Molicel P50B variable charge-rate cycle life test

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Test eqiupment:
- NEWARE BTS-4000 test system with T-type thermocoupler module
- The cells are connected to the tester by Micro-TIG welded Cu strips with a cross section of 6 mm2 with separate sense wires for 4W connection
- Tested in room with relatively stable temperature RT: 20 ±3 °C

Test settings:
- The CC-CV method is used for charging, but the charging process is terminated by a time here, for example 4C charging is terminated after 15 min, 3C after 20 min, .., 1C after 60 min. The consequence of using this method is that the cell is never charged to 100% SoC due to the internal resistance of the cell. The higher the charging C-rate the lower the SoC is achieved.
- For discharging, the standard CC method (3C discharge-rate for all tests) is used, with common termination voltage of 2.5 V
PB0B_variable_charge-rate_test@capacity.PNG
PB0B_variable_charge-rate_test@energy.PNG
PB0B_variable_charge-rate_test@DCIR10s.PNG

Chart below shows dT = Tend - Tstart (The difference between the cell body temperature at the beginning of the charging which is RT: 20 °C with up to 3 °C tolerance and the body temperature reached at the end of the charging). As a Temperature sensor is used NEWARE T-type miniature (0.2 mm) thermocouple, attached with kapton tape
PB0B_variable_charge-rate_test@dT_charging.PNG


CC-CV charging: Voltage & Current & Capacity charts

New:
PB0B_variable_charge-rate_test@VI_chart_new.PNG
PB0B_variable_charge-rate_test@C_chart_new.PNG

After 1000 cycles:
PB0B_variable_charge-rate_test@VI_chart_1000cycle.PNG
PB0B_variable_charge-rate_test@C_chart_1000cycle.PNG
 
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If these get to the $6 range for a hundred cells by next year I'll probably sell the 100 lightly used Samsung 50s I recently bought and swap them into my latest battery pack. Turns out I prefer Molicels- better ebike top end.
 
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