Battery-supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System Research Articles

An Effective Control Approach of Hybrid Energy Storage System Based on FLC/Grey Wolf Optimisation

In the modern era, the integration of renewable energy sources (RES) has bolstered the autonomy of urban energy infrastructures, reducing reliance on distant sources and grids. Batteries serve as a vital bridge between power supply and fluctuating load demands within RES systems. However, the unpredictable nature of RES behavior and varying load requirements often subject batteries to repeated deep cycles and irregular charging patterns. These cycles diminish the battery’s lifespan and escalate replacement costs. This study presents an innovative control strategy for a Solar-Wind model featuring a Battery-Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System. The objective is to prolong the battery’s operational lifespan by mitigating intermittent strain and high current demands. In contrast to conventional methods, the proposed control approach incorporates a Low-Pass Filter (LPF) and a Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC). Firstly, the LPF minimizes the oscillations in battery consumption. Simultaneously, the FLC optimizes the high current demand on the battery while vigilantly monitoring the supercapacitor’s charge levels. Moreover, Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) is employed to fine-tune the FLC’s membership functions, ensuring optimal peak current attenuation in batteries. The effectiveness of the proposed model is benchmarked against standard control techniques, namely Rule- Based Controller and Filtration-Based Controller. Comparative analysis reveals that the proposed method substantially reduces peak current and high power requirements of the battery. Consequently, this enhances the utilization of the supercapacitor, significantly augmenting the battery’s operational life. The results demonstrate a remarkable improvement over conventional systems, emphasizing the potential of this approach in optimizing energy storage systems for sustainable, long-term performance.

An effective control approach of hybrid energy storage system based on moth flame optimization

In modern days, renewable sources increase the independence of urban energy infrastructures from remote sources and grids. In renewable energy systems (RES) systems, batteries are frequently used to close the power gap between the power supply and the load demand. Due to the variable behavior of RES and the fluctuating power requirements of the load, batteries frequently experience repeated deep cycles and uneven charging patterns. The battery's lifespan would be shortened by these actions, and increase the replacement cost. This research provides an effective control method for a solar-wind model with a battery-supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system in order to extend battery’s lives expectancy by lowering intermittent strain and high current need. Unlike traditional techniques, the suggested control scheme includes a low-pass filter (LPF) and a fuzzy logic controller (FLC). To begin, LPF reduces the fluctuating aspects of battery consumption. FLC lowers the battery's high current need while continuously monitoring the supercapacitor's level of charge. The moth flame optimization (MFO) optimizes the FLC's membership functions to get the best peak current attenuation in batteries. The proposed model is compared to standard control procedures namely rule based controller and filtration-based controller. When compared to the conventional system, the suggested method significantly reduces peak current and high power of the battery. Furthermore, when compared to standard control procedures, the suggested solution boosts supercapacitor utilization appreciably.

Modeling and simulation of photovoltaic powered battery-supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system for electric vehicles

Energy storage is crucial for the powertrain of electric vehicles (EVs). Battery is a key energy storage device for EVs. However, higher cost and limited lifespan of batteries are their significant drawbacks. Therefore, to overcome these drawbacks and to meet the energy demands effectively, batteries and supercapacitors (SCs) are simultaneously employed in EVs. A solar photovoltaic (PV) powered battery-supercapacitor (SC) hybrid energy storage system has been proposed for the electric vehicles and its modeling and numerical simulation has been carried out in MATLAB Simulink. The SC is used to supply the peak power demand and to withstand strong charging or discharging current peaks. It also improved the battery pack's durability and extended its life. Different topologies of battery and SC have been explored and their capacity to manage the battery stress is assessed. The passive topology is found to be the most suitable for the proposed model due to its ease of implementation and absence of control scheme. A hybrid topology is used to share the power across batteries, supercapacitors and the PV system. In the proposed hybrid energy storage system, a sudden load on the battery is shifted towards the capacitor and thus, the battery heating is reduced, that ultimately improved the vehicle performance and reduced the charging time. In addition, the supercapacitor stored a lot of energy in a short period of time and delivered more power to the load without experiencing any life-span deterioration. The results indicated that employing a passive DC-DC converter and hybrid energy storage system (HESS) reduced the battery power by 52 %, while the passive HESS system reduced the motor current by 94 %. The supercapacitor also recovered 51 % more energy while starting and can offer peak power more efficiently than a battery.

