TMAXCN Brand Lithium Battery Testing Battery Electrode Resistance Analyzer

• Customization: Available
• Production Scope: Product Line
• Automation: Automation
• Model NO.: TMAX-BER2100
• Automatic Production Line: Comprehensive
• Certification: ISO, CE
• Flexible Production: Intelligent Manufacturing
• Rhythm: Flow Production Line
• Warranty: 1 Year
• Transport Package: Wood Packing
• Specification: 20-100 foot cabinet
• Trademark: TMAX
• Origin: China

Product Description

 

Lithium Battery Testing Battery Electrode Resistance Analyzer

 

 

The importance of electrode resistance
Electrode resistance (conductivity) influences the basic performance of batteries, not only on the power capability (internal resistance), but also on the reliability or safety performance. Through the measurement of electrode resistance the property of electric conductive, micro-structural uniformity of electrodes can be evaluated during die electrode many&manu&cture process in advance, thus help us to research and improve the formulation of composite electrodes as well as the control parameters of mixing, coating and calenderii^; processes.

In the composite electrodes, the electric conductivity is determined by several primary factory, such as the inter&cial resistance between the coating layer and the conductive foil, the distributions of conductive agents, die intrixisic resistance of active material and the contact areas between particles.

The functions of BER multi-function electrode resistance analysis method for electrode process monitoring are listed as follows:
Comprehensively assessment of the slurry stability from the stirring, coating to the calendering process, which helps to recognize die anomaly aggregation of conductive agents in advance;

Recognition of uneven mixing on mixture silicon-carbon cathode;
Assessment of dectric conductivity offonnulas for diferent active materials;
Assessment of electric conductivity of formulas for diferent conductive agents;
Assessment of electric conductivity of the functional pre-coating lays of current collector;
Failure analysis for the electric conductive networic failure of batteries;
Analysis of contact resistance of the positive or negative electrode sur&ce after formation. 

 

The limitations of traditional test methods
Currently, there are several methods have been used to test the electrode resistance, such as four point probe method or multi point probe method and single point probe method. Though these traditional methods may have been maturely used in di&rent types of film industry areas, for the evaluation of the composite electrode films in lithium ion batteries, there are still several deficiencies that can not be ignored.

The four point probe film resistance test method has been wildly used in thin films industries, which use four or even more probes array to test the film resistance form film sur&ce. Its test procedure is easy and simple, and it can reveal the anisotropic resistance components of thin film by a simple equivalent circuit model fitting. However, considering its test principle and model fitting process, this mediod can only be suitable for a uniform thin film with smooth sur&ce, and the test sample should be loaded on an insulating substrate for ideal resistance fitting. Unfortunately, the electrodes ofliduum ion batteries are composite electrode with complex compositions, rough sur&ce and loadit^ on a low resistance current collector, so their four point probe test data, are often inconsistent and difficult to analyze the result by theoretical models. Increasing die probe number and using more complicate models can improve the test reliability to a certain extent, but that need more complex structures, and again the result analysis is still difficult.

The single point test method was another wildly used method in the lithium ion batteries industry, which use a fixed probe on the end of the curtent collector and a mobile probe on the surface of the electrode to directly measure the electrode resistance. This is a very simple way of electrode resistance test often carry out by a homebuilt system for difierent users, but it is still a rough empirical test method without considering the influence of press pressure, conductive path length, substrate materul and so on. As a result, the single point probe method can not provide a reliable and consistent electrode resistance data as well.

 

 

Methods	Four point probe test	Single point probe test
Electric test circuit	Kelvin four-wire test technology + direct current stimulation	Kelvin four-wire test technology + alternating-current
Probe structure	four assembled equidistant probes (< ® 1mm), which's tops are kept in the same plane during the test to get a physical contact with the sample surface	One probe (usually is an alligator clip) is fixed on the current collector, and the other probe (usually is a Cu terminals) is mobile to contact on the sample surface
Applicable samples	Single component thin layer material with smooth surface	Composite electrode with current collector
Advantages and limitations	√ Simple and fast measurement √ To reveal the anisotropic resistance components of thin film X Not suitable for composite electrode with current collector	√ Simple and fast measurement √ Suitable for composite electrode with current collector x X A rough empirical test method without considering the influence of press pressure, conductive path length, substrate material, etc.

* Developed with CATL the top power battery company and Authorized exclusively for the Patent.

 

The TMAX's creative solution
The BER series Battery electrode resistance analyzer uses the upper and lower plane controllable pressure probes to directly measure the electrode to obtain the overall resistance and resistivity in the thickness direction of the electrode, including the contact resistance between the probe and the coating, the coating resistance, and the contact resistance between the coating and the current collector. Current collector resistance; The BER series is the first Battery electrode resistance analyzer for the lithium battery industry .
The dual-plane controllable-pressure high-conductivity probe designed for composite electrode diaphragms and micron-level flat surface treatment ensure measurement accuracy; the high-precision resistance resolution and the attached calibration module ensure stable and reliable measurement results.

