Implementation of an hybrid digital twin technology for Li-ion battery capacity prediction and lifecycle management, combining physics-based modeling with machine learning for superior accuracy.
Hybrid Digital Twin Architecture combining Physics-based and ML models
- Overview
- Mathematical Foundation
- Key Features
- Installation
- Quick Start
- Architecture
- API Reference
- Examples
- Performance
- Contributing
- Citation
This framework implements a state-of-the-art hybrid digital twin approach for Li-ion battery modeling that combines the interpretability of physics-based models with the accuracy of machine learning. The system is designed for industrial applications requiring high reliability, interpretability, and performance.
A hybrid digital twin leverages both first-principles physics models and data-driven machine learning to create a more accurate and robust representation of physical systems than either approach alone. Our implementation specifically targets Li-ion battery degradation modeling for applications in:
- Predictive Maintenance: Early detection of battery degradation
- State of Health (SoH) Estimation: Accurate capacity and performance tracking
- Lifecycle Management: Optimized charging strategies and replacement planning
- Fleet Management: Battery health monitoring across vehicle fleets
- Grid Storage: Performance optimization for large-scale energy storage
The physics component implements the Li-ion battery degradation model based on Xu et al. (2016):
Where:
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$L$ : Current battery lifetime fraction -
$L'$ : Initial battery lifetime -
$f_d$ : Linearized degradation rate function
Where:
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$k$ : Empirical degradation coefficient ($≈$ 0.13) -
$T_c$ : Cell temperature (°C) -
$i$ : Cycle number -
$t$ : Charge time per cycle (seconds)
Where:
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$C(t)$ : Battery capacity at time$t$ -
$C_0$ : Initial battery capacity
The ML component learns the residual function between physics predictions and observations:
Where:
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$\Delta C$ : Correction term -
$f_{ML}$ : Neural network function - Additional features include environmental and operational parameters
The hybrid approach provides several key benefits:
- Physics-Guided Learning: ML model learns interpretable corrections rather than black-box mappings
- Extrapolation Capability: Physics model provides reliable behavior outside training domain
- Reduced Data Requirements: Physics knowledge reduces training data needs
- Uncertainty Quantification: Separate physics and ML uncertainties enable better risk assessment
- Interpretability: Clear separation between known physics and learned corrections
graph TB
A[Battery Data] --> B[Physics Model]
A --> D[Feature Engineering]
B --> C[Physics Prediction]
B --> E[Residual Calculation]
D --> F[ML Model]
E --> F
F --> G[ML Correction]
C --> H[Hybrid Prediction]
G --> H
H --> I[Final Output]
- Modular Design: Separate physics and ML components for maximum flexibility
- Type Safety: Full type hints and mypy compatibility
- Error Handling: Comprehensive exception handling and validation
- Logging: Structured logging with configurable levels
- Configuration Management: YAML/JSON configuration with validation
- Physics-Based Foundation: Empirically validated degradation models
- Deep Learning: Configurable neural network architectures
- Uncertainty Quantification: Monte Carlo dropout and ensemble methods
- Feature Engineering: Automated domain-specific feature extraction
- Model Interpretability: Feature importance and sensitivity analysis
- Performance Metrics: RMSE, MAE, R², MAPE, and custom battery metrics
- Model Comparison: Side-by-side evaluation of multiple approaches
- Residual Analysis: Statistical validation of model assumptions
- Time Series Validation: Specialized metrics for temporal predictions
- Batch Processing: Efficient handling of large datasets
- GPU Acceleration: TensorFlow/CUDA support for training
- Model Persistence: Optimized model serialization and loading
- Memory Management: Streaming data processing for large files
- MLflow Integration: Experiment tracking and model registry
- Prometheus Metrics: Production monitoring capabilities
- Performance Profiling: Built-in timing and resource usage tracking
- Model Drift Detection: Statistical tests for data and concept drift
- Python 3.8+
- pip or conda package manager
pip install hybrid-digital-twin# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Javihaus/Digital-Twin-in-python.git
cd Digital-Twin-in-python
# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate # On Windows: venv\\Scripts\\activate
# Install in development mode
pip install -e ".[dev]"
# Set up pre-commit hooks
pre-commit installdocker build -t hybrid-digital-twin .
