A
system and a method for computing an estimated
state of charge and an estimated
cell resistance of an
electrochemical cell are provided. The method includes predicting a first
cell resistance value indicating a present resistance of the
electrochemical cell utilizing a first nonlinear
cell model. The method further includes predicting a first
state of charge value indicating a present
state of charge of the
electrochemical cell utilizing a second nonlinear
cell model. The method further includes measuring a
voltage and, a current associated with the electrochemical cell to obtain a
voltage value and a current value, respectively. The method further includes estimating a second state of charge value indicating the present state of charge of the electrochemical cell utilizing the second nonlinear
cell model based on the first state of charge value, the first
cell resistance value, the
voltage value, and the current value. The method further includes estimating a second
cell resistance value indicating the present resistance of the electrochemical cell utilizing the first nonlinear
cell model based on the first
cell resistance value, the first state of charge value, the voltage value, and the current value.