Estimation Techniques for Battery State of Charge and State of Health

Dear Colleagues,

Rechargeable battery systems are experiencing rapid advancement due to their pivotal roles in the advanced electrification of transportation and built environment, e.g., electric vehicles and electrical demand levelling. Among different battery technologies, the electro-chemistry based batteries, such as lithium-ion is drawing vast amount of attention considering its advantages of high power rating, high energy density, low discharge rate, and long cycling life. Reliable monitoring of these batteries’ state of charge (SOC) and instantaneous capacity is critically important to achieve safe and efficient operation. Despite their importance, SOC and capacity determination remains as a challenging task as they are both inherently internal states which cannot be directly measured.

Although there have been papers published in recent years on various techniques to improve the estimation of SOC, the situation is still unsatisfactory as there are many issues of lack of accuracies, difficulties in practical implementation and independent verifications. This Special Issue is, therefore, timely, and I look forward to your contributions to bring the technologies in estimation of states of charge and health of batteries to the next level.

Prof. Dr. King Jet Tseng
Guest Editor

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• Energy Storage Technologies
• Electro-chemical Batteries
• State of Charge
• State of Health
• Capacity Fading