Voltage typically up to 10V*
Current typically up to 10A*
Ability to test up to 96 cells with a single chassis.
* Voltage and Current up to 100V and 100A available

Arbin offers multi-channel potentiostat/galvanostats for battery materials research, electrochemical experiments, charge/discharge cell cycling, and other more.  No other potentiostat manufacturer offers the number of channels, range of voltage, and range of current offered by Arbin.  Researchers and startup companies who begin working with Arbin can continue to use our battery testing systems and software solutions as they grow and scale up.  

Arbin’s Laboratory Battery Testing (LBT) series commercializes technology established during a 3‐year ARPA-E project developing ultra‐high precision testing systems. This product consists of independent potentiostat/galvanostat channels for testing battery materials and other electrochemical applications, and is intended to provide an economical solution for applications requiring high‐precision measurements and fast data sampling. All Arbin testing systems come with a PC preloaded with our MITS Pro and Data Watcher software for creating test profiles, real‐time data monitoring, and data plotting & analysis.  

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) is available on all channels with a 3rd party frequency response analyzer multiplexed internally.

Primary Applications:

• PITT/GITT
• Cyclic and Linear Sweep Voltammetry
• Chronoamperometry
• Chronocoulometry
• Chronopotentiometry
• Multi-electrode Testing
• EIS (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy)
• Half‐Cell Testing and Materials Research
  
• Life Cycle Testing
• HPCE Measurements (though HPT series is recommended)

General Specifications

Measurement Resolution: 24-bit (1 part in 16,777,216)
Measurement Precision: <25ppm or <100ppm
Control Accuracy: <0.01% or <0.02%
Minimum Step Time: 5ms
Data Logging Rate: 2000 points per second, per system
Connection for PC: TCP/IP (Ethernet)
Ventilation Method: air-cooled with variable speed fans

Key Features:

• Fully independent high precision test channels with full potentiostatic, galvanostatic control
• Allows integration with an approved EIS module for 10uHz to 1MHz measurements without changing connection.
• Each channel provides 4 or more current ranges with industry‐leading 24‐bit resolution
• Powerful embedded controllers provide fast data logging (2000 points per second, per system ) and control flexibility for the most advanced test requirements
• Any number of channels can be operated in parallel for increased current‐handling capacity
• Uses true Bipolar Linear circuitry providing cross‐zero linearity and zero switching time between charge and discharge
• Systems are air-cooled so no additional facility infrastructure or regular maintenance is needed.
• Arbin’s advanced software package, MITS 7.0, provides flexible scheduling, a user‐friendly interface, distributed system control, and data acquisition
• Software provides easy data analysis and plotting based in Data Watcher and Microsoft Excel
• A wide array of auxiliary inputs/outputs are available for additional data collection or control such as temperature monitoring, additional reference electrodes, and more
  

Safety:

• Multiple levels of fusing are provided inside the system for protection as the channel/board and power supply levels.
• Each channel module has a fully redundant microcontroller dedicated for safety monitoring.
• Arbin’s software has safety functions for entire tests, and for individual steps within a test to help the user avoid overcharging, over‐discharging, over‐heating, etc.
• Tests begin with a built‐in safety check of all control values.

Arbin Instruments provides a wide variety of auxiliary modules for expanding the capability of the main charge/discharge control circuitry. Modules can either be placed in the main chassis, or in a small external chassis. This also makes it easy to add auxiliary options to existing systems.

EIS – Interface for an approved 3rd party EIS module to allow EIS measurements without changing connections.
Auxiliary Voltage – Used as additional reference electrodes to measure voltage.
Temperature Thermocouple/Thermistor – Used to record temperature as well as control the test schedule
MTCI (Chamber Interface) – Interface with a 3rd party temperature chamber so Arbin software can turn chamber on/off and adjust temperature
LCC (Life Cycle Chamber) – Arbin offers a small temp. chamber designed to operate between 10 and 60C
Digital I/O – Send and receive a simple on/off signal to interact with external devices.
Analog I/O – Control any device operating on a 0(2)‐10V signal.
Auto‐Calibration – Channels may be calibrated automatically when connected to an appropriate digital multimeter (sold separately).
CANBus – Communicate with internal pack circuitry using CANBus protocols.
UPS – Uninterrupted power supply for PC so tests can resume automatically after brief power outages.
Battery Connections – A variety of battery holders are available for coincells, cylindrical cells, flat/pouch cells, and more.
RSMS – Fully redundant safety monitoring systems that can disconnect the device being tested in case of failure.
Shunt – high-precision shunt may be used for calibration of your Arbin system.