A Method for Online Capacity Estimation of Lithium Ion Battery Cells Using the State of Charge and the Transferred Charge

In this paper, a method to estimate the capacity of individual lithium ion battery cells during operation is presented. When having two different states of charge of a battery cell as well as the transferred charge between these two states, the capacity of the battery cell can be estimated. The method is described in detail and validated on a battery cell with a current pulse test cycle. It is then applied to a real-life cycle; the accuracy is analyzed and discussed.