Posted to News on 26th Oct 2018, 10:36
Modular EV/HEV battery test system uses regenerative technology
Intepro Systems announces its advanced benchtop/rack mount Procyon Battery Test System for engineering design and production testing of high-performance electro mobility battery packs. The Procyon Battery Test System utilises Intepro's innovative bi-directional charge/discharge regenerative power stage that returns over 93 per cent of the power back to the AC mains, lowering operating costs, reducing system size and eliminating/reducing external cooling requirements.
The system utilises Intepro's "fill-in-the blanks" PowerStar Test Sequencer software to facilitate test setup and operation. PowerStar offers Programming without Coding that allows users to define the charge and drive profiles unique to their vehicles or to a particular standard. Internal resistance measurements and cell balancing can be performed as required.
A space-saving design offers a scalable option for battery packs from 5kW to 480kW, with voltages from 40V to 1500V and discharge currents up to 8000A. The modular, building-block approach allows the system to be expanded, upgraded or repurposed for new vehicles, batteries and changing test standards. Standard battery tests include: battery balance, battery charge/discharge, battery parametics, drive simulation and internal resistance.
Gerard Sheehan, Intepro's Chief Technical Officer says: "Recovering the energy in the battery charge/discharge cycle utilizing our systems' regenerative stage dramatically reduces energy costs. It also eliminates the installation and operational costs for air- or water-cooled loads to dissipate all that energy."
For more information about this product, please download the Procyon Battery Test System Data Sheet (1.3MB) or visit the Intepro Systems website.