Hybrid energy storage system and management strategy for motor drive with high torque overload

The demand for small-size motors with large output torque in fields such as mobile robotics is increasing, necessitating mobile power systems with greater output power and current within a specific volume and weight. However, conventional mobile power sources like lithium batteries face challenges in surpassing the dual limitations of weight and output power due to constraints imposed by materials and other factors. Therefore, this paper references the approach of high-power hybrid energy systems in automobiles and proposes a battery–supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system (BSHESS) and energy management strategy. The motor is powered by the battery during low torque operating conditions, while the additional output power of the battery is used to charge the supercapacitor. In cases of torque overload, the rapid discharge of the supercapacitor provides the motor with a high current, ensuring instantaneous high output power. Furthermore, the proposed energy management strategy is used to control the charging and discharging processes of the supercapacitor, guaranteeing that the charging process of the supercapacitor does not interfere with the battery’s power supply to the motor, as well as maintaining controllability and stability of the current in the discharge process. The feasibility of the principle is verified through simulations, and we also design a complete prototype of the proposed BSHESS and conduct experiments on the motor. The results demonstrate that the maximum output current to the motor is increased by 150% compared to the original level, and the weight is reduced by 64.7% compared to a pure battery-powered system with same maximum current output. Additionally, the energy management strategy enables a more stable charging and discharging process compared to the unmanaged state.

Economic Analysis of Li-Ion Battery–Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System Considering Multitype Frequency Response Benefits in Power Systems

With the promotion of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals and the construction of renewable-dominated electric power systems, renewable energy will become the main power source of power systems in China. Therefore, ensuring frequency stability and system security will emerge as pivotal challenges in the future development process. Created by combining a Li-ion battery and a supercapacitor, a hybrid energy storage system (HESS), which possesses robust power regulation capabilities and rapid response capabilities, holds promise for supporting the frequency stability of power systems. In this context, the assessment of the economic viability of HESSs providing multitype frequency response services becomes a critical factor in their deployment and promotion. In this paper, an economic analysis approach for a Li-ion battery–supercapacitor HESS towards a multitype frequency response is presented. First, a multitype frequency response-oriented operational mode for the HESS is designed, outlining the roles and functions of the Li-ion battery and the supercapacitor in delivering distinct services. Moreover, building upon the analysis of the power trajectory of Li-ion batteries, a lifetime model for the HESS is proposed based on the rain-flow counting method. Furthermore, considering the competitive landscape for the HESS in the frequency regulation ancillary service market, a full lifecycle economic assessment model is proposed. Finally, case studies on actual power system frequency data and PJM market data are performed to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method, and the simulation results confirm that the HESS exhibits robust performance and a competitive advantage in providing multitype frequency response services. Additionally, it demonstrates commendable economic benefits, establishing its potential as a valuable contributor to frequency response services.

Optimal sizing of supercapacitors for cost-effective hybridization of battery-alone energy storage systems

Battery-supercapacitor (SC) hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) are today known as an effective means to extend the service life of batteries that are prone to early failures, mainly caused by current-related stress. While this holds true in most cases, the overall economic costs and benefits of this architecture are either overlooked or incomplete in previous research works. This paper introduces a life cycle cost optimization model for cost-effective upgrade of battery-alone energy storage systems (BESS) into battery-SC HESS. The case study in this paper shows that the presence of SC can result in up to 1.95% reduction in LCC over the remaining five years of the plant’s lifespan. As side benefits, 5.2% decrease in energy consumption and CO2 equivalent emissions associated to the manufacturing and operation of the HESS components. The proposed model can therefore inform about the relevance of a BESS retrofit in both brownfield and greenfield projects.

Cost investigation of battery-supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system for grid-connected hourly dispatching wave energy converter power

This study demonstrates a successful application of a dispatching scheme for a slider-crank wave energy converter (WEC), utilizing a battery-supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system (HESS). The six sea states employed in the U.S. Department of Energy's Wave Energy Prize are incorporated to calculate the desired hourly grid reference power. The proposed architecture is responsible for fulfilling this grid demand in each dispatching period within an acceptable confidence level. A low pass filter is deployed to distribute the power between the supercapacitor and battery to exploit their benefits in the HESS configuration.Furthermore, several control techniques utilizing the supercapacitor state of charge (SOC) have been devised to predict the grid reference power accurately for each dispatching horizon. The techniques were applied to ensure that the energy storage system finishes each dispatching period with sufficient capacity for next-day operation (approximately 80 % SOC).The ESS life cycle expenditure is minimized based on three key factors: the best SOC algorithm, the best filter time constant, and the best depth of discharge (DOD) usage. The HESS was found to be the most cost-effective (2.6 ¢/kWh) for the WEC application under these conditions: a 100 ms filter time constant with a step-rules algorithm as a primary SOC controller, a 44 % DOD usage for the battery, and a 50 % DOD usage for the supercapacitor (SC). The HESS was also found to be less expensive than the battery-only (8.4 ¢/kWh) as well as the SC-only (2.8 ¢/kWh) cases. It is also noticeable that the SC calendar aging cost (61 %) and the battery cycling cost (96 %) contributed significantly to its overall HESS expenses for dispatching WEC power. Extensive MATLAB/Simulink simulations were performed to provide a realistic economic evaluation for WEC dispatching power.

