Arbin Instruments A multiple independent channel test station fine-tuned for testing bat eries, supercapacitors, and other energy storage devices. The 0 to 5V, High Current Series provides individual voltage clamp safety limits to help prevent damage to devices being tested. Includes a PC preloaded with our MITS Pro and Data Watcher software for writing test schedules, monitoring real-time data, and reviewing and plot ing test results. Primary Applications: ■ Lithium, Lead-acid, Nickel, & Alkaline Bat ery Testing ■ Cylindrical and Prismatic Cel s High Current Series ■ Small Bat ery Packs Voltage Range of 0 to 5V ■ Primary and Secondary Bat ery Testing Current Ranges from 25A to 1,500A ■ Supercapacitor Testing ■ Multiple channels, where each channel functions independently to run various experiments simultaneously ■ Each channel come with three current ranges with 16 bit resolution ■ Advanced software package, MITS Pro (Multiple Integrated Testing System, professional version), provides flexible scheduling, user-friendly interface, distributed system control and data acquisition ■ Software provides easy data analysis and plot ing based in Data Watcher or Microsoft Excel ■ On-the-fly test schedule modification al ows changes to be made to a test while it is running, without the need to stop or pause the test A hardware based voltage clamp is available for additional safety protection and to provide a smooth current to voltage mode transition. Each channel in the test station is control ed by its own voltage clamp value. This value is set by the user within the software and is then applied at the hardware level. The system provides options for set ing low and high voltage clamp values. Once set, the system wil not al ow the voltage to go above or below the set clamp values on al channels to keep bat eries within the safety set ings. BT-5HC +1 979 690 2751 www.arbin.com Arbin Instruments High Current Series Voltage Range of 0 to 5V Current Ranges from 25A to 100A MODEL NUMBER 25A 50A 100A Bipolar Linear Circuit Type Provides zero switching time between charge and discharge circuit board: 2243-2 SCT200 Voltage Range (max/min) 0V to 5V Accuracy of Voltage Control & Reading ±5mV, 0.05% Ful Scale Accuracy Current Ranges Provided High: 25A ± 25mA High: 50A ± 50mA High: 10 0A ± 100mA 0.05% Ful Scale Accuracy Medium: 5A ± 5mA Medium: 5A ± 5mA Medium: 10A ± 10mA Low: 100mA ± 100uA Low: 100mA ± 100uA Low: 1A ± 1mA Minimum V at Maximum Current 0V @ 25A 0V @ 50A 0V @ 100A Maximum Continuous Power Output/Channel 125 W 250 W 500 W Voltage Measurements Input Impedance ~10GΩ Current Rise Time 100-150µS 100-150µS 100-250µS Time required for current output to get from 10%-90% of requested value Current and Voltage Resolution 16 bit Voltage Clamp Individual / Channel Based Voltage Clamp Connection for Bat eries Standard 6 ft. cables with al igator clips. Arbin can also provide dif erent bat ery holder options to al ow easy engagement of the device to the test station. Connection to Computer TCP/IP Ventilation Method Air cooled, front-to-rear airflow Room Operating Temperature 10 to 35 degrees C Computer Specifications PC with 22” flat-screen monitor is included, preloaded with our MITS Pro testing software CHASSIS SIZE OPTIONS Number of Channels—Available Options 20.5U: 30” X 30” X 45” 8 8 4 30U: 30” X 30” X 65” 16 16 8 37U: 30” X 40” X 77” 32 32 16 Arbin can provide input power options of 110V or 220V Single Phase, or 208V, 380V or 480V Three Phase System power input options are determined by customer site and system power required. *For additional auxiliary channels, must upgrade to next largest size chassis. BT-5HC +1 979 690 2751 www.arbin.com Arbin Instruments High Current Series Voltage Range of 0 to 5V Current Ranges from 200A to 400A MODEL NUMBER 200A 300A 400A Bipolar Linear Circuit Type Provides zero switching time between charge and discharge circuit board: SCT200 Voltage Range (max/min) 0V to 5V Accuracy of Voltage Control & Reading ±5mV, 0.05% Ful Scale Accuracy Current