Complementary characterization methods for Lithium-ion Polymer secondary battery modeling

This paper deals with the electrical modeling of Lithium-ion Polymer battery, from complementary characterization tests. The first aim of this work is to understand the electrical behavior of this battery through experimentations in the same environmental conditions as the final application's ones. The second goal of this work is to identify battery models with different precision levels and to implement them in specific models of the considered aircraft electrical network. In this paper, two equivalent electrical circuit models are presented: a quasi-static model, which is functional and sufficient for the electrical energy management in the aircraft; a dynamic model, which is behavioral and necessary for the analysis of the embedded network quality. The identification of their parameters is carried out with adapted characterization tests, such as chronopotentiometry at constant current and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy at different temperatures. The complementarity of these tests is particularly underlined in this paper because it is useful for the parameter identification. The results from model simulation and from experimentation are compared through a mission profile and are analyzed. Eventually, this paper presents complete experimental data for a commercial 4.8 Ah Lithium-ion Polymer battery including the temperature influence. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.