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September 4, 2024 - Vista, California - Transcat | Axiom Test Equipment, an electronic test equipment rental and sales company has published a new blog post that covers how battery test systems can check the health of batteries of all shapes and sizes. We break down the capabilities of various battery test systems and how they can evaluate voltage, current, power, and energy storage capacity over an expected operating lifetime. A battery test system with sufficient measurement capabilities and control functionality can evaluate a battery under test or BUT for its amount of self-discharge under different operating conditions, such as changes in load and temperature. Finding a suitable battery test system is a matter of meeting the measurement requirements for the batteries to be tested. Modern battery test systems go well beyond simple voltmeters in their measurement capabilities and functions, with multiple measurement channels that allow, for example, simultaneous testing of source and sink currents during a battery’s recharge cycle. Learn more about the most important equipment you will need when testing batteries by reading the full blog post on Axiom’s website: Picking the Right Battery Tester for Your Product

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Whatever your project requires testing of, rent or buy quality test equipment from Transcat | Axiom Rental Equipment. For over 15 years we have rented, sold, & repaired test equipment to support your test & measurement needs. If you would like help selecting any type of test equipment for your next project, contact Transcat | Axiom Rental Equipment's sales department at 760-806-6600, or browse our inventory online at www.axiomtest.com.

Keysight BT2152B-032 Li-Ion Battery Self Discharge Analyzer, 0.5 to 4.5V, 32-Channel

Hioki BT4560 Li-Ion Battery Impendance Meter

Picking the Right Battery Tester for Your Product

 

Batteries are important components for many electronic applications, providing portable power for everything from electric vehicles (EVs) to wearable medical devices. But they must be tested in production and measured for regular maintenance, and battery test systems provide the means of checking the health of batteries of all shapes and sizes. Battery testers are available as function-rich, rack-mount systems and smaller, portable units. By understanding the capabilities of various battery test systems, batteries can be evaluated for voltage, current, power, and energy storage capacity over an expected operating lifetime. Some battery testers are “green” and highly efficient, returning most of the battery power during charge and discharge cycles to the energy grid for reduced test operating costs.

Rechargeable batteries such as lithium-ion (Li-ion) devices have gained considerable attention with the growing adoption of EVs. But lead-acid batteries have long been the electric power sources for vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. And batteries of all sizes are being developed and added to many smaller electronic applications including computers and communications devices. Although older architectures such as lead-acid batteries could be characterized by essential electrical measurements of voltage, current, and power, newer, rechargeable batteries such as Li-ion batteries must be evaluated for many more operating parameters, such as recharge rates and times and expected operating lifetimes. Modern battery test systems go well beyond simple voltmeters in their measurement capabilities and functions, with multiple measurement channels that allow, for example, simultaneous testing of source and sink currents during a battery’s recharge cycle.

A rechargeable battery may run in sleep or standby modes, with changes in current consumption. Testing newer rechargeable batteries requires a battery test system not only with sufficient electrical ranges but with the functionality to perform measurements that analyze battery performance under changing conditions. Insufficient switching speed when testing changing battery operating modes, for example, can result in false production-line test results which impact the production yields.

 

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Whatever your project requires testing of, rent or buy quality test equipment from Axiom Test Equipment. For over 16 years Axiom Test Equipment has rented, sold, repaired and accepted trade-in of test equipment to support your test & measurement needs. If you would like help selecting any type of test equipment for your next project, contact Axiom Test Equipment's sales department at sales@transcat.com, call 760-806-6600, or browse Axiom Test Equipment's inventory online at www.axiomtest.com.

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Established in 2005, Axiom Test Equipment strives to continually improve itself and offer the best value for its customers. We offer our customers several practical, efficient and cost effective solutions for their business or projects' test equipment needs. Whether you need to rent & buy test equipment, repair test equipment, sell or trade equipment, we are committed to providing superior customer service and high quality electronic test equipment.

At Axiom Test Equipment we provide several services. We rent electronic test and measurement equipment. We also sell test equipment. If you have a piece of malfunctioning or broken test equipment we also have an in-house repair lab. For anyone seeking a way to offload their surplus or obsolete equipment, we offer a trade-in program or we can buy the equipment from you.

We stock a comprehensive inventory of equipment and can use our extensive network to find you those hard to get items. We believe in getting equipment to you quickly and at a competitive price.

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Fabian Garcia
Marketing Coordinator
Transcat | Axiom Test Equipment
2610 Commerce Way
Vista, CA  92081
Phone: (760) 806-6600

Web: www.axiomtest.com

E-Mail: fgarcia@transcat.com

Posted August 7, 2024