Arbin Instruments The Arbin PTBTS series is designed specifical y to meet the needs of Power Tool Battery testing applications. This was done by researching present industry needs, and noticing trends from our own experiences after 20 years of manufacturing bat ery testing systems. Arbin understands the proprietary nature of Power Tool Bat eries and internal circuitry that sets them apart. This is why we have designed our systems to surpass present-day testing requirements and al ow for future innovations. Our teams of engineers are ready to design a solution for any new smart circuitry or communication protocols that are developed. Voltage Range of 24V and 60V The PTBTS is able to perform the real-world simulations that are demanded when testing Power Tool Batteries. The user is able to customize the test profile for each Current Ranges from 10A to 100A channel. Each channel has the capability to interface with an external charger or load and the Arbin system can be used to record real data while a tool is being used and then use this data to simulate the same charge/discharge pat ern on other devices. ■ Independent Programmable control of current, voltage, load and power - Arbin’s software is the most flexible in the industry and al ows a user to create and simulate test profiles based on real-world applications, including those which have pulse charge or discharge steps. The charts display a discharge profile for a circular saw. ■ Digital input/output relays that are commonly used for triggering external conditions such as turning on or of an external charger. Available in TTl and Relay. Eight channels of input and eight channels of output are included. ■ Industry-leading accuracy for current and voltage at 0.05% FSR using our linear bipolar circuitry. PTBTS +1 979 690 2751 www.arbin.com Arbin Instruments Voltage Range of 24V and 60V Current Ranges from 10A to 100A ■ Interface with an external charger/load on each channel. This is useful when qualifying chargers to be used with your bat-teries or studying load profiles. Using this option, the user connects the bat ery to the main I/V channel and the charger or load to the External Charge input provided. The user can program the bat ery to be charged/discharged by the external charger/load at a predetermined step in the schedule. The system internal y and automatical y connects the bat ery to the charger/load. During the External Charge/ Load step, the Arbin system collects data about the charger/load performance. The system then disconnects the charger/ load once the preset limit conditions are met. This can also be used to have a bat ery connected through the external charger and the power tool connected to the main I/V channel while performing an action with the power tool such as dril ing a hole. The Arbin System wil record the current and voltage profile, which can then be sued to simulate this same profile on other bat eries. ■ Option to add auxiliary voltage measurement channels to measure each cel voltage in a multi-cel bat ery pack or to measure the reference electrode voltage in a three electrode setup. The value of voltage can be recorded in the results file or used to further control the experiment. ■ Option to add auxiliary temperature measurement channels to measure the temperature at any point in the setup using ei-ther our thermocouple module (E, J, K or T) or our thermistor module (type to be specified when placing the order). The value of temperature can be recorded in the results file and/or used to further control the experiment. ■ View results graphical y in real time with Arbin’s Data Watcher program. This can be used to view individual or multiple channels at the same time and the user may customize what is plot ed on each axis. The raw data files are saved as Microsoft Access database file, but Arbin provides the macro to automatical y convert this into Excel format for easy data analysis and manipulation. PTBTS +1 979 690 2751 www.arbin.com Arbin Instruments Voltage Range of 24V and 60V Current Ranges from 10A to 100A MODEL NUMBER 24 - 10 24 - 50 24 - 100 Voltage Range (max/min) 2V to 24V Voltage Accuracy (0.05% FSR) ±24mV Voltage and Current Resolution 16 bit Current Ranges Provided High: 10 A ± 10mA High: 50A ± 50mA High: 10 0A ± 100mA Medium: 500mA ± 0.5mA Medium: 5A ± 5mA Medium: 10A ± 10mA 0.05% Ful Scale Accuracy Low: 10mA ± 0.01mA Low: 500mA ± 0.5mA Low: 1A ± 1mA Minimum V at Maximum Current 2V @ 10A 2V @ 50A 2V @ 100A Voltage Input Impedance ~10GΩ Current Rise Time ~200µS ~500µS ~500µS Voltage Clamp Individual / Channel Based Voltage Clamp Max Continuous Power per Channel 240W 1200W 2400W