Research Paper:
An Interactive Remaining Useful Life Estimation Method for Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Composite Performance Index and Nonlinear Wiener Process
Shisheng Fu*1, Ruifeng Chen*2, Xiao He*3, Hangfeng Guo*4, Baokang Zhang*1
, Qi Wu*1,
, and Wen-An Zhang*1

*1Zhejiang University of Technology
No.288 Liuhe Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310023, China
Corresponding author
*2Zhejiang Zhongchai Machine Co., Ltd.
No.1 Meixi Road, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312532, China
*3University of Pennsylvania
3451 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
*4Zhejiang Hengjiu Transmission Technology Inc., Ltd.
No.27 Qianxi Road, Taozhu Street, Zhuji, Zhejiang 311800, China
A framework integrating deep learning and nonlinear Wiener process (NWP) is proposed for the remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries. First, degradation features from multi-source sensor data are automatically extracted using an autoencoder incorporating embedded L1 regularization. Second, a one-dimensional composite performance indicator is constructed via neural networks to accurately describe the performance degradation trajectory of the battery. Subsequently, a stochastic degradation model based on the NWP is established, wherein complex degradation dynamics are effectively captured by a time-varying drift function. On this basis, a Bayesian posterior update mechanism is integrated to adaptively adjust model parameters online, whereby individual differences are quantified. Finally, experimental verification on public datasets demonstrates that the proposed method reduces root mean square error and mean absolute error by more than 20%, and significant improvements in prediction accuracy are achieved via the data-model interaction architecture that combines feature compression, degradation quantification, and parameter adaptation.
Framework of the proposed RUL method
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