The Keysight E36731A battery emulator and analyzer addresses the battery testing needs of IoT device designers by providing an integrated electronic load and power supply that can be used to emulate battery performance.
By testing with an emulated battery, engineers can quickly assess the effect of design or software changes on battery life through instantaneous transitions in battery state of charge, enabling them to refine their designs for longer battery life and smaller device sizes.
The battery emulator and analyzer works with Keysight's PathWave BenchVue Advanced Battery Test and Emulation Software to provide a complete solution that:
- Generates battery profiles - By generating battery profiles, the solution allows designers to establish good, known benchmarks with consistent properties that can be used repeatedly to simulate batteries. Profiles can be linked to factors such as age and temperature.
- Increases the accuracy of battery profiles- By using a device's simulated current draw to generate battery profiles, engineers can improve the accuracy of the profiles compared to generic manufacturer models, enabling improved device design.
- Accelerates testing with battery emulation - An emulated battery allows development engineers to instantly transition a battery's state of charge and gain real-time insights into its charge status. This increases efficiency and allows engineers to optimize designs for longer runtime.
- Automates battery depletion and cycle testing - By automating these tests, engineers can more accurately estimate battery operating time and the effects of aging.
- Offers flexibility - The solution provides power up to 200W, 30V, 20A and offers a wide dynamic measurement range, from microamps to amps.
