PAT-Tester-i-16:
Your Lab in a Box.
Discover our All-in-One Solution for Multichannel Battery Testing.
Your Lab in a box:
Your Lab in a Box.
Our All-in-one Solution for Electrochemical Battery 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.
PAT-Tester-i-16 overview
Features
Integrated Temperature Chamber!
The PAT-Tester-i-16 features an integrated Temperature Chamber with an temperature range of +10 °C to + 80 °C. There is no need for additional, space and cost-intensive devices!
True Multichannel Testing!
The sixteen test channels of the PAT-Tester-i-16 are independent units, each with a fully featured potentiostat/galvanostat and impedance analyzer. No multiplexing!
No Wiring Required!
Cableless connection for battery test cells. Simply plug in your PAT-Cells to the connection socket which interacts directly with the measurement electronics. No cable tangles or interference signals.
Highest Accuracy!
The PAT-Tester-i-16 delivers the highest measurement precision with an excellent signal-to-noise ratio, making it the perfect machine for high-precision coulometry!
Find out more about the measuring accuracy of the PAT-Tester-i-16 in our application example.
The Switch Matrix and Other Unique Timesavers!
Measure voltage and impedance simultaneously, switch between half-cell and full-cell measurements at runtime without rewiring, and edit the parameters of your test scripts on the fly. These and other features help you to carry out electrochemical measurements more easily and efficiently.
- The Connection Matrix:
The PAT-Tester-i-16 comes equipped with a Connection Matrix on each test channel. This feature allows for software-controlled switching between half-cell and full-cell measurements without reconnecting any cables during the running measurement. As demonstrated in this example, the Connection Matrix minimizes potential sources of error and simplifies various tasks, such as the prelithiation of reference electrodes .
- AC or CD? We can both!
The internal impedance analyzer on each test channel can simultaneously record the impedances of both half-cells while performing constant current cycles or voltammetric experiments. Acquire the DC and AC characteristics of your test cells at the same time! Check out our example test case.
- On-the-fly script editing
Would you like to change the test script in your ongoing experiment? No problem. With the supplied EL-Software control software, you can effortlessly change any of your test script parameters, even while your measurements are running.
Deployable Anywhere, Easy to Setup!
No fixed installation or special infrastructure required! All you need is a flat surface in an air-conditioned room, a power connection, and LAN access.
Small Footprint!
Thanks to its compact design, the PAT-Tester-i-16 requires very little space and can, therefore, be set up and operated even in limited spaces.
Full Remote Control!
Access your devices and experiments from anywhere in your local network. The PAT-Tester-i-16, the cell chamber’s temperature control, and the ongoing measurements on the test channels can be fully controlled remotely via LAN. This way, you can even set up and monitor measurements involving multiple PAT-Testers without being on-site.
Highly Scalable for Your Application!
Run single-channel experiments or perform high-throughput testing with multiple PAT-Testers in a cluster. The control software scales effortlessly and enables a wide variety of use cases!
EL-Software
EL-Software is a powerful software platform developed to control EL-CELL battery testers. It is available to all users free of charge. EL-Software provides you with comprehensive support throughout the entire process of conducting electrochemical experiments, from initial set up to ongoing monitoring of measurements, all the way to final evaluation. It covers a wide range of test cases, from strain measurements using the ECD dilatometer to simple cycle tests on a single button cell and high-throughput material tests with the PAT system.
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Feature Highlights
Convenient experiment design and planning capabilities for highly scalable test setups Cell component management 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 Connection 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)> Discover all features of EL-Software
Specifications
Measurements
| Width | 380 mm |
| Depth | 640 mm |
| Height | approx. 600 mm/375 mm (opened/closed cover) |
| Weight | 26 kg (without test cells) |
| Operating temperature range | 10 to 80° C |
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General
| Width | 380 mm |
| Depth | 640 mm |
| Height (opened cover) | approx. 600 mm |
| Height (closed cover) | 375 mm |
| Weight | 26 kg (without test cells) |
| Channels per device | 1 to 16 |
| Control voltage | -7 V to +7 V |
| Compliance voltage | -8 V to 8 V (no load) |
| Current | ±100 mA |
| Cell connection / Electrode connection | 3 electrodes, sense connections, connection matrix |
| ADC | 2 x 24 Bit |
| DAC | 1 x 18 Bit |
| Slew rate | 2.5 V / µs |
| Bandwidth ranges | 500 kHz |
| 50 kHz | |
| 5 kHz | |
| Sampling interval (rate) | 1 ms (1000 samples per second) with intelligent data recording |
| Input impedance | >100 MΩ || 20 pF |
| Internal sampling buffer | 100 GB |
| Computer interface | 1 GBit Ethernet |
| Multiuser | |
| Device runs standalone (immune to network interruptions) |
Voltage
| Acquisition voltages | Full cell voltage |
| Both half-cell voltages | |
| Auxiliary voltage | |
| Measurement accuracy | ±0.02% of FSR (Full scale range) |
| Measurement noise floor | 30 μV peak-peak typical |
| Control resolution | 57 μV (18 Bit) |
Current
| Current ranges | ±100 mA |
| ±10 mA | |
| ±1 mA | |
| ±100 μA | |
| Autorange | |
| Measurement accuracy | ±0.05% of FSR |
| Measurement noise floor | <1 μA @ 100mA |
| <100 nA @ 10mA | |
| <10 nA @ 1mA | |
| <1 nA @ 100μA | |
| Control resolution | 1 nA min. (18 Bit) |
Impedance (each channel)
| Frequency range | 100 μHz to 100 kHz |
| Impedance modes | PEIS and GEIS (each with simultaneous measurement of full- and half-cell impedances) |
| Impedance range | 1 mΩ to 100 MΩ |
| EIS quality indicator | SFDR (Spurious Free Dynamic Range) |
| EIS drift correction | yes |
| EIS adaptive amplitude | yes |
Other
| Temperature chamber | +10°C to +80°C, setpoint control in EL-Software |
| Additional measurement (each channel) | Multiple digital I²C bus sensors, e.g. for cell temperature and gas pressure |
| 1x analog voltage input, e.g. for dilatometer signal | |
| Calibration | Fully automatic self-test and self-calibration with internal voltage references and internal calibration cells (maintenance-free) |
| Software | EL-Software with : |
| Experiment designer | |
| Cell and material management with database | |
| Script editor with syntax check | |
| Live data monitoring | |
| Analysing and reporting capabilities | |
| Cell identification | Supports PAT-Button for reading the unique test cell serial number |
Downloads
Manuals
 | PAT-Tester-i-16 User Manual | |
| Release | 1.0 | |
| Date | February 2024 | |
| Type | ||
| Size | 2.1 MB | |
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| PAT-Tester-i-16 Data Sheet | |
| Release | December 2023 |
| Type | |
| Size | 950 KB |
| Download |
Software Installation
The installation files for EL-Software can be downloaded here:
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