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Electric Vehicle Battery Testing Boot Camp

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In this boot camp, electric vehicle (EV) battery testing experts break down the latest advancements in battery development and testing that enable more affordable batteries with higher capacity and fast charging capabilities. The lessons include insights for setting up a battery test lab and how to leverage automation and software to increase operational efficiencies, especially for labs dealing with thousands of devices under test. Also covered are battery test setups that maximize precious floor space, and new methods of battery cell testing that help to reduce both recurrent overhead costs and time to market.

Learn:

How to plan for an efficient and future-proof battery test lab
How to save on recurrent operational costs with regenerative power
How a novel way of setting up a battery test lab saves both time and cost

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Lesson 1 - Defining Your Battery Test Requirements

Planning the setup of an electric vehicle battery test lab involves knowing how many test channels are needed to test EV battery cells, modules, and packs.

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Lesson 2 - Automating Your Battery Test Lab Operations

A modern EV battery test lab must handle thousands of devices under test at any one time. Learn how to equip the lab with channels that can support evolving battery cell test requirements and also how to keep track of the different tests, manage test orders, and resources using enterprise-wide software.

Lesson 3 - Use Energy Efficiently During Energy-Intensive Testing

Electricity is one of the key recurrent overhead costs of running a battery test lab. As demand for higher-power and higher-capacity cells rise, you can use energy-efficient solutions to reduce costs.

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Lesson 4 - Increase Lab Space Utilization

As the demand for EV batteries grows, battery developers need more space in their test labs and the flexibility to manage and track test data from different devices under test (DUTs). Find out how modular “mirrored” test systems help shrink test equipment footprints.

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Lesson 5 - How to Improve Battery Cell Cycle Measurement and Reduce Costs in a Gigafactory – Part 1

Gigafactories produce battery cells at high volumes to support the demand for EV batteries. To meet quality standards, each cell undergoes careful measurement during the manufacturing process. Part 1 (and Part 2) of this gigafactory case study covers how a major cell manufacturer reduces operating costs for its cell cycling quality gate at its gigafactory.

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Lesson 6 - How to Improve Battery Cell Cycle Measurement and Reduce Costs in a Gigafactory – Part 2

In Part 2 of this gigafactory case study, we look at two ways of maximizing operational efficiency at the quality gate checkpoints that ensure the battery cells produced meet performance and longevity specifications. The first way is through the use of regenerative energy for the cell cyclers. The second aspect is how a new "superchamber" saves big on power consumption, further reducing operational costs.