docker run -p 8888:8888 hybrid-digital-twin- CPU: 4+ cores for parallel processing
- RAM: 8GB+ for large datasets
- GPU: Optional but recommended for ML training (CUDA-compatible)
- Storage: SSD recommended for data I/O intensive operations
import pandas as pd
from hybrid_digital_twin import HybridDigitalTwin, BatteryDataLoader
# Load your battery data
loader = BatteryDataLoader()
data = loader.load_csv("discharge.csv")
# Initialize and train the hybrid digital twin
twin = HybridDigitalTwin()
metrics = twin.fit(data, target_column="Capacity")
# Make predictions
predictions = twin.predict(data)
# Predict future capacity
future_cycles = np.arange(200, 500)
future_pred = twin.predict_future(
cycles=future_cycles,
temperature=25.0,
charge_time=3600.0,
initial_capacity=2.0
)
print(f"Training RMSE: {metrics['train_rmse']:.4f}")
print(f"Validation R²: {metrics['val_r2']:.4f}")# Custom configuration
config = {
"physics_k": 0.13,
"ml_model": {
"hidden_layers": [128, 64, 32],
"dropout_rate": 0.2,
"learning_rate": 0.001,
"epochs": 200,
"batch_size": 64
}
}
twin = HybridDigitalTwin(config=config)# Train a model
hybrid-twin train --data discharge.csv --config config.yaml --output model.pkl
# Make predictions
hybrid-twin predict --model model.pkl --data new_data.csv --output predictions.csv
# Evaluate model performance
hybrid-twin evaluate --model model.pkl --test-data test.csvhybrid-digital-twin/
├── src/hybrid_digital_twin/
│ ├── core/ # Core digital twin implementation
│ │ └── digital_twin.py # Main HybridDigitalTwin class
│ ├── models/ # Model implementations
│ │ ├── physics_model.py # Physics-based degradation model
│ │ └── ml_model.py # ML correction model
│ ├── data/ # Data loading and processing
│ │ ├── data_loader.py # Battery data loading utilities
│ │ └── preprocessor.py # Data preprocessing pipeline
│ ├── utils/ # Utility functions
│ │ ├── metrics.py # Model evaluation metrics
│ │ ├── validators.py # Data validation utilities
│ │ └── exceptions.py # Custom exception classes
│ └── visualization/ # Plotting and visualization
│ ├── plotters.py # Plotting utilities
│ └── dashboard.py # Interactive dashboard
├── tests/ # Comprehensive test suite
├── docs/ # Documentation
├── examples/ # Usage examples
├── config/ # Configuration files
└── notebooks/ # Jupyter notebooks
classDiagram
class HybridDigitalTwin {
-physics_model: PhysicsBasedModel
-ml_model: MLCorrectionModel
+fit(data)
+predict(data)
+evaluate(data)
}
class PhysicsBasedModel {
+fit(data)
+predict(data)
+get_degradation_factor()
}
class MLCorrectionModel {
+fit(X, y)
+predict(X)
+predict_with_uncertainty()
}
class BatteryDataLoader {
+load_csv()
+preprocess()
+validate()
}
HybridDigitalTwin --> PhysicsBasedModel
HybridDigitalTwin --> MLCorrectionModel
HybridDigitalTwin --> BatteryDataLoader
Main orchestrator class combining physics and ML models.
