<span>Supercapacitors are electrical energy storage devices with a high specific power density, a long cycle life and a good efficiency, which make them attractive alternative storage devices for various applications. However, supercapacitors are subject to a progressive degradation of their perfor-mance because of aging phenomenon. Therefore, it is very important to be able to estimate their State-of-Health during operation. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) is a very recog-nized technique to determine supercapacitors’ state-of-health. However, it requires the interrup-tion of system operation and thus cannot be performed in real time (online). In this paper, a new online identification method is proposed based on extended Kalman observer combined with a complementary PID corrector. The proposed method allows to accurately estimating supercapacitor resistance and capacitance, which are the main indicators of supercapacitor state-of-health. The new online identification method was applied for two voltage/current profiles using two different supercapacitors. The resistance/capacitance estimated by the new method and the conventional EKF were compared with those obtained by an experimental offline method. In comparison with conventional EKF, the capacitance obtained by the new method is significantly more accurate.</span>
Supercapacitors are electrochemical components with high-power density and an intermediate energy density between batteries and conventional capacitors. They are characterized by low series resistance, signifificant equivalent capacitance, and long service life. Nowadays, they have become an attractive alternative storage device for several applications. However, supercapacitors are subject to degradation due to aging, in addition to other factors, such as temperature and high voltage. Therefore, it is very important to be able to estimate their State-of-Health during operation. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and Maxwell test are very recognized techniques to determine supercapacitors’ state-of-health. However, these methods require the interruption of system operation and thus cannot be performed in real-time (online). The purpose of this paper is the real-time estimation of supercapacitor resistance and capacitance, which are the main indicators of supercapacitor state-of-health. The electrical behavior of the supercapacitor is modeled using equivalent RC circuit model and the identifification is performed using two methods: recursive least squares method and Kalman fifilter. The resistance and the capacitance values obtained with the two methods are compared with capacitance and resistance values using Maxwell experimental test. The values obtained by Kalman fifilter are more accurate for both resistance and capacitance.
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