Ranges Provided High: 20 0A ± 200mA High: 300A ± 300mA High: 40 0A ± 400mA 0.05% Ful Scale Accuracy Medium: 20A ± 20mA Medium: 30A ± 30mA Medium: 40A ± 40mA Low: 5A ± 5mA Low: 5A ± 5mA Low: 5A ± 5mA Minimum V at Maximum Current 0V @ 200A 0V @ 300A 0V @ 400A Maximum Continuous Power Output/Channel 1,000 W 1,500 W 2,000 W Voltage Measurements Input Impedance ~10GΩ Current Rise Time 250-500µS 400-600µS 450-650µS Time required for current output to get from 10%-90% of requested value Current and Voltage Resolution 16 bit Voltage Clamp Individual / Channel Based Voltage Clamp Connection for Bat eries Standard 6 ft. cables with al igator clips. Arbin can also provide dif erent bat ery holder options to al ow easy engagement of the device to the test station. Connection to Computer TCP/IP Ventilation Method Air cooled, front-to-rear airflow Room Operating Temperature 10 to 35 degrees C Computer Specifications PC with 22” flat-screen monitor is included, preloaded with our MITS Pro testing software CHASSIS SIZE OPTIONS Number of Channels—Available Options 20.5U: 30” X 30” X 45” n/a 2 1 30U: 30” X 30” X 65” 4 4 2 37U: 30” X 40” X 77” 8 8 4 Arbin can provide input power options of 110V or 220V Single Phase, or 208V, 380V or 480V Three Phase System power input options are determined by customer site and system power required. *For additional auxiliary channels, must upgrade to next largest size chassis. BT-5HC +1 979 690 2751 www.arbin.com Arbin Instruments High Current Series Voltage Range of 0 to 5V Current Ranges from 500A to 1,500A MODEL NUMBER 500A 1000A 1500A Bipolar Linear Circuit Type Provides zero switching time between charge and discharge circuit board: SCT200 Voltage Range (max/min) 0V to 5V Accuracy of Voltage Control & Reading ±5mV, 0.05% Ful Scale Accuracy Current Ranges Provided High: 50 0A ± 500mA High: 10 00A ± 1A High: 1 500A ± 1.5A 0.05% Ful Scale Accuracy Medium: 50A ± 50mA Medium: 100A ± 100mA Medium: 150A ± 150mA Low: 5A ± 5mA Low: 10A ± 10mA Low: 15A ± 15mA Minimum V at Maximum Current 0V @ 500A 0V @ 1000A 0V @ 1500A Maximum Continuous Power Output/Channel 2,500 W 5,000 W 7,500 W Voltage Measurements Input Impedance ~10GΩ Current Rise Time 500-700µS 600-750µS 700-900µS Time required for current output to get from 10%-90% of requested value Current and Voltage Resolution 16 bit Voltage Clamp Individual / Channel Based Voltage Clamp Connection for Bat eries Standard 6 ft. cables with al igator clips. Arbin can also provide dif erent bat ery holder options to al ow easy engagement of the device to the test station. Connection to Computer TCP/IP Ventilation Method Air cooled, front-to-rear airflow Room Operating Temperature 10 to 35 degrees C Computer Specifications PC with 22” flat-screen monitor is included, preloaded with our MITS Pro testing software CHASSIS SIZE OPTIONS Number of Channels—Available Options 20.5U: 30” X 30” X 45” 1 n/a n/a 30U: 30” X 30” X 65” 2 1 n/a 37U: 30” X 40” X 77” 4 2 1 Arbin can provide input power options of 110V or 220V Single Phase, or 208V, 380V or 480V Three Phase System power input options are determined by customer site and system power required. *For additional auxiliary channels, must upgrade to next largest size chassis. BT-5HC +1 979 690 2751 www.arbin.com Arbin Instruments High Current Series Voltage Range of 0 to 5V Current Ranges from 25A to 1,500A Current (A) Outputs constant current to the cel or bat ery at the value specified Positive current refers to charge and negative current refers to discharge Voltage (V) Outputs constant voltage to the cel or bat ery at the value specified C-Rate C-Rate is a method for indicating the discharge as wel as the charge current of a bat ery. It can be expressed as I=M*C where I=current A; C=bat ery capacity; M is the C-rate value Rest The bat ery is disconnected from the charge/discharge circuit but remains connected to the voltage measurement circuit to enable open-circuit voltage measurement Power (W) Outputs constant power to the cel of bat ery at the value specified. This