Demonstrating a Battery Formation and Capacity Grading System With Your Own Cells
A buyer's guide to planning a formation and grading demonstration around the buyer's own battery cells, with practical questions on formats, channels, regenerative power, and acceptance testing.
Ask the supplier to run a demonstration using your own battery cells, not only their sample stock. Because the system is intended for testing battery cells and lists compatibility with 18650, 21700, 26650 and 32650 cylindrical formats, confirm that your exact cell size and holder arrangement will be used in the trial.
For the request for quotation, specify the cell format, the number of cells you expect to process at once, and the formation and grading steps you want observed. Ask how channels are assigned and whether mixed formats can run in the same session. Since the power architecture is described as regenerative DC/AC, ask how energy returned during discharge is handled and measured in the demonstration. Air cooling is listed, so ask what ambient conditions the trial assumes and how temperature is monitored around the cells.
In the demonstration or acceptance test, agree on pass/fail criteria in advance: repeatability across a batch, data records per cell, and how the system reports results. Request the test report from your own cells.
Before requesting a quote, confirm with the supplier which cell formats and fixtures the quoted configuration supports, the channel count, the cooling and power requirements for your site, and what documentation and acceptance tests will accompany delivery. Treat catalog values as reference only until confirmed for your model.