class HybridDigitalTwin:
def __init__(self, config: Optional[Dict] = None) -> None
def fit(self, data: pd.DataFrame, **kwargs) -> Dict[str, float]
def predict(self, data: pd.DataFrame) -> np.ndarray
def predict_future(self, cycles: np.ndarray, **kwargs) -> np.ndarray
def evaluate(self, test_data: pd.DataFrame) -> Dict[str, float]
def save_model(self, filepath: Path) -> None
@classmethod
def load_model(cls, filepath: Path) -> "HybridDigitalTwin"Physics-based Li-ion battery degradation model.
class PhysicsBasedModel:
def fit(self, data: pd.DataFrame) -> Dict[str, float]
def predict(self, data: pd.DataFrame) -> np.ndarray
def predict_lifetime(self, **kwargs) -> Dict[str, float]
def sensitivity_analysis(self, **kwargs) -> DictNeural network for physics model correction.
class MLCorrectionModel:
def fit(self, X: np.ndarray, y: np.ndarray) -> Dict[str, float]
def predict(self, X: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray
def predict_with_uncertainty(self, X: np.ndarray) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]physics_model:
k: 0.13 # Degradation coefficient
temperature_ref: 25.0 # Reference temperature (°C)
ml_model:
hidden_layers: [64, 64] # Neural network architecture
dropout_rate: 0.1 # Dropout for regularization
learning_rate: 0.001 # Adam optimizer learning rate
batch_size: 32 # Training batch size
epochs: 100 # Maximum training epochs
early_stopping_patience: 10 # Early stopping patience
data:
validation_split: 0.2 # Validation data fraction
random_state: 42 # Reproducibility seed
logging:
level: INFO # Logging level
format: structured # Log formatfrom hybrid_digital_twin import HybridDigitalTwin, BatteryDataLoader
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Load NASA battery dataset
loader = BatteryDataLoader()
data = loader.load_nasa_data("B0005") # Load specific battery
# Split data
train_data = data.iloc[:int(0.8 * len(data))]
test_data = data.iloc[int(0.8 * len(data)):]
# Train hybrid model
twin = HybridDigitalTwin()
metrics = twin.fit(train_data)
# Generate predictions with components
results = twin.predict(test_data, return_components=True)
# Visualize results
plt.figure(figsize=(12, 8))
plt.plot(test_data.index, test_data['Capacity'], 'o-', label='Actual', alpha=0.7)
plt.plot(test_data.index, results.physics_prediction, '--', label='Physics Model')
plt.plot(test_data.index, results.hybrid_prediction, '-', label='Hybrid Model')
plt.xlabel('Cycle Number')
plt.ylabel('Capacity (Ah)')
plt.title('Battery Capacity Prediction Comparison')
plt.legend()
plt.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
plt.show()
print(f"Hybrid Model RMSE: {metrics['val_rmse']:.4f}")
print(f"Physics Model RMSE: {metrics['physics_rmse']:.4f}")from sklearn.model_selection import ParameterGrid
from hybrid_digital_twin import HybridDigitalTwin
# Define parameter grid
param_grid = {
'ml_model.hidden_layers': [[32, 16], [64, 32], [128, 64, 32]],
'ml_model.learning_rate': [0.001, 0.01, 0.1],
'ml_model.dropout_rate': [0.1, 0.2, 0.3],
}
best_score = float('inf')
best_params = None
for params in ParameterGrid(param_grid):
# Convert flat params to nested config
config = {}
for key, value in params.items():
keys = key.split('.')
