advanced_batteries

eTec has performed in-vehicle battery testing for all types of advanced batteries including:

• Advanced Lead-Acid Technologies
• GEL Valve Regulated Lead-Acid
• Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) Valve Regulated Lead-Acid
• Nickel-Metal-Hydride
• Lithium based technologies

For the following Clients;

• U.S. Department of Energy
• Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (representing all major Lead-Acid Battery Companies)
• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
• Chrysler Corporation LLC
• General Motors Corporation
• Ford Motor Company
• Toyota Motor Corporation
• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
• EnergyCS (PHEV Prius)
• Hymotion (PHEV Prius & Escape)
• Electrovaya (PHEV Escape)
• Hybrids-Plus (PHEV Escape)

eTec provides custom charging solutions to a number of customer applications including electric marine craft, electric and hybrid electric buses and on-road highway battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. eTec charger product range in output power ratings from 1kW to 300kW and output voltage of 24VDC to 500VDC. Complete solutions are available for these applications including the on-board charge inlet and interface components.

Contact eTec with any special requirements for battery charging you might have.

eTec performs in-vehicle battery testing for vehicle manufacturers, battery consortiums, battery companies and governmental agencies. In-vehicle battery testing includes the measurement and analysis of cycle-life, battery performance relative to various drive cycles and temperature environments and end-of-life analysis and reporting.

In-vehicle battery testing can include both “defined drive cycles” where specific drive cycles are followed on a regimented basis, and normal fleet applications that place vehicles in typical high-mileage fleets to record and analyze how batteries perform on a real-world environment.

For additional information about the work eTec and its sister company, Electric Transportation Applications (ETA), is doing with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA), please visit http://avt.inl.gov/

eTec conducts battery research, development and life-cycle laboratory testing on all types of advanced battery technologies. eTec has state-of-the-art battery cycling and test equipment capable of testing single modules to entire battery pack strings up to 400Volt range. eTec also partners with national and international battery labs and technologists, combining the best talent and facilities available around the world.

eTec has the following capabilities:

• Single module cycling and end-of-life analysis
• Complete battery pack life-cycling and end-of-life analysis
• Custom battery algorithm development for specific battery chemistries and applications
• Environmental chambers for cycling in temperature controlled environments