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Pathak, Manan

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Techniques for controlling charging and/or discharging of batteries using a tanks-in-series model

In some embodiments, a battery management system is provided. The battery management system comprises a connector for electrically coupling a battery to the battery management system, at least one sensor configured to detect a battery state, a programmable chip configured to control at least one of charging and discharging of the battery, and a controller device. The controller device is configured to receive at least one battery state from the at least one sensor; provide the at least one battery state as input to a tanks-in-series model that represents the battery; and provide at least one output of the tanks-in-series model to the programmable chip for controlling at least one of charging and discharging of the battery.

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Battery models, systems, and methods using robust fail-safe iteration free approach for solving differential algebraic equations

Battery models using robust fail-safe iteration free approach for solving Differential Algebraic Equations, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a model of the rechargeable battery; determining one or more initial conditions for one or more algebraic variables of the model using a solver; holding differential variables of the model static by a switch function while determining the one or more initial conditions; applying the initial conditions to the model by the switch function; and determining one or more parameters for the rechargeable battery by solving the algebraic and differential equations.

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Real-time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) Strategies using Physics-Based Models for Advanced Lithium-ion Battery Management System (BMS)

Optimal operation of lithium-ion batteries requires robust battery models for advanced battery management systems (ABMS). A nonlinear model predictive control strategy is proposed that directly employs the pseudo-two-dimensional (P2D) model for making predictions. Using robust and efficient model simulation algorithms developed previously, the computational time of the nonlinear model predictive control algorithm is quantified, and the ability to use such models for nonlinear model predictive control for ABMS is established.

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