Powerful and flexible equipment for battery cycling

BCS-8xx series HighqualityEIS:Fullscan

from10kHzto10mHz 18-bitA/Dconverter(40µVresolution) HPCmeasurementdownto6.3ppm ModularityfromfewµAto120A Voltagemeasurementfrom0Vto9V Modulemixing(BCS-805/810/815) Powerfulinterface 2msacquisitiontime Severalcabinetsizes Plugandplaymoduleinstallation

BATTERY CYCLING SYSTEMBT-LAB PRODUCTS

FEATURES WideEISscanrangetocharacterize:

√Thebatteryinternal resistance(alternativetoCurrent Interruptmethod)athighfrequencies. √Thediffusion processatlowfrequencies

18-bitconverter(RMSE:6.3ppm)andCEDtooltoperform HPC measurements(shortbatterycycleduration).

5currentrangeswithanautomaticcurrentrangingto optimizethecurrentcontrolandmeasurement.

Acquisitiontimeof2msforfast processrecording. Plugandplaymodulesinstallation.Modulescanbeadded

whilemeasurementisrunning.

OPTIONSConnection:

Cellcablefrom25cmto10m CCH-1xxCoincellholder BH-1iCylindricalbatteryholder CC8Currentcollectortosetparallelmode(upto+/-120A).

Cabinet: Rollingcabinet(38U,24U) Benchtopcabinet(12U,6U)

TheBCS-8xx series battery cycling system isamodularsystemthataddressestheexpandingneedsoftheindustrialbatterycyclingmarketbyprovidingsuperiorspecificationsandcapabilityforaninvestmentthatgivesnewmeaningtoexceptionalvalue.Bio-LogicSAShasover25yearsexperienceinthedesignofinstrumentsdedicatedtoresearchonbatteryandintercalationcompounds.Tobuildonthatlegacy,Bio-LogichascreatedtheBT-Lab®productlinetoextendthegeneralelectrochemistryproductrangetoaddressthemorespecificneedsofthebatterycycletestingmarkets.

EachBCS-8xxmoduleiscomposedof8channels.Toensurebetteraccuracyincurrentcontrolandmeasurement,5 current rangesareavailabledependingonthemodel.ChannelsofBCS-815modulescanbeconnectedinparalleltoincreasethemaximumcurrentupto120 A.Withan18-bitanalogtodigitalconverterforthevoltagemeasurement,theresolutionoftheBCS-8xx isanimpressive40 µV.Toaddevenmorecapabilityandvalue,everychannelinamoduleisEIS-capableoverafrequencyrangefrom10 kHz to 10 mHzforaccurateandfastdeterminationofthebatteryinternalresistance.

BCS-8xxmodulescanbeaddedtoasinglecabinet.Severalsizesareoffered(38U,24U,12Uand6U).Acommunicationmoduleprovidestheindividualcontrolanddataacquisitiononallthechannelssimultaneously.Eachchannelwithinamoduleisfullyindependentfromtheothers.WiththeEthernetconnection,eachBCScabinetcanbeconnectedtoaLocalAreaNetworkwheremultipleuserscanthenaccesstheinstrument(s)andfollowthebatterycyclingfromanywhereacrosstheLAN.AnotheradvantageistheeasybackupofcyclingdataontoaLANserver.

EachchanneloftheBCS-815/BCS-810modulesallowsfortemperaturemeasurementwithK-typethermocouples.EachBCS-8xx modulealsohasananaloginput/outputforinterfacingwithexternaldevices. Batterytestscanbeperformedaccuratelybya4-pointmeasurement.

EachBCS-8xxiscontrolledbyBT-Lab®software.Withmorethan10yearsofcontinualdevelopment,the BT-Lab®softwareplatformisreliable,completeandwell-adaptedtobatterycycletesting.

On-boardfirmwareThefirmwareoftheBCS-8xxisastand-aloneoperatingsystem.Itisloadedintotheinstrumentattheinterfacelaunchwithhardwarecontrolcompletelyautonomouswhiletheexperimentisrunning.BT-Lab®softwareisWindows-based,compatiblewitheither64-bitor32-bitoperatingsystems.Itisalsoamulti-devicesystem,abletocontrolseveralmodulessimultaneously.

GlobalviewAllchannelscanbeviewedsimultaneouslyonanadvancedglobalview.Thestatusofeachchannelisdisplayedwithdifferentcolorstogivequick,informativevisualindicators.Thetime,current,voltageandchargevaluesarealldisplayedon-line.

PowerfulmethodBT-Lab®softwareallowstheusertodefinethecriticalparametersrelatedtotheirbatteries,suchasthename,materials,andcapacityinthe“Batterycellcharacteristics”section.Forexperimentaldefinition,theModuloBatmethodcanbecomposedofupto100differentsequences.Foranygivensequence,thecontrolmodecanbeselectedfrom12modeoptionsanddifferentcontrolmodescanbeeasilylinked.Thecontrolledcurrentcanalsobedefinedasafunctionofthecapacityrateofthecell,allowingtheusertocreatemoreuniqueandflexibleexperiments.Tosavetime,eachsetupcanbesavedandreloadedonallselectedchannelssimultaneously.Usercanalsouseadvanced techniquessuchasthepopularGCPLtechniquethatcomesfromourEC-Lab®researchgradesoftware.

