Backstepping PDE-Based Adaptive Observer for a Single Particle Model of Lithium-Ion Batteries

This article deals with the observer design problem for the simultaneous estimation of the solid Lithium concentration and of the diffusion parameter for a Single Particle Model of Lithium-Ion Batteries. The design is based on the Backstepping PDE methodology, including a modified Volterra transformation to compensate for the diffusivity uncertainty. The resulting coupled/uncoupled Kernel-PDE and Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) are recast, via a Sum-of-Squares decomposition, in terms of a convex optimization problem and solved by semidefinite programming, allowing, at each fixed time, an efficient computation of the state and parameter observer gains. In addition, based on the Moment approach, a novel scheme of inversion of the nonlinear output mapping of the Single Particle Model is presented. The effectiveness of this approach is illustrated by numerical simulations.