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Predicting a battery state of charge

The estimated state of charge (%) from the nPM1300 fuel gauge has been compared against measured data using an accurate coulomb counter-based state-of-charge test for a Lithium-polymer (Li-Poly) battery at room temperature.

Figure 1. Estimated (nPM1300 fuel gauge) and measured state of charge (%) at different loads
Estimated (nPM1300 fuel gauge) and measured state of charge (%) at different loads
Figure 2. Estimated (nPM1300 fuel gauge) and measured state of charge (%) over several charge and discharge cycles
Estimated (nPM1300 fuel gauge) and measured state of charge (%) over several charge and discharge cycles

The following figure compares nPM1300 fuel gauge with a reference state of charge, compared to an Open-Circuit Voltage (OCV) based state-of-charge estimation method.

Figure 3. Comparing estimates from nPM1300 fuel gauge against OCV based look-up table method
Comparing estimates from nPM1300 fuel gauge against OCV based look-up table method