Two-layer online state-of-charge estimation of lithium-ion battery with current sensor bias correction

Because of the harsh working condition in electrified vehicles, the measured current and voltage signals typically contain non-ignorable noises and bias, which potentially decline the accuracy of state-of-charge estimation. In this regard, the noise and bias corruption should be well addressed to maintain sufficient accuracy and robustness. This paper improves the existing methods in the literature from two aspects: (a) A novel offset-free equivalent circuit model is developed to remove the current bias; and (b) based on the offset-free equivalent circuit model, a two-layer estimator is proposed to estimate the state of charge using real-time identified model parameters. The robustness of the two-layer estimator against model uncertainties and the aging effect is further evaluated. Simulation and experimental results show that the proposed two-layer estimator can effectively attenuate the current bias and estimate the state of charge accurately with the error confined to +/- 4% under different levels of current bias and model uncertainties.