BST8-5A is an eight-channel hybrid battery analyzer and potentiostat for battery and fundamental electrochemical research with a current range from 15nA ~ 5A, up to 5V. This analyzer can measure all kinds of full batteries, half batteries, and three-electrode electrochemical tests, which is suitable for battery material and finished product research, farad capacitor material, and finished product research. The purchase comes with a brand-new laptop with the latest version of controller software installed and calibrated for immediate use.
FEATURES
Supports precision research and testing with 0.01% voltage and current accuracy.
Supports high-rate fast charge research, 30C can achieve 0.01% capacity accuracy; 100C can reach 0.1% capacity accuracy.
Supports custom pulse test with a minimum pulse width of 2ms.
Full coverage of the measurement records of the voltage, current, capacity, energy, efficiency, capacitance, internal resistance, and other parameters required for the study.
The device comes with UPS and storage to effectively prevent data loss and damage caused by downtime, sudden power failure, network failure, etc.
Supports multiple working conditions testing such as CATC, NEDC, and WLTC, which can accurately simulate the actual usage scenarios of batteries.
SPECIFICATIONS
Electricity Requirement
AC220V ±10% 50Hz, 400W
AC110V ±10% 60Hz, 400W
Operation Interface
Current
Four ranges of max. current are included and switchable on the device
Range 1: 0 - 150uA;
Range 2: 150uA - 5mA;
Range 3: 5mA - 150mA;
Range 4: 5A;
Accuracy: ± (0.01% of full scale)
Voltage
Range: 0 - 5V programmable
Accuracy: ± (0.01% of full scale)
Voltage monitor is possible when no testing process is running.
Time
Accuracy: ≤±5 us/s (Equipment autonomous control, no communication, and other time delay errors)
Minimum Step Time: 20ms
Minimum Pulse Time: 2ms
Sampling Interval: ≤10ms
Input Impedance
≥10GΩ（Input base current < 0.5nA）
Data Record
Sampling Rate: 100Hz（Sampling interval 10ms）
Setting Method: Interval time, Sampling rate, Interval current, Interval capacity, Interval voltage, Interval energy
Max. Program steps
1024 steps
Output
Four electrodes (support reference electrode test)
Communication
10/100M Ethernet(RJ45), USB(Console)
Operating Environment
Temperature 0~40℃（23±2℃ Optimum accuracy）
Humidity ≤ 90% No condensation
Process Control
Eight independent programmable channels. Each channel can work under different modes and functions independently
Working modes Include:
HOLD / CC / CV / CCCV / CRATE / CP / CR / CPULSE / CSLOPE / DC / DV / DCDV / DRATE / DP / DR / DPULSE / DSLOPE
End Conditions:
TIME / VOLTAGE / CURRENT / POWER / CAPACITY / ENERGY / LOOPS / PHASE CYCLE
Protective Function:
Power-off data protection, Net break protection
User-defined safety: Over voltage, Under voltage, Over current, Over rate, Over capacity.
Test Reports and Curves for Analysis
Various graphs and curves can be created by software based on user definition. (Voltage-time curve, current-time curve, capacity-voltage curve, loops times charge/discharge capacity curve, loops times charge/ discharge efficiency curve, etc)
Data reports are created by software in excel format. A copy of MS Excel must be installed in order to export data. The user can easily compare the performance of the batteries tested in channels both visually and statistically.
8 set of alligator clips for coin cell connection.
Laptop Computer
Brand new laptop with Windows 11 for data export. (Excel activation is required.)
Software is installed and calibrated for immediate use.
Notice: We strongly suggest you keep an instant backup of the collected data using an external hard drive.
Product Dimensions
430mm W x 400mm D x 87mm H
Net Weight
12 Kg (~26.5 lbs)
Compliance
CE Certified
NRTLor CSA certification is available upon request at an extra cost
Warranty
One-year limited warranty with lifetime support for the battery analyzer.
(Note: MTI does not carry a warranty for the laptop. In case service is needed for the laptops, please contact the laptop manufacturer directly for warranty/non-warranty service.)
Operation Manual & Video
Software Operation Video
Application Notes
Warning: Please choose NEVER for Screen and Sleep off in the Power& Sleep setting of your computer, or it may lose connection from the battery analyzer.
