Battery Management of Hybrid Electric Vehicles

A special issue of Vehicles (ISSN 2624-8921).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 October 2024 | Viewed by 641

Special Issue Editor

College of Engineering Technology, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, USA
Interests: lithium-ion battery; vehicle electrification; hybrid powertrain; internal combustion engine

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Dear Colleagues,

Today, hybrid electric vehicles at all electrification levels (12V micro-hybrid with engine start/stop, 48V mild-hybrid, full-hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and pure-electric) are of great interest in the automotive industry, since they have better fuel economy, produces less emissions, and possess more refined drivability. As a major energy storage device in hybrid electric vehicles, the battery plays an important role in a vehicle’s energy consumption, performance, safety, and drivability. To ensure the onboard battery works under the optimal conditions, the battery management system continuously monitors, reports, and controls the voltage, current, temperature, state of charge, and state of cell balance, as well as protects the onboard battery from operating outside of its safe operating area. The battery management system improves the performance, prolongs the life cycle, and reduces the risk of failure of the onboard battery of hybrid electric vehicles.

For this Special Issue of Vehicles, entitled “Battery Management of Hybrid Electric Vehicles”, we are seeking original contributions within this research area. Topics include, but are not limited to, battery management system design for hybrid electric vehicles, the estimation of the state (state-of-charge, state-of-energy, state-of-power, state-of-function, state-of-health, remaining useful life, remaining discharge time, state-of-balance, and state-of-temperature) of the onboard battery pack of hybrid electric vehicles, battery modeling, and powertrain control optimization for hybrid electric vehicles.

Dr. Yiqun Liu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • battery management system design
  • battery state estimation
  • hybrid electric powertrain optimization
  • onboard battery modeling

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Random Forest-Based Grouping for Accurate SOH Estimation in Second-Life Batteries
by Joelton Deonei Gotz, José Rodolfo Galvão, Fernanda Cristina Corrêa, Alceu André Badin, Hugo Valadares Siqueira, Emilson Ribeiro Viana, Attilio Converti and Milton Borsato
Vehicles 2024, 6(2), 799-813; https://doi.org/10.3390/vehicles6020038 - 30 Apr 2024
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Retired batteries pose a significant current and future challenge for electric mobility due to their high cost and the need for a state of health (SOH) above 80% to supply energy efficiently. Recycling and alternative applications are the primary options for these batteries, [...] Read more.
Retired batteries pose a significant current and future challenge for electric mobility due to their high cost and the need for a state of health (SOH) above 80% to supply energy efficiently. Recycling and alternative applications are the primary options for these batteries, with recycling still undergoing research as regards more efficient and cost-effective techniques. While advancements have been made, researchers are actively seeking improved methods. Repurposing retired batteries for lower-performance applications like stationary systems or low-speed vehicles is recommended. Second-life batteries (SLB) can be directly reused or reconstructed, with the latter involving the disassembly, measurement, and separation of cells based on their characteristics. The traditional measurement process, involving full charge and discharge cycles, is time-consuming. To address this, a Machine Learning (ML)-based SOH estimator is introduced in this work, offering the instant measurement and estimation of battery health without complete discharge. The results indicate that the model can accurately identify SOH within a nominal capacity range of 1400–2300 mAh, with a resolution near 45.70 mAh, in under five minutes of discharging. This innovative technique could be instrumental in selecting and assembling SLB packs. Full article
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