Double Closed-Loop Charge-Discharge Control Strategy of VRB Based on CMAC

Vanadium Redox Battery (VRB) has the advantages of large capacity, long life, safety and environmentally friendly. This paper proposes a double closed-loop charge-discharge control strategy of VRB based on cerebellar model arithmetic computer (CMAC) to ensure safe charge-discharge and shorten the charge-discharge time. The proposed control strategy consists of two main control loops: an outer voltage loop and an inner current loop. The outer control loop is designed as a voltage loop with CMAC controller which uses kernel voltage for feedback, and the inner current loop adopts PI regulator with amplitude limiting. In this paper, we first build a mathematical model of VRB of 5 kW/30kW· h. Then, the proposed control strategy and conventional PID control strategy are respectively applied to VRB model and comparisons are made. Results show that under the proposed control strategy, charging time of VRB shortened by 3.03%, discharging time of VRB shortened by 9.37% compared with conventional PID control strategy, and the terminal voltage can be guaranteed in a safe range, thus realizing fast and safe charge-discharge of VRB.