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BatteryThe leading incubators and climate chambers for battery applications

Battery - The leading incubators and climate chambers for battery applications

Batteries are an integral part of mobile systems, like smartphones and laptops – but they can also be found storing large quantities of energy in stationary storage systems. These days, electromobility is one of the most significant fields in which they are used, with lithium-ion batteries being increasingly integrated into hybrid and electric vehicles.

Batteries are truly the future of energy storage and to ensure that they perform safely and reliably, they need to be put through their paces in tests. To conduct tests on lithium-ion batteries, BINDER offers temperature and climate chambers equipped with a range of safety packages that are aligned with EUCAR (European Council for Automotive R&D) Hazard Standards, environmental requirements and test types.

Battery test chambers are used in research and development, quality assurance and battery production alike. The packages can be adapted to a variety of BINDER models to meet test requirements relating to temperature range, climate range and test area size.

Applications

This involve testing at a certain temperature without the battery load cycle. They are performed within a safe temperature range for the battery.

Various battery-specific parameters, such as the load state, are tested with overlapping temperature ranges. These tests are performed within a safe temperature range for the battery.

Various battery-specific parameters, such as the load state, are tested with overlapping temperature ranges. These tests are performed at the limit of the safe temperature range for the battery. This category also includes tests with higher charging and discharging currents overlapping with constant or dynamic temperatures.

Hazard level standardized classification of risks

Hazard level standardized classification of risks

The EUCAR Hazard Standards are used to assess the level of danger associated with handling batteries. They have been defined by EUCAR by classifying the hazards presented to batteries and describing the consequences of them. BINDER offers three packages with additional safety measures based on these effects on batteries.

 

 

 

 

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  • Package A for aging tests

    Package A for aging tests

    This safety package is ideal for tests that present a low potential hazard level and is in line with EUCAR hazard classification 2.

    Solution:

    • Class 2 independent temperature safety device when temperature is set to 120°C
    • Temperature range limited to 120°C on the controller

     

    Benefits:

    • Perfectly suited for temperature
    • Tests between 0°C and 100°C
    • Best price-performance ratio
    • Compact dimensions compared to other models
    • Solution request via BINDER INDIVIDUAL
    • Small footprint – for small setup area
    • Space-saving solution possible

  • Package P for performance tests

    Package P for performance tests

    The equipment in this safety package is designed for tests on lithium-ion batteries and is exactly in line with EUCAR hazard classification 4.

    Solution:

    • Class 2 independent temperature safety device when temperature is set to 120°C
    • Temperature range limited to 120°C on the controller
    • Stainless-steel pressure relief flap installed in the middle on top of the unit
    • Enhanced door-locking mechanism with reinforced brackets
    • Inert gas connections

  • Package S for stress tests

    Package S for stress tests

    The extensive equipment in this safety package is designed for tests on lithium-ion batteries and is exactly in line with EUCAR hazard classification 6.

    Solution:

    • Class 2 independent temperature safety device when temperature is set to 120°C
    • Temperature range limited to 120°C on the controller
    • Stainless-steel reversible pressure relief flap installed in the middle on top of the unit
    • Enhanced door-locking mechanism with reinforced brackets
    • Monitoring of CO, H2 and O2 in testing area atmosphere
    • N2 permanent inertization
    • CO2 flushing equipment

Case studies and applications in research

The University of Warwick uses BINDER simulation chambers in newly founded Energy Innovation Centre

The University of Warwick uses BINDER simulation chambers in newly founded Energy Innovation Centre

The University of Warwick in the UK is successfully using BINDER simulation chambers from Tuttlingen in its research work. The newly founded Energy Innovation Centre, part of the International Automotive Research Centre (IARC), is working on the development of batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles.

Aging and performance test for cells and modules for lithium batteries (TÜV SÜD, Germany)

Aging and performance test for cells and modules for lithium batteries (TÜV SÜD, Germany)

Extensive performance tests are carried out in order to determine the performance of the cells and modules (safety package P). The components are therefore brought to the limits of their performance and load capacities by exposing them to constantly changing temperatures, with and without a current. The test object is exposed, for example, to temperatures of -10 °C to 55 °C in the cooling incubator under continuous temperature changes.

Energy storage devices undergo endurance testing

Energy storage devices undergo endurance testing

Lithium-ion batteries play a central role in the efficient storage of electrical energy. Due to their high energy density at a relatively low weight, they have long been the battery of choice for stationary storage of renewable energies, but also in the areas of automotive applications or electromobility. Due to their high storage capacity, they are used in ever increasing areas. But their high energy and power density means new potential hazards when operated outside their specifications.

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