| Battery chemistries |
- Lead Acid
- Ni-based: NiMH, NiCd
- Li-based: Li-ion, Li-Phosphate
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| Battery voltage range |
Nominal 1.2V–36V nominal (max 45V) supports serial connection of:
- Up to 10 Li-ion cells (3.6V/cell)
- Up to 18 Lead Acid cells (2.0V/cell)
- Up to 30 Nickel-based cells (1.2V/cell) – Note: 45V maximum total
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| Maximum Charge Power |
100W per channel; 400W total; power management when exceeding temperature |
| Maximum Discharge Power |
80W per channel; 320W total
160W per channel pair using Dual Power Port cable
Note: External Load may be used to increase discharge up to 2400W |
| Maximum Charge/Discharge Current |
30mA to 10A set in 1mA increments
20A maximum discharge rate using Dual Power Port cable
External Load may be used to increase discharge up to 240A |
| Output Frequency |
Square 2kHz (500 microseconds) |
| Accuracy |
Voltage 0.1%; current 0.25% full scale |
| Power Management |
Current automatically scaled down with message if power limits are exceeded |
| Charge Methods |
Lead Acid: Constant voltage with current limit, saturation charge, float charge
Nickel-based: Constant current; negative slope or plateau timer, trickle charge
Li-ion: Constant voltage with current limit, saturation charge, no trickle charge |
| Discharge Methods |
Constant current to set discharge voltage threshold
Constant power to set discharge voltage threshold |
| Basic Programs |
Charge: Applies fast charge with termination
Auto: Charge-discharge-charge; applies Recondition on nickel-based batteries if user-set target capacity is not met
Prime: Discharge-charge-charge. Reads spare capacity, prepares batteries by cycling until maximum capacity is reached.
Extended Prime: 16h trickle charge prior to Prime. Prepares difficult batteries.
Boost: Activates seemingly dead batteries. |
| Advanced Programs |
Load Test: Tests batteries under simulated GSM, CDMA and other discharge protocols, 50μs steps; minimum setting 500μs.
Runtime: Allows three discharge levels, programmable in hours and minutes.
Lifecycle: Cycles battery until set target capacity is reached.
Self-Discharge: Measures self-discharge.
Discharge Only: Prepares battery for shipment and storage.
Load Capture: Captures load signature for replay; requires PC-BatteryLab, LCU
SMBus: Battery info, fuel gauge calibrate, SMB charge, SMB discharge, FCC |
| Rapid Test Programs |
OhmTest™: Measure battery resistance with DC pulses (IEC61436), 13 seconds
Impedance: Measures battery resistance with 1000Hz signal. (Channel 1 only)
Note: Readings of a reactive device differ with DC and AC test methods. |
Custom Programs
(requires BatteryLab) |
Allows 100 user-defined programs of charge, discharge, waits, repeats, etc.
Note: Supervision recommended in the absence of automated terminations. |