Cell Capacity Testing: Standards, Diagnostics and Safety

Capacity testing underpins virtually every other cell characterisation measurement. State of health calculations, degradation modelling, thermal management design, and pack-level energy budgets all trace back to a reliable baseline capacity figure. This page covers the standards that govern how that figure is established, the distinction between formation and lifecycle testing, the mathematics of capacity tracking, … Read more

Cell Capacity and Pack Size

Size of battery packs vs cell capacity

Obviously Cell Capacity and Pack Size are linked. The total energy content in a battery pack in it’s simplest terms is: Energy (Wh) = S x P x Ah x Vnom  Hence the simple diagram showing cells connected together in series and parallel. What about flexibility in pack size? There are very good reasons for … Read more

Cylindrical Cell Comparison 4680 vs 21700 vs 18650

In this Article, we will compare different Cylindrical Cell Sizes used in electric Vehicles. 4680 vs 21700 vs 18650.

Benchmarking Battery Packs

benchmarking battery packs

When benchmarking battery packs the intention is to create a standard list of data and then a list of references. This form will post will form the standard list that we will use going forward and hence we need to get this 90% complete before we start. The first thing to look at when benchmarking … Read more

EV Current Sensors: The Basics

HV Current Sensor

EV current sensors are basic components. They perform two major tasks. They help us to know how much energy we use. Also, the second task is avoiding overcurrents. Therefore, current sensors are a major sub-systems of a battery design. EV current sensors can include resistive or magnetic elements based on their structure. We use these … Read more