CV – Automotive & Industrial Cycle Testing System

Overview

The CV – Automotive & Industrial Cycle Testing System is Bitrode's economical life cycle test equipment for the network based line of battery laboratory equipment and is designed to work with VisuaLCN Lab Client software. It provides constant current, power or voltage control, parallel circuit operation for greater flexibility in test specification, and up to three current ranges per circuit; program execution is independent from the PC and a Remote Binary Protocol via Ethernet connection is available for 3rd party software control. Monitoring and control features include temperature, pressure, flow rate, cell voltage monitoring, digital inputs and digital outputs with function assigned per individual program, expression-based program limit conditions, and internal resistance calculation. Additional features include ramp charge/discharge, temperature compensation that adjusts voltage per battery temperature, constant resistance discharge, a Remote Input Output (RIO) box to reduce excessive cable lengths, custom-designed test leads, and a Drive Cycle Conversion utility to automate test program development from acquired battery usage data. General specifications: Voltage: 5-18V; Current: 0-100A (1600A in parallel); Circuits: up to 48; Network: Ethernet; Accuracy: ±0.1% of FS*; Data Sampling Rate: up to 10mS. Accuracy values are conservative assuming operation will be through the standard temperature range of 0-40° C and RH from 10-90% (non-condensing); units calibrated and maintained in a temperature and humidity controlled environment can expect an accuracy of 0.02-0.05%FS. The Model CV provides standard or fully customized charge, discharge and rest cycles for automotive and industrial batteries. It supports Reserve Capacity Testing by performing a constant current discharge to determine how long a useful voltage can be maintained, Charge Acceptance Testing, and Life Cycle Testing to obtain charge and discharge capacity, energy and DC internal resistance through charge/discharge cycling of batteries or modules. The Drive Cycle Conversion utility automates test program development from acquired battery usage data.