Extended Kalman filter on sparse identification of nonlinear systems: application to the SoC estimation of a phase change material-based energy storage

Recently, phase change material (PCM) has been seen as a promising thermal energy storage (TES) technology for providing energy storage and operation flexibility in buildings. Despite its various applications, there has been a lack of real-time tracking capability of the PCM performance in real-depl...

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Main Authors: Mustapha Habib, Youssef Elomari, Felix Hochwallner, Adam Buruzs, Tilman Barz, Qian Wang
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Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Series:Energy Conversion and Management: X
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author Mustapha Habib
Youssef Elomari
Felix Hochwallner
Adam Buruzs
Tilman Barz
Qian Wang
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Youssef Elomari
Felix Hochwallner
Adam Buruzs
Tilman Barz
Qian Wang
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description Recently, phase change material (PCM) has been seen as a promising thermal energy storage (TES) technology for providing energy storage and operation flexibility in buildings. Despite its various applications, there has been a lack of real-time tracking capability of the PCM performance in real-deployed systems due to its complex physics. PCM state of charge (SoC) is a key indicator required for quantifying the remaining energy at any operation condition. Since SoC is not a direct measurement, there is a need for highly accurate prediction models. In this article, we propose solving this challenge by employing sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics (SINDy) to unlock the nonlinear dynamic complexity of PCM-TES. The minor utilization of temperature sensors in real-life applications is mitigated by using an extended Kalman filter (EKF) estimator that tunes, in real-time, any faced model inaccuracy. This framework will make it possible to provide highly accurate estimations for the spatial PCM temperatures based on limited noisy measurements. The proposed approach was successfully applied to experimental data recorded from the operation of a prototypical PCM storage for Domestic Hot water generation. The results show how efficient the proposed EKF-SINDy is in SoC estimation compared to the measurement-only approach.
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spelling doaj-art-80b31c0879f846d6975e07d05ee8ae562025-08-22T04:57:30ZengElsevierEnergy Conversion and Management: X2590-17452025-07-012710119910.1016/j.ecmx.2025.101199Extended Kalman filter on sparse identification of nonlinear systems: application to the SoC estimation of a phase change material-based energy storageMustapha Habib0Youssef Elomari1Felix Hochwallner2Adam Buruzs3Tilman Barz4Qian Wang5Division of Building Technology and Design, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 11428 Stockholm, Sweden; Corresponding author.Division of Building Technology and Design, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 11428 Stockholm, SwedenAIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Center for Energy, Giefinggasse 2, 1210 Vienna, AustriaAIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Center for Energy, Giefinggasse 2, 1210 Vienna, AustriaAIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Center for Energy, Giefinggasse 2, 1210 Vienna, AustriaDivision of Building Technology and Design, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 11428 Stockholm, SwedenRecently, phase change material (PCM) has been seen as a promising thermal energy storage (TES) technology for providing energy storage and operation flexibility in buildings. Despite its various applications, there has been a lack of real-time tracking capability of the PCM performance in real-deployed systems due to its complex physics. PCM state of charge (SoC) is a key indicator required for quantifying the remaining energy at any operation condition. Since SoC is not a direct measurement, there is a need for highly accurate prediction models. In this article, we propose solving this challenge by employing sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics (SINDy) to unlock the nonlinear dynamic complexity of PCM-TES. The minor utilization of temperature sensors in real-life applications is mitigated by using an extended Kalman filter (EKF) estimator that tunes, in real-time, any faced model inaccuracy. This framework will make it possible to provide highly accurate estimations for the spatial PCM temperatures based on limited noisy measurements. The proposed approach was successfully applied to experimental data recorded from the operation of a prototypical PCM storage for Domestic Hot water generation. The results show how efficient the proposed EKF-SINDy is in SoC estimation compared to the measurement-only approach.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174525003319Phase change materialSparse identification of nonlinear dynamicsExtended Kalman filter
spellingShingle Mustapha Habib
Youssef Elomari
Felix Hochwallner
Adam Buruzs
Tilman Barz
Qian Wang
Extended Kalman filter on sparse identification of nonlinear systems: application to the SoC estimation of a phase change material-based energy storage
Energy Conversion and Management: X
Phase change material
Sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics
Extended Kalman filter
title Extended Kalman filter on sparse identification of nonlinear systems: application to the SoC estimation of a phase change material-based energy storage
title_full Extended Kalman filter on sparse identification of nonlinear systems: application to the SoC estimation of a phase change material-based energy storage
title_fullStr Extended Kalman filter on sparse identification of nonlinear systems: application to the SoC estimation of a phase change material-based energy storage
title_full_unstemmed Extended Kalman filter on sparse identification of nonlinear systems: application to the SoC estimation of a phase change material-based energy storage
title_short Extended Kalman filter on sparse identification of nonlinear systems: application to the SoC estimation of a phase change material-based energy storage
title_sort extended kalman filter on sparse identification of nonlinear systems application to the soc estimation of a phase change material based energy storage
topic Phase change material
Sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics
Extended Kalman filter
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174525003319
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