Max Current of External Charger Circuit 10A 20A 20A Pulse Capability Only one repeated or single pulse profile can be run at the same time on channels connected to the same microcontrol er. Systems with 8 channels or fewer have a dedicated microcontrol er for each channel. Systems with more than 8 channels wil have one microcontrol er shared by four channels. Internal Board Circuitry Arbin 2243-2 Arbin SCT200 Arbin SCT200 Ventilation Method Air cooled Room Operating Temperature 10 to 35 degrees C Connection to Computer TCP/IP Computer Specifications PC with 22” flat-screen monitor is included, preloaded with our MITS Pro testing software CHASSIS SIZE OPTIONS Number of Channels (Microcontrollers) 30” X 30” X 65” 20 (3) 4 (2) 2 (2) 40” X 40” X 77” X 8 (4) 5 (5) PTBTS +1 979 690 2751 www.arbin.com Arbin Instruments Voltage Range of 24V and 60V Current Ranges from 10A to 100A MODEL NUMBER 60 - 10 60 - 50 60 - 100 Voltage Range (max/min) 2V to 60V Voltage Accuracy (0.05% FSR) ±60mV Voltage and Current Resolution 16 bit Current Ranges Provided High: 10 A ± 10mA High: 50A ± 50mA High: 10 0A ± 100mA Medium: 500mA ± 0.5mA Medium: 5A ± 5mA Medium: 10A ± 10mA 0.05% Ful Scale Accuracy Low: 10mA ± 0.01mA Low: 500mA ± 0.5mA Low: 1A ± 1mA Minimum V at Maximum Current 2V @ 10A 2V @ 50A 2V @ 100A Voltage Input Impedance ~10GΩ Current Rise Time ~1mS Voltage Clamp Individual / Channel Based Voltage Clamp Max Continuous Power per Channel 240W 1200W 2400W Max Current of External Charger Circuit 10A 20A 20A Pulse Capability Only one repeated or single pulse profile can be run at the same time on channels connected to the same microcontrol er. Systems with 8 channels or fewer have a dedicated microcontrol er for each channel. Systems with more than 8 channels wil have one microcontrol er shared by four channels. Internal Board Circuitry Arbin HVL Ventilation Method Air cooled Room Operating Temperature 10 to 35 degrees C Connection to Computer TCP/IP Computer Specifications PC with 22” flat-screen monitor is included, preloaded with our MITS Pro testing software CHASSIS SIZE OPTIONS Number of Channels (Microcontrollers) 40” X 40” X 77” 12 (3) 5 (5) 4 (4) PTBTS +1 979 690 2751 www.arbin.com Arbin Instruments Voltage Range of 24V and 60V Current Ranges from 10A to 100A Arbin Software MITS Pro 4.0 Standard Types of Control Current and voltage control via constant, ramp, staircase, or user-defined formula Constant power, constant load End Conditions Time, Voltage, Current, Capacity, Energy, ∆V, DV/dt, formula, meta-variables, and other combinations Data Logging Rate 40-150 data points per second, per PC. Faster data logging during High Speed Pulse Mode Simulation for Non-Current, voltage, or power simulation, response in seconds Formulated Profile Network Capabilities TCP/IP access for networking provided Data Result File Imported into Microsoft Excel; Arbin’s Excel Data Pro macro included for easy data manipulation Multiple layers of safety provisions are provided in Arbin’s system. The system itself is secure internal y to protect from uninten-tional misuse. Multiple levels of fusing are provided inside the system for protections at the channel or board and power supply level. The software also has several safety functions which the user can use to avoid over charging the cel s, over charging, over-heating etc. For the lithium bat ery charging profile, Arbin includes the CCCV (constant current and constant voltage) switching step to provide safe charging. ■ Watchdog - monitors the machine’s internal communication and turns of the system in case of a major hardware failure. See Figure1.2 for more information. ■ Fuses - multiple levels of fuses prevent damage from unexpected shortage or over-current. ■ Thermoswitches - prevent over heating from an abnormal y large current or breakdown of cooling fans. ■ UPS (Optional) - (uninterruptible power supply) for the PC only to help prevent data loss or damage from power failure. ■ Software Safety Limits - each test schedule has programmable safety limits for current, voltage, and temperature for the entire test. ■ Software Step Limits - each step in a test schedule has limits available for almost every variable or meta-variable that can be set for termination of the step or the test. ■ Independent voltage clamp - is a powerful hardware feature to prevent voltage overshoot, which is critical for Li-bat eries. Since it is hardware-based, the clamp reacts much quicker than any form of software control (<1ms) and wil protect even in the case of a PC failure. It al ows the independent control of voltage clamp for each channel. PTBTS +1 979 690 2751 www.arbin.com