BCS-900 Series (BCS-905 / 910 / 915)
When cell design decisions demand precision and accuracy
- 8-channel rack modules: BCS-905 (150 mA), BCS-910 (1.5 A), BCS-915 (15 A)
- Up to 120 A by parallelization
- 5 current ranges on every module
Application
Battery Research
Every component of the battery value chain — electrode, binder, separator and electrolyte through to the commercial cell — must be tested rigorously. Cycling tests take a long time, require many channels and demand high reliability; impedance measurements reveal what is happening inside the cell without destroying it.
Scientific background
Capacity, Coulombic efficiency, internal resistance and ageing behaviour are followed with galvanostatic cycling (CC-CV, GCD), HPPC, GITT and duty cycles.
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) provides, non-destructively, information about charge-transfer kinetics, ionic transport and SEI formation inside the cell that DC measurements cannot give. Native EIS on every channel of the BCS-900 series allows SOC/SOH and internal resistance to be monitored during cycling.
Three-electrode research cells (MPG-2, VMP-3e) are used at the electrode level; multichannel cycling systems (BCS-900, BCS-1012) at the level of commercial cell validation and ageing.
Measurement methods used
CC / CV / CC-CV cyclingGCD, HPPC, GITT, DCIRPEIS / GEIS (native EIS)dQ/dV analysisTemperature-synchronized cycling (BT-Clim™)
Accessories you may need
Instrument by research stage
Recommended products
BCS-975R
75 A / 300 A regenerative cycling for high-power performance tests
- 8 channels, ±75 A per channel
- 3 ranges: 75 A / 7.5 A / 750 mA
- Parallelization: 4 × 150 A or 2 × 300 A
BCS-1012
When ageing and screening tests require high-volume cell cycling
- High channel density: 32 channels in 8U
- Up to 6 A — ideal for cylindrical cells and small pouch cells
- 2 current ranges for control and measurement
MPG-200 Series (MPG-2 / MPG-205)
3-electrode cycling with EIS option for research cells
- MPG-2: 16 channels, ±100 mA, 3 electrodes / 5 terminals
- MPG-205: 8 channels, ±5 A, 2 electrodes / 4 terminals
- EIS option: 100 kHz – 10 µHz
VMP-3e
The 16-channel reference workstation
- Up to 16 channels, ±1 A per channel
- External booster on every channel: up to 800 A
- Multi-electrode setups with CE-to-GND mode
VMP-300
The most flexible instrument of the range: 16 configurable channels
- 16 slots: up to 16 independent channels
- Up to 150 A with parallel boosters
- EIS 11 MHz and ULC option per channel
Battery Cell Holders
True cell values with 4-point connection
- Coin: CCH-1 (single), CCH-8 (8 positions)
- Cylindrical: BH-1i, 4- or 8-position configuration
- Pouch: PBH-4 / PBH-8 / PBH-150 (up to 50 A)
FlexP Series
Power EIS: up to 60 V / 800 A
- FlexP 0060: 60 V / 50 A (200 A with 4 in parallel) — battery pack characterization
- FlexP 0012: 12 V / 200 A (800 A with 4 in parallel) — fuel cell/electrolyzer
- EIS 10 kHz – 1 mHz
BT-Lab® Suite
From reliable testing to efficient analysis: BT-Test™, BT-Analysis™, BT-Export™, BT-Clim™, BT-Cal™
- Tasks: REST, CC, CV, AUP, CALCULATE, CC_CV, CLD, CPW, CS, DCIR, G-ACIR, GEIS, PEIS, LOOP, VS
- 6 task limits, 3 recording conditions, safety limits (Umin/max, |I|, |Q|, T, AUX)
- Grid up to 128 steps, 4 nested loops
Application notes and documents
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