BATTERY FAILURE CHAMBER

BEAMTIME EDITION - SERIES I

Enclosure designed to control and contain battery failure experiments.
This chamber was used by UCL to capture high-speed X-ray images at Diamond Light Source.
Battery failure can be instigated through electrical failure and/or controlled-heating programmes whilst performing acoustic/ultrasound diagnostics and capturing electrical performance data.
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
  • Sealed enclosure to withstand and contain battery failure

  • Battery electrical contacts for charge/discharge and electrochemical testing

  • 3x Thermocouple inputs

  • Programmable heating

  • Acoustic/Ultrasound diagnostics

  • Gas ports for sampling and purging

SPECIFICATION

Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging

X-ray edition: Thinner aluminium walls in imaging region for reduced beam attentuation.

Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
Battery Failure Chamber for X-Ray Imaging
  • Sub-assembly for the battery before fitting into enclosure

  • Aluminium block housing the heating cartridges with ceramic base

  • Single-cell pouch cells used in this experiment

  • Interchangable sub-assembly depending on the battery format being tested (cylindrical, pouch, coin cell etc.)

BATTERY HOLDER

Battery holder whilst failing it using heating and measuring temperature
Battery holder whilst failing it using heating and measuring temperature

Special thanks to the Design and Fabrication facility in UCL, Albert C. and the UCL research team.

Battery failure chamber designed for X-Ray imaging
Battery failure chamber designed for X-Ray imaging

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