is accomplished by iteratively measuring the bat ery voltage and calculating the current necessary according to Ohm’s law in order to achieve the power level set by the user. Each time the channel is sampled, the calculation is preformed al owing the current to quickly stabilize at the desired power level and maintain this power level as the voltage changes. Load (Ohm) Applies a constant resistance load to the bat ery at the value specified. A positve value for load wil result in a positive current and a negative value for load wil result in a negative current Set Variable(s) Change test related variables including channel capacity, energy, and al test counter variables Current Ramp Generates a current ramp with a positive scan rate for increasing current and a negative scan rate to generate decreasing current ramp Current Staircase Generates a current staircase with increasing current and negative decreasing current staircase with adjustable step amplitude Current & Power Simulation Non standard time domain functions may be interrupted from external sources such as ASCI data streams and used as control parameters for repetitive test DC Internal Resistance This function applies a 10-pulse train with 1ms pulse width of the specified magnitude fol owing a constant-current charge or discharge CCCV Allows users to implement a constant current-constant voltage cha rge regime in one step. Users specify the charge rate (CC) and the voltage limit (CV); with a specified current or time limit termination value. CC-CP Combine constant current control and constant voltage control into one stage “CC-CP” End Conditions Time, Voltage, Current, Capacity, Energy, ΔV, DV/dt, formula, meta-variables, and other combi-nations Network Capabilities Provide TCP/IP access for networking Data Result File Imported into Microsoft Excel; Arbin’s Excel Data Pro macro included for easy data manipulation Data File Content Channel data: test time, step time, voltage, current, capacity, energy, first/second derivative of I or V, auxiliary input data (optional). Statistical data: Cycle #, cycle Capacity/Energy, Max voltage, etc. BT-5HC +1 979 690 2751 www.arbin.com Arbin Instruments High Current Series Voltage Range of 0 to 5V Current Ranges from 25A to 1,500A Arbin Instruments provides a wide variety of auxiliary modules for expanding the capability of the main I, V control circuitry. Each module plugs securely to the bus board. These auxiliary modules are classified as input, input/output, and control modules. Input Modules: Auxiliary inputs can be used to record desired data as wel as to terminate or regulate charge and discharge processes based upon measured conditions. Selectable inputs are of V (voltage), T (temperature), and P (pressure). Input/Output Modules Digital I/O is an integrated peripheral on/of control. The output commonly is used to control valves and switches. The input al ows an external control signal to control testing procedure. Control Modules: Arbin provides control modules for Auto-Calibration, Smart Battery Testing, External Charger, Temperature Chamber Interface, and AC Impedance Measurement. For more information please visit: www.arbin.com/products/accessories/auxiliaries.htm Several safety provisions are provided in every Arbin system. There are three levels of fusing provided inside the system for further protection at the channel, board, and power supply levels. The software also has several safety functions with which the user can avoid over charging the cel s, over discharging, overheating, etc. Smart UPS: This option uses a very smal Smart UPS to back up power to the (optional) computer only. This al ows the user to enable auto resume options to al of specific channels after a stop due to power interruption. Provision is provided for the user to intervene if they so desire before the channels resume. This is an essential component for any user with an unreliable power source unless you have the whole facility on backup power. BT-5HC +1 979 690 2751 www.arbin.com