Solartron Power Boosters

Solartron Analytical external power boosters up to 100A or up to 100V with wide bandwidth for high frequency EIS.

Solartron power booster for high-current electrochemical testing

Product Details

Highlights

Line of models to elevate current up to 100A or voltage to 100V
Wide bandwidth for accurate EIS measurements at high frequency
External design is compatible with either single or multichannel Solartron Analytical potentiostats
Operates in boosted or non-boosted modes

Solatron Analytical Power Boosters

The High Power Boosters consists of a wide range of options to extend current and voltage.

Part Number	Output Range
BOOST6V100A	+6V to -2V, ± 100A
BOOST8V50A	+8V to -2V, ± 50A
BOOST10V60A	+10V to -2V, ± 60A
BOOST12V20A	+12V to -3V, ± 20A
BOOST24V10A	+24V to -3V, ± 10A
BOOST50V5A	+50V to -3V, ± 5A
BOOST100V3A	+100V to -3V, ± 3A
BOOST50V25A, (125 W)	+50V to -3V, 0 to - 25A

Applications and Hardware, Software Compatibility

Applications

Development of energy sources for laptop PCs, mobile phones and power tools. Fuel cell and supercapacitor research for electric vehicle or standby power.

Battery research including the new generation 42 V lead acid automotive batteries. Electrochemical etching and electroplating.

An extensive range of techniques are available for use with these boosters. Potentiostatic and Galvanostatic

Cyclic Voltammetry

Ohmic Drop

High-speed voltage and current pulse techniques (e.g. for testing GMS mobile phone and satellite communication energy storage devices)

Swept sine analysis - for ultimate accuracy and repeatability

Multi-sine / Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) - for fast impedance analysis

Harmonic analysis - for optimization of stimulus levels and detection of noise and interference

The frequency range of the power booster is 10 µHz to 100 kHz allowing a wide range of energy storage devices to be characterized over their full frequency range.

Hardware Compatibility

Compatible with Solartron Potentiostats and FRAs (with appropriate potentiostats) including:

ModuLab XM ECS

EnergyLab XM

EchemLab XM

SolarLab XM

1250E

1252A

1253A

1255

1260A

1455A

1451A

Software Compatibility and Features

These power boosters are fully integrated with the full range of Solartron single and multi-channel software packages. All scaling factors and control issues are taken care of by the software.

Compatible with the following software packages:

XM-studio

CellTest

MultiStat

ZPlot/CorrWare

ZPlot.Lab

Differentiated Specifications

Specifications	Solartron Analytical High Power Boosters
Polarization, Compliance Voltage	up to ± 100 V, depending on model
Max Current Output	up to ± 100 A, depending on model
Current Range, Voltage Range	Defined by potentiostat
EIS Bandwidth	10 µHz to 100 kHz
Cell Cables	ModuLab XM ECS, EnergyLab XM, EchemLab XM, SolarLab XM 1287A, 1285A, 1280Z Cell Test System 1470E