AMETEK Scientific Instruments Launches Solartron Analytical SI-6200 Battery Analyzer

AMETEK Scientific Instruments, a leading global technology solutions provider, continues to strengthen its portfolio of battery cyclers with the introduction of AMETEK Solartron Analytical's SI-6200 Battery Analyzer. Technologically advanced and feature-packed yet cost effective, the battery analyzer offers solutions for early-stage testing of battery materials, coin-cells, supercapacitors and micro fuel cells.

Designed to be more than just a battery cycler, the SI-6200 provides a broader range of capabilities and features normally found in higher-priced, research-grade equipment, including electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) on every channel.

The SI-6200’s comprehensive capabilities include:

• The flexibility to use the SI-6200 as either a desktop/standalone device or installed in an optional cabinet with unique plug & play features that accommodates up to 12 SI-6200 analyzers.
• Built-in, not multiplexed, impedance measurement hardware that can run on-demand EIS simultaneously at 1mHz to 20 kHz per channel.
• Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) option for safe system shut down and data security in case of power outages.
• Optional 24-port gigabit ethernet switch for connecting to the SI-6200, PCs, and AMETEK’s VTI EX1401 or other data loggers.
• 24-bit, high-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) enable early-stage detection of small changes in cell performance, increasing test throughput and shortening test times.
• Fast data acquisition of up to 1000 samples per second on all channels using AMETEK Solartron Analytical’s patent pending Direct-to-Disk technology that transfers data directly from cycler channels to the disk drive, bypassing potential PC bottlenecks.
• The flexibility to meet specific testing requirements, enabling users to run 10 fully independent tests per module, each at up to +200 mA and -3V to +10V.

The SI-6200 utilizes AMETEK Solartron Analytical’s powerful and sophisticated Aspire Energy software, which integrates and aligns data from multi-channel cyclers together with voltage / temperature / humidity data from third-party equipment such as data loggers and climate chambers, to meet specific needs for correlating charge/discharge and temperature event information.

Aspire’s highly intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) makes use of centralized libraries for sharing test procedures, cell definitions, and graph / data analysis setups, reducing unnecessary rework and offering greater consistency of test output.

A growing list of climate chambers are directly supported by the Aspire software enabling users to control temperature and humidity for integrated testing including a full range of electrical tests like CC-CV, CP-CV and EIS.

The software includes an extensive range of Application Programming Interface (API) facilities that enables users to write their own software to control specific tests and acquire / display data. Software for example may be written using Microsoft Visual Studio or Python programming languages.

“The SI-6200 battery analyzer is a significant step up from typical battery cyclers within its category, providing our customers an advanced, affordable & powerful option for testing smaller energy storage devices and researching candidate materials," says Massimo Desantis, Division Vice President, Business Unit Manager for AMETEK’s Advanced Measurement Technology Business Unit. “The SI-6200’s capabilities will help increase productivity and cost-efficiency by enabling users to scale their unique requirements, streamline testing, data capture and analysis.”

Visit www.ameteksi.com/products/battery-cycler to learn more about the AMETEK Solartron Analytical SI-6200 Battery Analyzer and its capabilities.