Improved Backward Smoothing—Square Root Cubature Kalman Filtering and Variable Forgetting Factor—Recursive Least Square Modeling Methods for the High-Precision State of Charge Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Abstract

Accurate lithium-ion battery charge state estimation is crucial for battery management systems. Modeling of dual polarization—electrical equivalent circuit based on ternary lithium batteries as a research object, a variable forgetting factor recursive least square method is proposed for parameter identification given the insufficient tracking ability of the traditional recursive least squares method for abrupt and time-varying signals in a non- stationary environment. A backward smoothing square root cubature Kalman filtering algorithm is applied to enhance the accuracy and convergence speed of SOC estimation. The algorithm uses the square root update to ensure the numerical stability of the filtering and uses the idea of backward smoothing-forward filtering to improve the filtering accuracy on the basis of the first forward filtering. Finally, variable forgetting factor recursive least square is combined with backward smoothing square root cubature Kalman filtering to achieve the joint estimation of model parameters and state of charge, and the feasibility of the battery state of charge estimation is verified in different working conditions. The simulation results show that the variable forgetting factor recursive least square-backward smoothing square root cubature Kalman filter algorithm improves the study’s filtering accuracy and convergence speed of lithium-ion batteries.