A Study on Rapid Battery EIS Measurement Based on DFT CHANHO LEE Advisor : Prof. Lim Sangkil, Ph.D. Department of Electronic Engineering Graduate School of Chosun University As EV(Electric Vehicles) and ESS(Energy Storage Systems) expand, rapid and a...
A Study on Rapid Battery EIS Measurement Based on DFT CHANHO LEE Advisor : Prof. Lim Sangkil, Ph.D. Department of Electronic Engineering Graduate School of Chosun University As EV(Electric Vehicles) and ESS(Energy Storage Systems) expand, rapid and accurate on-site battery diagnostics for state of charge and state of health are essential. Existing BMS(Battery Management Systems) and traditional methods like DCIR(Direct Current Internal Resistance), ACIR(Alter Current Internal Resistance), and sweep-based EIS(Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy) face significant limitations, including insufficient data, excessive measurement times, and reliance on bulky, high-cost equipment for high-voltage environments. To address these issues, this paper proposes a high-speed, multi-frequency EIS topology and control algorithm using square wave injection and a synchronous DFT(Discrete Fourier Transform). A current-controlled single-phase full-bridge inverter with a large-capacity series capacitor completely cancels the battery's DC offset, enabling safe, low-cost implementation in multi-cell high-voltage conditions. Using a DFT based synchronous reference frame transformation, the system simultaneously extracts multiple odd harmonics from a single square wave to instantaneously reconstruct broadband complex impedance. System precision was verified through PSIM and MATLAB/Simulink co-simulations alongside hardware experiments on single 18650 cells and 4-series configurations across various State of Charge levels. Nyquist plots from the proposed board closely matched a high-end commercial EIS analyzer (HIOKI IM3590). Real resistance aligned almost perfectly, and the imaginary part showed a negligible 0.001Ω error, accurately capturing complex non-linear electrochemical behaviors. This technique reduces measurement time by replacing sequential frequency sweeps with a single-cycle injection. Furthermore, it enables the cost-effective measurement of high-voltage battery packs, which conventionally requires prohibitively expensive diagnostic hardware. This makes it a highly practical, scalable on-site solution for evaluating battery degradation and assessing second-life reusability.