ExperimentandsafetylimitsIneverysequenceofModuloBat,uptothreeexperimentallimitscanbeselectedonmeasuredvaluessuchastime,current,voltage,temperature,oronavariationofthisvalue.Different,selectableactionsmaybetakenwhenalimitisreached,suchas“stop”theexperimentor“gotothesequenceN”.Additionally,safetylimitscanbeaddedoneachchanneltoshutdownthechannelintheeventsomethinggoeswrongduringtheexperiment.

BCS-8XX SERIES, BATTERY CYCLING SYSTEM

An interface designed for battery testingTheBT-Lab®softwareoffersgreatusabilityandflexibilityforbatterycycling.Thepowerful“ModuloBat”methodoffers12controlmodesforeasyprogrammingofuniquesequences,whiletheinterfaceisinformativeandsimple,simultaneouslyshowingtheexperimentparametersandthecorrespondinggraphofeachselectedchannel.

IntelligentrecordingconditionsSeveralrecordingconditionscanbedefinedforanoptimizedamountofdatapoints.Multiplerecordingconditionswith“OR”commandsareusedtoavoidmissinganyvariationinthecellbehaviorduringthedatarecordingwhilealsolimitingthetotaldatacollectedtoreasonablevolumesforfasteranalysis.

Comprehensivegraphic packageThe BT-Lab®graphicpackageisembeddedwiththesoftwareandincludespowerfultoolstocreategraphtemplatesandanalyzedata.Thispackageoffersauniquetracefilteringoptionbychannel.Thisresultsinamultigraphwindowcapableofdisplayingupto128graphswithinasinglewindow.Withtheadvancedgraphproperties,theusercanaddandcustomizenewvariablesforeachaxis.Powerfulanalysistools(suchasintegral,circularorlinearfit)arealsoavailableinBT-Lab®.

EIScapabilityTheBT-Lab®software includesthecapabilityforelectrochemicalimpedancespectroscopy(EIS)measurementsoneverychannelinafrequencyrangeof10kHzto10mHz,bothinpotentiostaticandgalvanostaticmodes.AdriftcorrectionisavailabletocorrectthevoltagedriftofthebatteryduringtheEISmeasurement.

ModuloBat Focus 12 control modes:

•ConstantCurrent/Voltage/Power/Resistance

•Voltage/CurrentScan •Galvano/PotentioEIS •CurrentInterrupt •Rest/Loop •UrbanProfileImport

Up to 100 sequences 3 limits per sequence 3 recording conditions

per sequence

BT-Lab®

Specifications

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HeadquartersBio-Logic SAS1, rue de l’Europe 38 640 Claix - FrancePhone: +33 476 98 68 31 Fax: +33 476 98 69 09

Affiliate officesBio-Logic USA, LLCP.O.Box 30009 - Knoxville, TN37930 - USA Phone: +1 865 769 3800 - Fax: +1 865 769 3801Bio-Logic Science Instruments Pvt Ltd304,Orion Business Park, Next to Cine Wonder, G. B. Road, Thane(W), 400 607 Mumbai - India

BCS-805 BSC-810 BSC-815Channels 8 8 8

VoltageRange 0Vto10V 0Vto10V 0Vto9VResolutioncontrol 150µV 150µV 150µVmeasurement 40µV(18bit) 40µV(18bit) 40µV(18bit)Accuracy < ±0.3mV±0.01%ofsetting < ±0.3mV±0.01%ofsetting < ±0.3mV±0.01%ofsettingSlewrate 150kV/s 150kV/s 3kV/s

Current Max(continuous)perchannel ±150mA ±1.5A ±15ARanges 5:100mAdownto10µA 5:1Adownto0.1mA 5:10Adownto1mA

Resolutioncontrol Downto800nA Downto8µA Downto80µAmeasurement Downto0.2nA(18bit) Downto2nA(18bit) Downto20nA(18bit)Accuracy < 0.05%ofFSR±0.01%ofsetting < 0.05%ofFSR±0.01%ofsetting < 0.5%ofFSR±0.1%ofsetting(10Arange)

< 0.05%ofFSR±0.01%ofsetting(others)Parallelability no no Yes

Upto±120Awith8channelsEISBuilt-in Oneachmodule Oneachmodule OneachmoduleRange 10kHz-10mHz 10kHz-10mHz 10kHz-10mHz

MeasurementAcquisitiontime 2ms 2ms 2msTimebase 2ms 2ms 2ms

Additional measurementThermocouple NA KTypeoneachchannel

-25°C+295°Cwithaccuracyof±2°CKTypeoneachchannel-25°C+295°Cwithaccuracyof±2°C

Analogin 1(18bit)oneachmodule 1(18bit)oneachmodule 1(18bit)oneachmodule

Analogout 1(16bit)oneachmodule 1(16bit)oneachmodule 1(16bit)oneachmodule

Cell connection4terminalleads+Guard 4terminalleads+Guard 4terminalleads

GeneralHeight 1U 2U 4UWeight 5kg 10kg 23kg

Powerconsumption 175W 600W 1700W

MODULES

*FSR:FullScaleRangePicturesandspecificationssubjecttochange.Specificationsgivenwith2.5mcellcable.Cabinetsof38U,24U,12Uand6Uareavailable.

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