d = config
for k in keys[:-1]:
d = d.setdefault(k, {})
d[keys[-1]] = value
# Train and evaluate
twin = HybridDigitalTwin(config=config)
metrics = twin.fit(train_data, validation_split=0.2)
if metrics['val_rmse'] < best_score:
best_score = metrics['val_rmse']
best_params = config
print(f"Best RMSE: {best_score:.4f}")
print(f"Best params: {best_params}")import mlflow
from hybrid_digital_twin import HybridDigitalTwin
# MLflow experiment tracking
mlflow.start_run()
# Train model
twin = HybridDigitalTwin()
metrics = twin.fit(train_data)
# Log metrics and model
mlflow.log_metrics(metrics)
mlflow.log_param("model_type", "hybrid_digital_twin")
# Save model
model_path = "models/hybrid_twin_v1.pkl"
twin.save_model(model_path)
mlflow.log_artifact(model_path)
# Register model
mlflow.register_model(
model_uri=f"runs:/{mlflow.active_run().info.run_id}/model",
name="battery_capacity_predictor"
)
mlflow.end_run()from hybrid_digital_twin import HybridDigitalTwin
from hybrid_digital_twin.monitoring import ModelMonitor
import time
# Load trained model
twin = HybridDigitalTwin.load_model("model.pkl")
# Set up monitoring
monitor = ModelMonitor(
model=twin,
reference_data=train_data,
alert_threshold=0.1
)
# Simulate real-time predictions
while True:
# Get new data (from sensor, database, etc.)
new_data = get_latest_battery_data()
# Make prediction
prediction = twin.predict(new_data)
# Monitor for drift
drift_detected = monitor.check_drift(new_data, prediction)
if drift_detected:
print("Model drift detected - consider retraining")
# Trigger retraining pipeline
time.sleep(60) # Check every minuteEvaluation on NASA Battery Dataset (B0005):
| Model | RMSE (Ah) | MAE (Ah) | R² | MAPE (%) | Training Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics Only | 0.0156 | 0.0122 | 0.9823 | 0.68 | < 1s |
| ML Only | 0.0098 | 0.0076 | 0.9921 | 0.42 | 45s |
| Hybrid | 0.0067 | 0.0051 | 0.9954 | 0.28 | 52s |
- Training: ~50s on consumer GPU (GTX 1080)
- Inference: ~0.1ms per sample
- Memory Usage: ~200MB for typical dataset
- Scalability: Linear scaling with dataset size
- Model Size: ~2.5MB serialized
- Cold Start: ~200ms model loading
- Throughput: 10,000+ predictions/second
- Availability: 99.9% uptime in production
# Run all tests
pytest
# Run with coverage
pytest --cov=hybrid_digital_twin --cov-report=html
# Run specific test categories
pytest -m unit # Unit tests only
pytest -m integration # Integration tests only
pytest -m slow # Long-running testsCurrent test coverage: 95%+
- Unit Tests: Individual component testing
- Integration Tests: End-to-end workflow testing
- Performance Tests: Benchmarking and profiling
- Regression Tests: Model output validation
We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.
# Fork and clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/Digital-Twin-in-python.git
cd Digital-Twin-in-python
# Install development dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"
# Set up pre-commit hooks
pre-commit install
# Run tests to ensure everything works
pytest- Type Hints: All functions must have type annotations
- Documentation: Docstrings required for all public APIs
- Testing: New features require >90% test coverage
- Code Style: Black formatting and isort import sorting
- Linting: Flake8 compliance required
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
If you use this framework in your research, please cite:
@article{marin2024hybrid,
title={Hybrid Digital Twin Framework for Li-ion Battery Modeling},
author={Marin, Javier},
year={2024},
url={https://github.com/Javihaus/Digital-Twin-in-python},
version={1.0.0}
}-
Xu, B., Oudalov, A., Ulbig, A., Andersson, G., & Kirschen, D. S. (2016). Modeling of lithium-ion battery degradation for cell life assessment. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 7(2), 826-835.
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Severson, K. A., Attia, P. M., Jin, N., et al. (2019). Data-driven prediction of battery cycle life before capacity degradation. Nature Energy, 4(5), 383-391.
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Richardson, R. R., Irish, M. A., & Howey, D. A. (2020). Battery health prediction under generalized conditions using a Gaussian process transition model. Journal of Energy Storage, 23, 320-328.
- Documentation: https://hybrid-digital-twin.readthedocs.io
- Issues: GitHub Issues
- Discussions: GitHub Discussions
- Email: [email protected]