Keysight claims its battery pack test system delivers greater power in less space
The Scienlab SL1700A series battery pack test system for high voltage battery packs operates at up to 1,500V for automotive and industrial applications.
Typically, customers need vast labs with multiple test channels to develop batteries, but space and power supplies are limited. In response, Keysight has developed the SL1700A series which uses high voltage silicon carbide (SiC) technology to achieve higher efficiency and energy recovery capabilities. This provides high power in a small footprint and the test system is modular and upgradable to address future power needs, added Keysight.
“When combined with the solutions energy efficiency, [the SL1700A] allows our customers to design new batteries in their lab with greater flexibility,” explained Michael Schugt, managing technology director of Keysight’s Automotive & Energy Solutions group.
A battery pack consists of high voltages and currents, electrical and mechanical components, cooling system and a battery management system (BMS). All components require thorough testing to draw conclusions about the durability, range, efficiency and heating of the pack. Keysight’s SL1700A Series addresses these requirements in a small footprint to deliver high power and more output in a reduced space.
It has high energy recovery capabilities, reducing energy consumption and lowering lab running costs. Other features are synchronised control of all components in the test environment, including climate chamber, conditioning of the device under test (DUT) and BMS.
Recorded measured values can be used as a variable during the remainder of the test sequence, while direct evaluation of data using practical analysis tools means that post-processing is not necessary.
Keysight Technologies delivers design and validation solutions which extend to software-driven insights and analytics to bring products to market faster across the development lifecycle, in design simulation, prototype validation, automated software testing, manufacturing analysis, and network performance optimisation and visibility in enterprise, service provider and cloud environments. Customers span the worldwide communications and industrial ecosystems, aerospace and defence, automotive, energy, semiconductor and general electronics markets.