Sizing Optimization of a Photovoltaic Hybrid Energy Storage System Based on Long Time-Series Simulation Considering Battery Life

An energy storage system works in sync with a photovoltaic system to effectively alleviate the intermittency in the photovoltaic output. Owing to its high power density and long life, supercapacitors make the battery–supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system (HESS) a good solution. This study considers the particularity of annual illumination due to climate conditions in Harbin, China. A global optimal PV-HESS sizing method is proposed by constructing a PV-HESS operating cost model and taking the annual system operating cost as the objective function. To consider the effect of battery life degradation due to different charge and discharge rates and charge and discharge times, a semi-empirical model based on the Arrhenius model was used to quantify the battery life degradation. Based on the effects of different seasons and different photovoltaic panel sizes, batteries, and supercapacitors on the optimization results, four scenarios are proposed. The feasibility of the system configuration corresponding to the four scenarios is discussed, and an optimal sizing configuration of the system is obtained. The simulation results show that the proposed method can effectively balance the degradation of the ESS due to irregular charging and discharging and determine the minimum operating cost and a reasonable sizing configuration of the system.

A Method for Charging Electric Vehicles With Battery-Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage Systems to Improve Voltage Quality and Battery Lifetime in Islanded Building-Level DC Microgrids

This paper proposes a methodology to increase the lifetime of the central battery energy storage system (CBESS) in an islanded building-level DC microgrid (MG) and enhance the voltage quality of the system by employing the supercapacitor (SC) of electric vehicles (EVs) that utilize battery-SC hybrid energy storage systems. To this end, an adaptive filtration-based (FB) current-sharing strategy is proposed in the voltage feedback control loop of the MG that smooths the CBESS current to increase its lifetime by allocating a portion of the high-frequency current variations to the EV charger. The bandwidth of this filter is adjusted using a data-driven algorithm to guarantee that only the EV's SC absorbs the high-frequency current variations, thereby enabling the EV's battery energy storage system (BESS) to follow its standard constant current-constant voltage (CC-CV) charging profile. Therefore, the EV's SC can coordinate with the CBESS without impacting the charging profile of the EV's BESS. Also, a small-signal stability analysis is provided indicating that the proposed approach improves the marginal voltage stability of the DC MG leading to better transient response and higher voltage quality. Finally, the performance of the proposed EV charging is validated using MATLAB/Simulink and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.

Active hybrid energy storage management in a wind-dominated standalone system with robust fractional-order controller optimized by Gases Brownian Motion Optimization Algorithm

Accessibility to sustainable and reliable electrical energy for remote area power supply (RAPS) systems under high penetration levels of wind energy requires adopting appropriate technologies and controllers. In recent years, energy storage has gained significant attention for smoothing inherent voltage and power fluctuations of standalone systems. This paper presents a filtration-based fractional-order PI (FOPI) controller optimized by Gases Brownian Motion Optimization (GBMO) algorithm to manage an active battery-supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system (HESS) in a wind-dominated RAPS system. The GBMO algorithm has a high accuracy and convergence rate among optimization algorithms introduced in recent years. Moreover, a fuzzy logic controller (FLC) guarantees the wind turbine generator's maximum power point tracking (MPPT) at any wind condition while mitigating its fluctuating torque. The proposed RAPS system uses the advantages of the FOPI controller, the GBMO optimization algorithm, the FLC-based MPPT algorithm, and a high-pass filter to manage precise coordination between different components of the RAPS system. The high-pass filter decouples high and low-frequency voltage oscillations to modify the HESS performance and relieve battery stress, thereby extending its lifespan. The proposed controller's performance and robustness are verified in comparison with an optimal PI controller based on GBMO under turbulent wind speed and load step changes in a detailed model of the system. The results demonstrate the superiority of the optimal FOPI controller over the optimal PI controller.

