Comparison of equivalent circuit battery models for energetic studies on electric vehicles
David Ramsey, Ronan German, Alain Bouscayrol, Loïc Boulon
Abstract
Equivalent circuit models are widely used to describe the electrical behavior of batteries. They are also prioritized for energetic studies and driving range estimations of electric vehicles. This is mainly due to their simplicity and acceptable accuracy. This paper presents a comparison of the accuracy of two equivalent circuit models (Rint and Thevenin) under a driving scenario. For this, a Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation of a traction subsystem is used to impose a current profile into a real Li-ion battery module. This current profile is deduced from a reference velocity profile. Then, the measured battery voltage and current are compared to those of the simulated models, by imposing the same reference velocity. Results show a small error difference between the two models.