Abstract
Characterization data are essential to improve state estimation algorithms for lithium-ion batteries. Unfortunately, only bigger companies can afford extensive test campaigns, as they require expensive and specific equipment. A Low-Cost, Open-Design, and highly configurable electronic load for battery testing is proposed in this paper. The developed equipment is able to sink a desired current profile configured by using a host computer Python interface. A preliminary experimental validation of the designed electronic load is performed obtaining promising results. This equipment could help smaller companies and laboratories to perform battery characterization tests and increase the amount of available data for state estimation algorithms improvement. For this reason, it is released as Open Hardware/Software system and is freely available to the research community.
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This study was carried out within the MOST - Sustainable Mobility Center and received funding from the European Union Next-GenerationEU (PIANO NAZIONALE DI RIPRESA E RESILIENZA (PNRR) - MISSIONE 4 COMPONENTE 2, INVESTIMENTO 1.4 - D.D. 1033 17/06/2022, CN00000023). Moreover, the project was partially funded under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.3 - Call for tender No. 1561 of 11.10.2022 of Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (MUR); funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU. The work was partially supported by the Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (MUR) in the framework of the FoReLab project (Departments of Excellence). This manuscript reflects only the authors’ views and opinions, neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be considered responsible for them
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Nicodemo, N., Di Rienzo, R., Verani, A., Baronti, F., Roncella, R., Saletti, R. (2024). Low-Cost Configurable Electronic Load for Lithium Ion Batteries Testing. In: Bellotti, F., et al. Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society. ApplePies 2023. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1110. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48121-5_29
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