Experimental Combined Grouping Analysis Approach for Robust Battery pack design for Electric Vehicles with Higher Performance

Battery consistency is an important factor for battery pack performance. Excellent battery consistency can make battery packs more energy efficient and electric vehicles can have longer mileage and higher safety. Thus, in this study a comprehensive intelligent clustering methodology for the design of Li-ion battery pack on the basis of uniformity and equalization criteria of the cell was proposed. Firstly, multiple parameters (capacity, voltage, temperature and resistance) test of single cell performance was performed. Secondly, a clustering method combine with self-organizing map neural network (SOM) was proposed. Furthermore, a validation experiment (pack level) was carried out to verify the accuracy of proposed clustering algorithm. It can be concluded that the battery pack formed from SOM sorting results perform better than the battery pack having random cells combination as well as the pack originally purchased from the manufacturer.