This renowned household appliance brand produces a wide range of appliances with batteries of various types and sizes. Read on to discover how Chroma ATE used a battery cell reliability test system to satisfy the customer's need for charge and discharge testing of different types of batteries.

The Challenge

• The test fixtures must be compatible with 3 different sizes of unipolar and bipolar pouch cells.
• High-density integration of 96 test channels with pouch cell test fixtures in one chamber.
• The stability of the battery temperature at each spot in the chamber must be controlled within a range of ±3°C.

Result

• Enabled battery replacement to be completed in less than 30 seconds
• Realized high-density channel design that accommodates 96 channels in one chamber
• Achieved a temperature difference specification of ±1.5°C that exceeded our customer's expectations

Success Story

Battery Cell Charge and Discharge Test Solution for Famous EU Household Appliances Brand.