Modeling and Management of Power Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018. (ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018).

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Aljunid, NA, Denlinger, MAK & Fathy, HK 2018, Self-balancing by design in hybrid electrochemical battery packs. in Control and Optimization of Connected and Automated Ground Vehicles; Dynamic Systems and Control Education; Dynamics and Control of Renewable Energy Systems; Energy Harvesting; Energy Systems; Estimation and Identification; Intelligent Transportation and Vehicles; Manufacturing; Mechatronics; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Aftertreatment Systems; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Powertrain Systems; Modeling and Management of Power Systems. ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018, vol. 2, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018, Atlanta, United States, 9/30/18. https://doi.org/10.1115/DSCC2018-9106

Self-balancing by design in hybrid electrochemical battery packs. / Aljunid, Nur Adilah; Denlinger, Michelle A.K.; Fathy, Hosam K.
Control and Optimization of Connected and Automated Ground Vehicles; Dynamic Systems and Control Education; Dynamics and Control of Renewable Energy Systems; Energy Harvesting; Energy Systems; Estimation and Identification; Intelligent Transportation and Vehicles; Manufacturing; Mechatronics; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Aftertreatment Systems; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Powertrain Systems; Modeling and Management of Power Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018. (ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018; Vol. 2).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Aljunid NA, Denlinger MAK, Fathy HK. Self-balancing by design in hybrid electrochemical battery packs. In Control and Optimization of Connected and Automated Ground Vehicles; Dynamic Systems and Control Education; Dynamics and Control of Renewable Energy Systems; Energy Harvesting; Energy Systems; Estimation and Identification; Intelligent Transportation and Vehicles; Manufacturing; Mechatronics; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Aftertreatment Systems; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Powertrain Systems; Modeling and Management of Power Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 2018. (ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018). doi: 10.1115/DSCC2018-9106

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