Batteries power the world around us—from the devices in our hands to the life-saving equipment we rely on daily. Ever notice that your electronics arrive with a small charge? That's because batteries undergo charge and discharge testing before reaching the market. This is where battery cyclers come in—they are essential tools that test a battery’s performance, ensuring it meets reliability and efficiency standards.
What Can Battery Cyclers Measure?
Battery cyclers assess the health of rechargeable batteries by analyzing charge and discharge cycles. They measure key factors such as capacity, efficiency, and self-discharge to determine overall battery performance. These findings allow a business to learn more about the quality of their battery and what needs to be improved before bringing it to market. At Associated Environmental Systems (AES), our chambers are highly versatile, allowing just about any cycler brand to be paired with an AES’s battery test chambers. From day one, AES’s team of engineers, sales, and technicians will work with you to ensure the maximum efficiency of your battery testing set-up.
Battery Cyclers: At the Center of Your Battery Testing Process
Choosing a battery cycler is the first step in your battery testing process. Since the cycler determines your current requirements and the number of channels you'll need, making this decision early helps you avoid wasted channels, saving both time and money when working with a test chamber manufacturer. Purchasing a test chamber without fully understanding your cycler could lead to missed potential—software integration issues, wasted channel space, and higher upfront costs if you need more chambers to fulfill your testing requirements. At AES, our battery test chambers offer a unique, secure location for cycler connection located at the back of the chamber called the ATP Cycler interface. This ensures connections, adequate safety, and functionality for direct communication about the health of your cell.
How Industries Benefit from Battery Cyclers
Electric Vehicles
EVs are leading the charge into the automotive future, and with proper battery cyclers and chambers, the industry will reach its goals. With the support of battery testing, an EV business can test the true capabilities of their batteries—regardless of the format. Given that the cycler and battery test chamber work hand in hand, test data can provide insight into how the battery will perform on its single charge. EV manufacturers are always looking for new battery chemistries that can be tested to shorten the battery charge life and produce a longer driving range; all of this is done utilizing a test chamber.
Consumer Electronics
The consumer electronics industry depends on accurate testing to produce new products. For example, a consumer electronics business may look to test the ability of a smart wearable’s supercapacitor. By leveraging a battery chamber and effective cycler, it is possible to determine if the supercapacitor fits its purpose (according to its corresponding pulse output). Since wearable devices are on the rise, these products must go through rigorous testing as these devices can be worn on consumers' wrists, ears, and faces. You must ensure the highest quality to ensure safety for your consumers. The results ensure that only the highest quality batteries reach the market, helping to protect your brand reputation.
Let’s Get in Touch
At AES, we are an experienced environmental chamber manufacturer and have decades of experience in the battery testing industry. Our battery test chambers offer a seamless connection regardless of your cycler brand. We work with your chosen cycler manufacturer to ensure a seamless lab installation of your test chamber equipped with our All test platform (ATP) and chosen cycler, ensuring all connections are set up properly so you can begin testing immediately.
We’re dedicated to a long-term partnership with you to guarantee testing success and full integration. Contact a sales engineer today to learn more about the relationship between our wide variety of battery test chambers and cyclers.
