PAT-Tester-i-16

The PAT-Tester-i-16 integrates a fully featured battery tester, a temperature controlled cell chamber and a docking station into one single instrument.

The PAT-Tester-i-16 is our all-in-one solution for multi-channel testing.
Until now, battery research solutions for higher throughput were modular systems built around wired test cells or test cells docked into a docking station. The cells and docking stations needed to be placed into a temperature-controlled chamber and connected via many cables to a potentiostat / galvanostat outside.
Such modular and distributed set-ups are flexible, but have severe drawbacks such as a large foot print, an extensive cable harness, and susceptibility to experimental mistakes.

With the new, patented* PAT-Tester-i-16 we integrate all functions of a 16-channels battery tester, a PAT docking station, and a temperature-controlled test chamber into one single instrument.

The world-wide patented cableless connection between test cell and potentiostat saves space in your lab and eliminates wiring effort. Plug the PAT-Tester into the main power supply, connect it to your LAN and get full remote access from any host PC on the network!
The internal impedance analyser is capable of simultaneously recording both half-cell impedances while running constant current cycles or voltammetric experiments. Aquire the DC and AC characteristics of your test cells at the same time! (See our sample test case here.)
All test channels feature a connection matrix for software-controlled switching between half- and full-cell measurements without reconnecting any cables.

*Patent application: WO2017211379 TEST CELL STATION FOR AT LEAST ONE ELECTROCHEMICAL TEST CELL – PAT-Chamber / PAT-Tester

The PAT-Tester-i-16 will grow with your needs.
Each PAT-Tester-i-16 consists in the smallest configuration of a compact housing with a temperature-controlled cell chamber and a single pre-installed PAT-Channel board, which represents a full-fledged test channel with potentiostats/galvanostats and impedance analyzer.

Depending on your requirements, the PAT-Tester-i-16 can accommodate up to 15 additional PAT-Channel boards. These are located directly under the connection sockets of the test cells and are contacted wirelessly. Channel boards can therefore be installed quickly and conveniently.

Order your PAT-tester-i-16 pre-equipped according to your wishes, or add further test channels later without any problems.

PAT-Channel board

Adding a PAT-Channel board to a PAT-Tester-i-16

Gallery

32 channels testing with PAT-Tester-i-16, EL-CELL laboratory

EL-Software
EL-Software is the software platform to control all EL-CELL battery testers, be it single-channel or multi-channel systems. EL-Software is covering all test cases from strain measurements with the ECD dilatometer through simple cycle tests on a single button cell to high throughput material testing with the PAT system.

• Convenient experiment design and planning capabilities for highly scalable test setups
• Cell component management, supportive features like procurement and assignment list generation
• Intuitive, powerful experiment builder for setting up common tests such as CCCV cycling, voltammetry, impedance tests
• Powerful, flexible script language for customization of nearly any desired experiment
• Batch mode for sequencing of experiments
• Unique Switch matrix: Reconnect a cell at runtime without touching any cable.
• Most advanced graphing capabilities and configurable cell viewer for viewing and comparing data in real-time (Single experiment and group reports; Multi-panel graphs; Built-in and custom graph templates)

Measurements

Accuracy Contour Plot

General

Voltage

Current

Impedance (each channel)