Event-Triggered Active Disturbance Rejection Control for Hybrid Energy Storage System in Electric Vehicle

In this article, an event-triggered active disturbance rejection control (ET-ADRC) method is designed for the battery-supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system (HESS) in electric vehicles (EVs). The proposed method combines the advantages of the ADRC method and the ET mechanism. It inherits the fast response from the ADRC-based control module, which has an inner proportional–integral (PI) current loop and an outer ADRC voltage loop. To improve the computational efficiency, an ET control module is adopted by utilizing the system state information at the last triggering and current sampling time. When the state error exceeds the preset range, the ADRC-based control module is triggered and the control signals are updated; otherwise, the ADRC-based control module is halted with unchanged control signals. A series of simulation cases have been conducted for the verification of the response speed and computational efficiency of the proposed method. A scaled-down hardware platform is set up to carry on the experiments. The experimental results demonstrate that under the similar voltage ripples (VRs), the proposed ET-ADRC method responses faster than the conventional PI method and reduces the computational burden to almost 60% of the original ADRC method.

FPGA Based Integrated Control of Brushless DC Motor for Renewable Energy Storage System

To reduce air pollution and global warming, renewable energy technologies may generate power. Wind, solar PV, and fuel cell energy are the primary sources. Solar PV system-powered brushless direct current motor (BLDC) drives are used in the automobile industry due to their importance. In this study, Sheppard–Taylor (S-T) converter and Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) Inverter-fed BLDC provide steady voltage across the BLDC motor drive independent of solar PV system power output. When renewable energy is scarce, the proposed battery-supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system (BS-HESS) provides electricity. S-T converters may be used for load matching and power processing to create energy-efficient systems and stabilize PV panel output voltage. The variable step size open circuit voltage-Maximum Power Point Tracking (VSSOCV-MPPT) technique in S-T converter switching pulses extracts maximum power from the solar PV system. This study considers the PVSWPS control function as a Port-Controlled Hamiltonian (PCH) system to continue rural growth and reduce the greatest demand and load. MATLAB/Simulink software simulates the system’s performance, and FPGA controllers validate the controller’s real-time performance.

Real-Time Model Predictive Control for Battery-Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage Systems Using Linear Parameter-Varying Models

This article proposes a new model predictive control (MPC) strategy for the energy management of a battery-supercapacitor (SC) hybrid energy storage system (HESS) for electric vehicle (EV) applications. First, linear parameter-varying (LPV) models of the HESS are developed, which account for battery parameter variations along its state of charge (SOC). Compared with the conventional linear time invariant (LTI) models reported in the literature, the LPV models of the HESS offer higher modeling and prediction accuracy. Based on the LPV prediction model, a real-time LPV-MPC strategy is then proposed to optimally allocate the load current of the HESS between battery and SC to achieve three goals: minimizing the power loss of the HESS, mitigating the battery degradation, and regulating the SOC of the SC. The optimization problem of the LPV-MPC strategy is transformed into a quadratic programming problem, which can be efficiently solved in real time. Simulation studies verify the superiority of the proposed LPV-MPC strategy over the existing energy management strategies in reducing the energy losses and battery degradation of the HESS. Finally, a real-time experiment is carried out to further validate the proposed LPV-MPC strategy for EV applications.

Economic Dispatch for Grid-Connected Wind Power With Battery-Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System

This study demonstrates an effective dispatching scheme of utility-scale wind power at one-hour increments for an entire day with a hybrid energy storage system consisting of a battery and a supercapacitor (SC). Accurate forecasting of wind power is crucial for generation scheduling and economic operation. Here, wind speed is predicted by one hour ahead of time using a multilayer perceptron Artificial Neural Network, which exhibits satisfactory performance with good convergence mapping between input and target output data. Furthermore, an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system is employed to devise a state of charge (SOC) controller to accurately estimate the grid reference power (P <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_\mathrm{Grid,ref}$</tex-math></inline-formula> ) for each one-hour dispatching period. This type of desired P <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_\mathrm{Grid,ref}$</tex-math></inline-formula> estimation is critical to ensure the energy storage system (ESS) completes each dispatching period with its starting SOC and has adequate capacity available for next-day operation. Also, the particle swarm optimization technique is implemented to optimize the life cycle cost of the ESS based on its depth of discharge usage, which is vital for minimizing the cost of a dispatchable wind power scheme. The actual wind speed data of four different days as a representative of each season recorded at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are utilized in the simulations to provide a realistic economic assessment for dispatching the wind power.

