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How to choose the test equipment for flow battery? Single cell/stack/test platform/Qualcomm test cabinet

Classification:Company News

 - Author:ZH Energy Tech Team

 - Release time:Oct-26-2026

【 Summary 】How to choose the test equipment for flow battery? Single cell/stack/test platform/Qualcomm test cabinet

When doing research and development of flow battery, the most troublesome thing is often not the material itself, but "how to measure it". The test bench is expensive, parallel experiments are difficult, the stack is repeatedly disassembled, and the data caliber is inconsistent-each item is slowing down your research and development progress.

Once the test equipment is not standard, comparable and difficult to disassemble, your research and development cycle and verification cost will double. Choosing the right test plan is more cost-saving than trying several more versions of the material.

A full range of Lab products, such as battery cells, multi-channel test cabinets, pilot reactors and test platforms, have been sold to more than 30 countries such as China, the United States, Britain, Italy and Canada. The products have been well received by customers, and they have been repurchased in batches and established long-term strategic cooperation with some customers.

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This series of equipment has successfully served a variety of flow battery systems such as vanadium, iron sulfide, iron chromium, zinc iron, all iron and organic, covering hundreds of enterprises, universities and scientific research institutions, and is widely used in the testing and verification of key links such as membrane materials, electrolytes, electrodes, BMS, stacks and systems. With high reliability and professional ability, the products are widely recognized by the industry.

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Flow cell

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Modular flow battery is suitable for all aspects of research on flow battery in universities and scientific research institutions, and can be used in detection, teaching, mobile display and other scenes. The brand-new Gen2 was upgraded, the finger-shaped cross flow channel was added to the bipolar plate, the thickness of graphite felt electrode was reduced to 2.5mm, and the performance of dual propulsion battery was significantly improved.

characteristic

Simple structure: easy to assemble and disassemble, meeting the needs of frequent disassembly and testing in the laboratory.

Flow channel optimization: the efficiency is improved, which is significantly higher than the energy efficiency of single cell without flow channel design.

Various specifications: it can meet the experimental requirements of different powers.

Customized base: make fixture installation more stable, operation more convenient and overall more beautiful.

Performance upgrade: optimize bipolar plate and electrode, and the performance will jump in an all-round way.

Core parameters

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Multi-channel flow battery test cabinet

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Multi-channel flow battery test cabinet (8 channels as standard, 3 or 6 channels optional) can efficiently carry out multiple groups of parallel experiments, which can be used for performance test and research of core materials such as electrolyte and diaphragm and flow field structure, and has the function of data acquisition and analysis. The equipment can accurately collect complete experimental data such as energy efficiency (EE), Coulomb efficiency (CE), charge and discharge capacity, and provide support for material screening and performance optimization. It is the core experimental equipment of universities, research institutes and enterprise R&D centers.

Special point

Efficiency improvement: support multiple groups of parallel experiments to be carried out simultaneously, greatly shortening the scientific research cycle.

Reliable data: parallel testing under the same conditions reduces system errors and makes data more comparable.

Adapting to scientific research: accurately collect data such as EE and CE, and provide strong support for material screening and performance optimization.

Core parameters

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Pilot reactor

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Based on the structural design of commercial large-scale reactor, the pilot-scale reactor with neutralization energy storage has been fully optimized and verified by engineering, providing research institutions and manufacturers with the most practical test carrier. The brand-new Gen2 was upgraded, the finger-shaped cross flow channel was added to the bipolar plate, the thickness of graphite felt electrode was reduced to 2.5mm, and the performance of dual propulsion battery was significantly improved.

Special point

Excellent performance: commercial large stack structure design is adopted, and the flow channel is fully optimized and verified by engineering. Under the power density of 240 MW/cm, the energy efficiency is more than 80%.

Easy disassembly and assembly: the stack is easy to disassemble and assemble, which meets the needs of frequent disassembly and assembly in scientific research and testing.

Good sealing performance: High-safety and corrosion-resistant sealant is adopted with line-surface composite sealing technology to avoid potential leakage.

Good consistency: the standardized production process has obtained ISO9001 international quality management system certification.

Various specifications: the number of single batteries can be increased or decreased within 5kW.

Exquisite appearance: exquisite design, stable technology, customizable end plate painting, suitable for system display.

Core parameters

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Liquid flow test platform

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Based on the experience of multi-project delivery, the neutralization energy storage test platform forms a two-tier architecture of "small flexible verification+large-scale project preview". The two series are integrated with monitoring, testing and verification, both of which contain stacks (optional), electrolyte tanks, pumps, pipelines, sensors, electric control cabinets and BMS (optional). The DC-DC cycle efficiency is ≥80% and the cycle times are ≥ 15,000 times.

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Special point

Good repeatability: simple structure, convenient disassembly and easy movement, which can meet the experimental requirements of frequent disassembly and assembly.

Good consistency: modular design, standardized assembly and production technology have obtained ISO9001 international quality management system certification.

Various specifications: small platforms can meet the test requirements of 1-5kW, and large platforms can meet the test requirements of 10-50kW, and can be customized according to customer requirements.

Rich selection: temperature control system, battery charge and discharge tester, PCS, SOC system, etc.

Core parameters

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The research and development of materials/separators/electrolytes is suggested to start with "single cell or multi-channel test cabinet"; To be close to the production line for verification, the "pilot reactor and test platform" can restore the engineering conditions better. Welcome to consult and customize the test configuration of different technical routes.