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DMC collaborated with the engineering staff of the\u00a0Argonne National Laboratory Electrochemical Analysis and Diagnostics Laboratory (EADL)<\/a>\u00a0to define hardware and software specifications to meet their requirement for a fully configurable battery testing platform with an integrated laboratory safety monitoring system.\u00a0 The system specifications required a highly flexible platform capable of producing consistent test results. The system also implemented a variety of test fixture hardware and data acquisition instruments.\u00a0 To address the demand for flexibility, DMC architected a custom Distributed Test Software Platform that utilizes the benefits of both\u00a0Real-Time<\/a>\u00a0and Windows environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Software for battery test execution was programmed in LabVIEW for Real-Time to capitalize on deterministic performance and stand-alone reliability.\u00a0 A PXI chassis with a Real-Time operating system provides critical control logic and data acquisition.\u00a0 Each chassis is capable of running 10 asynchronous tests for 1000 hours or more.\u00a0 The test chassis are on a local network, and store data to a central file server running an MS Windows Server and an SQL Server.\u00a0 Any test on the system can be configured, controlled, and monitored from any PC on the network.\u00a0 The custom Test Interface features the ability to define test steps, configure modular hardware, access a Battery Information database, and monitor live test conditions.\u00a0 Raw data is stored in a\u00a0TDMS<\/a>\u00a0format and is viewable through a custom data viewer and\u00a0NI DIAdem<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Battery and Fuel Cell test environments can present significant safety concerns.\u00a0 A lab-wide safety system consists of independent, highly available\u00a0cRIO<\/a>\u00a0devices that monitor lab conditions and are capable of automatically shutting down tests in case of hazardous lab conditions.\u00a0\u00a0 This functionality is achieved with LabVIEW for Real-Time and for FPGA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The system provides a modular, scalable, and fully configurable test platform, allowing the engineers and scientists at Argonne to accommodate and accurately test a wider variety of energy storage devices.  The high level of flexibility delivers precise test results without requiring the use of any one specific battery cycler hardware device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about DMC\u2019s\u00a0Test & Measurement Automation<\/a>\u00a0expertise and\u00a0contact us<\/a>\u00a0for your next project.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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