A New Frame Work of Real-Time Charaterization Battery Platform

Batteries play an important role in the performance enhancement of power grids including renewable energy systems. In order to attain the rated service life and the longest possible run time of a battery, it is necessary to be monitored and maintained. This needs for an effective real-time characterization platform. Therefore, this paper presents a new frame work of a real-time battery monitoring system that will be able to provide the user with battery parameters as well as a recording file of the instantaneous variables values. To perform this task, a PC based platform associated with acquisition board is developed to automate the battery characterization system. A graphical user interface (GUI) that allows users to read the Open Circuit Voltage (OCV), current, and ambient temperature of the battery during its charging or discharging is developed using Labview software. It is easy and possible for data to be recorded, including voltage, current, during both charging and discharging process. These recording experimental data can be used for a precise and efficient estimation of the state of charge as well as for aging study.