Hardware Features & Performance

EV+ Calorimeter

40cm diameter, 44cm depth
Side 6mm thick aluminium, Lid & Base 12mm thick aluminium, 8 heaters, 6 measuring, control and safety thermocouples
Thermocouple Resolution 0.001°C, Precision <0.2%, Accuracy 0.7%
Sealed lid designed for integral gas collection; safety release near 1 bar overpressure
Sealed lid pressure limit to 1 bar over pressure
Integrated high-current connectors (300A)
Integrated video monitor
Integrated inert gas purging facility
Pre-installed facilities for options

Temperature range
Ambient to 300°C temperature range
(-40°C with liquid nitrogen flow option LNF)

Sensitivity (applicable to new calorimeters only)
0.05°C/min
Potential to achieve 0.02°C/min to 200°C

Pressure
Pressure Range 0-14 bar (or specify higher range with alternative transducer)
Resolution 0.005bar, Precision 0.02%, Accuracy 0.05%

Control Modes
Adiabatic; Ramping, Isothermal modes, True Isothermal, Isoperibolic, Step Isothermal

Safety
1.93 cubic meter containment vessel (Blast Box);
3mm reinforced Steel, Proximity Switch, Door interlock;
Automated Fume Extraction facility

Sample Holders
Special open or closed holders for any battery type.

Software

Control Software
NI Labview based ARC-ES control software
Full on-the-fly change of test conditions
Full on-the fly system control
Ability to transfer operation of system to any allowed PC over network or internet
Virtual Technician facility - Set up multiple tests to automatically run successively.

Data Analysis Software
NI Labview based ARCCAL+ analysis software
Features include:
Graphical and tabulation of raw data including Phi Corrected TMR plots
Data Conversion to Enthalpy, Power, Gas Generation Kinetic Modelling for thermodynamic and kinetic data analysis
Phi Correction through kinetic modelling
Report generation in Microsoft Word, Excel, HTML
Analysis of 9 concurrent data sets; 3 analyses on each data set, merge all data sets to a single plot

Operation / Ambient Environment

Electrical Specification
Single Phase Electrical Supply 100-250V, 32A 7kVA
Instrument conforms to CE, UL, VCCI, CSA standards

Environmental Requirements
Temperature 5-45°C, Humidity 0-95%,
Air supply (Optional for rapid cooling post test)