Investigations of standalone PV system with battery-supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system for household applications

Investigations of standalone PV system with battery-supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system for household applications

Design of semi-actively controlled battery-supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system

For vehicle propulsion, electric vehicles (EVs) utilize lithium ion (Li-ion) based battery storage system. Electric powertrain provides high Efficiency, but Li-ion cells liable to degradation with increase in temperature and load. While a larger energy storage system (ESS) produces more power, but it also increases the ESS's cost, volume, and size. A hybrid energy storage system (HESS) based on batteries and supercapacitor can be utilized to minimize total ESS size and improve performance during heavy loading conditions, with the supercapacitor provide power during charging/discharging peak power. Battery and supercapacitor are connected together with the help of a DC-DC Converter. HESS is a single-unit battery and supercapacitor that combines the benefits of high battery energy density and high supercapacitor power density. Whereas Sizing of HESS is a challenging task because of adding supercapacitor it increases overall size and cost of ESS, to address this issue in this study particle swarm optimization (PSO) is used to optimize HESS size and increase battery cycle life (BCL). The MATLAB/SIMULINK environment is used to model both the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and the Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS). Optimized results are used to compare battery cycle life of BESS and HESS. The optimization findings under the Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule (UDDS) are compared to the battery-only ESS results, which show a 8.927 percent increase in battery cycle life.

A Survey of Battery–Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage Systems: Concept, Topology, Control and Application

A hybrid energy-storage system (HESS), which fully utilizes the durability of energy-oriented storage devices and the rapidity of power-oriented storage devices, is an efficient solution to managing energy and power legitimately and symmetrically. Hence, research into these systems is drawing more attention with substantial findings. A battery–supercapacitor hybrid energy-storage system (BS-HESS) is widely adopted in the fields of renewable energy integration, smart- and micro-grids, energy integration systems, etc. Focusing on the BS-HESS, in this work we present a comprehensive survey including technologies of the battery management system (BMS), power conversion system (PCS), energy management system (EMS), predictive control techniques of the underlying system, application and cost-effective feasibility aspects, etc. This work reflects strong symmetry on different aspects of designing an HESS, and provides guidelines and design references for the research and application of an HESS.

Capacity Sizing of Embedded Control Battery–Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System

A battery–supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system is investigated as a solution to reduce the high-power delivery stress on the battery. An optimally-sized system can further enhance the storage and cost efficiency. This paper discusses several possible problems in the sizing of a battery–supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system for practical applications. A sizing method that utilises data collected from a fully active embedded control hybrid energy system is proposed. The feasibility of the method is then tested on three load profiles that represent the load demand of inter- and intra-applications with a battery–supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system. The result is compared to a battery-only single energy storage system. The results verified that the number of batteries required in the hybrid energy storage system is reduced by at least 50% compared to the battery-only single energy storage system.

A Novel Multiport DC-DC Converter for Enhancing the Design and Performance of Battery–Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage Systems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

This paper proposes an integrated multiport non-isolated DC–DC converter system for integrating battery–supercapacitor hybrid energy storage with photovoltaics for solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicles applications. Compared to the traditional topologies used, the proposed converter allows a size reduction of at least 20% of the supercapacitor by maximizing the utilization of the rated energy capacity. In addition, by proposing to use a phase-shifted carrier modulation technique, the inductors’ current ripple is reduced, which enables a further reduction in the inductor size. These improvements in capability and performance of the proposed topology are experimentally validated on a 500 W PV/battery–supercapacitor integrated power system prototype.

Parameter Matching Methods for Li Battery–Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage Systems in Electric Buses

The parameter matching of composite energy storage systems will affect the realization of control strategy. In this study, the effective energy and power utilizations of an energy storage source were defined. With the miniaturization of a composite energy storage system as the optimization goal, the linear programming simplex method was employed to obtain the optimized masses of Li batteries and supercapacitors under the constraints of maximum speed, climbing gradient, acceleration time and cost-effectiveness. As the module numbers shall be integers, the matching results were modified in combination with the graphical method. Owing to the influences of parameter matching schemes on the overall performance and battery life, the critical points of constraints were analyzed and the most appropriate matching numerical points of the composite energy storage system were identified. Simulation and experimental analysis were conducted under practical urban road conditions in China. The results show that the proposed matching method delivers accurate results. Compared with conventional electric buses, the mileage and overall performance of the prototype bus are improved.