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.

About the Solartron Analytical Brand

Solartron Analytical is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and support of instrumentation for research in electrochemistry and materials analysis.  Over a combined 110 years of development knowledge are in our instruments and accessories, advancing the research into the physical and electrochemical properties of batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, corrosion inhibitors, organic coatings and sensors, as well as the characterization of materials for dielectrics and solar cells. AMETEK Scientific Instruments is a business of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with annual sales of $6 billion.