Introduction of principles

Multi-function

One - stop data collection of key parameters including pressure, film resistance, film thickness, temperature, humidity, etc.; guarantee the reliability and traceability of measurement result.
Automatic measurement
Automatic measurement of the resistance under different pressure, thickness, temperature and humidity, etc.; provide a real time data display.
Professional processing software
*Provides various resistance measurement and analysis methods, including
Single point test, continuous test,

*Fixed pressure mode, variable pressure mode (ForBER1300)
Show data curve

*Different presented modes of data analysis and statistics.
Integrated design
Complete integration of pressure control module, resistance and voltage measurement module, thickness measurement module and the chamber illuminating module

 

Device	Four-probe and multi-probe methods	BER series
Principle	Kelvin four-wire method+DC excitation	Kelvin four-wire method+AC excitation current
Structure	Four taper equidistant probes in the same	Φ14 mm copper terminals located at the upper and lower
Suitable	Single-component film with smooth surface(non-battery electrode)	Thick composite material(battery electrode) with resistance
Features	Measure single-component film resistance and conductivity or smooth surface	Measure the resistance and  conductivity of the battery electrode, adjustable test pressure
Conclusion	1.The traditional test method does not consider the influence of parameters such as pressure and contact area during the electrode test, and the theoretical calculation model of the multi-probe is quite different from the actual sample, and the data results are uncontrollable; 2.The BRE series electrode resistance meter can accurately control the test parameters such as test pressure and area to ensure stable and reliable results, and can directly obtain the corresponding relationship between the electrode compaction and the electrode resistance.

*Developed with CATL the top power battery company and Authorized exclusively for the Patent
Software

Measurement system analyze

*Part of the data comes from the partners, and the copyright belongs to the relevant parties. It can not be reproduced or used without consent.

Applications

Material evaluation

1.Correlation between powder conductivity and electrode conductivity

 

Results Analyze

Adjust the Ni content in the NCM material, and test the powder conductivity. It can be found that as the Ni content increases, the powder conductivity increases;
Comparing three NCM pieces with different Ni content, it can also be obtained that as the Ni content increases, the conductivity of the electrode piece increases;
Powder resistivity and electrode have the same trend!

 

2.Evaluate the resistivity of uncalendered electrode pieces under different compaction densities

 

                                                 Conditions: 5-60MPa, step 10MpPa, keep 25s

Results Analyze
♦ For graphite electrode, with the increase of compaction density, the resistivity continues to decrease. The reason is that the contact between active materials increases, and the overall conductivity of the electrode becomes better;

♦ For NCM electrode, with the compaction density increases, the resistivity of the pole piece continues to decrease. The main reason is that as the pressure increases, the contact between terminals and the active material becomes better;

Process evaluation
1.Evaluation of electrode primer technology

<a> Calculation formula: Resistivity (Ω*cm):ρe=U/I*S/l<a> The thicker the primer, the greater the resistance of the current collector;
<b> The thicker the primer, the greater the cathode resistance;
<c> After determining the best primer coating process based on the correlation between the two, the electrode resistance test can be used as a method for long-term monitoring of process stability.

2.Conductive agent distribution uniformity evaluation

By monitoring the change use the resistance of the battery electrode, an abnormal battery electrode can be quickly identified, to prevent the bad battery electrode from flowing into the next process, and to save production costs.

Cell evaluation
1.Analysis of electrode resistance during high temperature cycle&storage

*The resistance of the cathode continues to increase with the increase in the number of cycles, indicating that a large change has taken place on the cathode side after the high temperature cycle, which may be related to the byproducts on the surface of the cathode particles or the contact between the particles;

*The resistance of the anode membrane increases with the storage time, which indicates that the anode side has changed a lot during the storage process, which may be related to the increase of side reactions on the anode material surface

*Part of the data comes from the partners, and the copyright belongs to the relevant parties. It can not be reproduced or used without consent.

 

Parameter
Resistance range	1uΩ-3.1kΩ
Resistance accuracy	±0.5%FS
Pressure range	50-600kg/5-35MPa(BER2100/BER2200)
	50-1000kg/5-60MPa(BER2300/BER2500)
Pressure accuracy	±0.3%F.S
Thickness range	0-5mm(BER2500)
Thickness resolution/accuracy	0.1um/±1um(BER2500)
Temperature and humidity	0-50ºC, 20-90%RH
Temperature and humidity accuracy	±2ºC, ±5%RH

 

Installation requirement
voltage	200-240V/50-60Hz
Voltage variation tolerance	±10%
Power dissipation	50W(BER2100/BER2200)/450W(BER2300/BER2500)
Air source	Pipeline gas or air compressor is required(BER2100/BER2200)
Environmental temperature	25±5ºC
Environmental humidity	Humidity <80%RH at the temperature of 40ºC
Environmental magnetic field	Keep away from intense electromagnetic
Net weight	76kg(BER2100/BER2200), 83kg(BER2300), 85kg(BER2500)
Dimension(W*D*H)	355*320*550 mm(BER2100/BER2200) 355*320*800(BER2300/BER2500)

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Model	BER2100	BER2200	BER2300	BER2500
Press mode	Cylinder(pipeline gas required, range: 5-35MPa)		Servo motor(No pipeline gas required, range: 5-60MPa)
Testable parameters	Resistance, pressure Temperature and humidity	Resistance, pressure Temperature and humidity conductivity, resistivity	Resistance, pressure temperature and humidity conductivity, resistivity	Resistance, pressure Temperature and humidity conductivity, resistivity thickness, compaction density
Function	One point test Constant pressure condition	Included BER2100 function Automatic measurement software	Included BER2200 function Variable pressure	Included BER2300 function Thickness measurement Compaction density measurement