Vehicle components must endure a wide range of environmental conditions to ensure reliable performance. Our state-of-the-art climate chambers offer precise regulation of both temperature and humidity, making it possible to simulate harsh conditions from arctic cold to tropical heat.
Our climate chambers are designed to replicate extreme environmental conditions, ensuring that every product undergoes rigorous testing. This capability allows us to validate that your components can withstand the full spectrum of real-world scenarios, providing confidence in their performance under any circumstance.
By using AVL's climate chambers, you can achieve comprehensive environmental testing that guarantees your components meet the highest standards of durability and performance. This thorough validation process ensures that your products will perform reliably and efficiently, regardless of the conditions they face.
Integration of Different Parts of the Testbed
AVL provides the complete test solution.
Battery Destruction During the Test
The AVL safety system is developed according to the customer's needs.
No Standard Solution for Test Area Requirements
Customized adaptations of standard products are possible.
Battery Testing Is a New and Growing Application
AVL is an experienced and reliable partner for test systems.
The climate chambers operate within a specified temperature range, with temperature gradients for heating and cooling in accordance with IEC 60068-3-5 standards. The average temperature is measured in the supply air, without any thermal load, and thermal compensation values are adjusted based on the type of power used.
For walk-in chambers, the dimensions are optimized to accommodate different types of test equipment, ensuring the chamber size is suitable for a variety of testing needs. Similarly, the size of cell test chambers is carefully calibrated to provide optimal solutions for cell testbeds.
The chamber's insulation material can be selected based on the required safety level, with options including polyurethane or mineral wool. To reduce energy consumption, a domestic water connection can be used to lessen the cooling power required by the chiller, thereby decreasing overall energy usage.
When testing battery prototypes, critical thermal issues can arise. To mitigate potential damage, the chambers can be equipped with a flooding option that protects the surrounding building. Additionally, AVL offers a comprehensive safety system designed to meet Hazard Level 4 or 6 standards for testbeds.
For outdoor installations, a complete thermal testbed can be housed within a container, providing a versatile and efficient solution for thermal testing needs.
Technical Data |
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Temperature range |
–40 °C up to +90 °C |
| Standard rate of temperature change |
2 K/min or 4.5 K/min |
| Battery pack test cell volume |
16 m³ or 22 m³ |
| Battery cell test chamber size |
720 – 1.500 liter |
| Insulation material |
Polyurethane or mineral wool |
| Cooling water flow |
12 °C up to 30 °C |
| Safety version | up to Hazard Level 6 |
| Installation |
Climatic Chambers for battery pack and fuel cell system |
Climatic Chamber for Battery Cell Testing
Our battery cell testing climatic chambers are designed to hold up to 12 or 16 cells, making them ideal for rigorous testing. They offer a wide temperature range from -40°C to 90°C and use environmentally friendly CO2 as a refrigerant. The chambers are equipped with a water-cooled system to maintain optimal conditions and ensure even airflow, minimizing temperature fluctuations. With the ability to quickly heat or cool, these chambers are perfect for testing in various scenarios. They are energy efficient, supporting heavy racks with loads up to 500 kg, with an option for 750 kg. Integrated in the AVL Battery Cell TS™, they deliver accurate and reliable test results.
Climatic Chambers for Battery Pack Testing
Our climatic chambers for battery pack testing provide precise control over internal operating temperatures, with a temperature range of -40°C to +90°C. These chambers are available in volumes of 16 m³ or 22 m³, with customizable sizes also possible. They ensure reliable testing results and adhere to IEC 60068-3-5 standards. The temperature gradient for heating and cooling is carefully managed, with average values measured in the supply air, even without a thermal load. For battery prototypes, our chambers can be flooded as a safety measure to prevent critical thermal issues, ensuring protection for both the batteries and the surrounding building.
Battery Module Testing
The climatic chambers for battery module testing offer a spacious solution with capacities up to approximately 6 m³ and a temperature range from -40°C to 90°C. Fully integrated into the AVL Battery Module TS™, these chambers allow comprehensive testing of larger battery modules, ensuring accurate simulation of real-world conditions. The integration allows for efficient and precise control, which is critical for evaluating battery performance and safety. With the option of a double side door with window, the chamber can be rotated 90° and has an additional door for even greater flexibility and accessibility during testing.
Tech Center Module - AVL Battery Pack TS™
The AVL Tech Center Modules are versatile container solutions designed for rapid and flexible expansion of testing capabilities. These modular units offer a robust and mobile platform for technical equipment and measurement systems, facilitating the swift setup and adaptation of test infrastructures. The tech center module for battery testing serves as a cost-effective and quickly available solution for climatic testing of battery packs and modules. This module achieves a short delivery time by optimizing a standard solution with proven components, ensuring both efficiency and reliability.
E-Motor and E-Axle Testing
Our climatic chamber for e-motor and e-axle testing provides an economic and energy-efficient solution. By minimizing chamber space, energy consumption is significantly reduced, lowering operational costs and aligning with sustainability goals. The system's flexibility is enhanced by a separate air conditioning unit, allowing for precise, independent control of temperature and airflow. This setup ensures optimal testing conditions for a wide range of e-motor and e-axle evaluations, making it versatile for various scenarios. The compact design also means easier installation and maintenance, contributing to its cost-effectiveness.
AVL ConsysActive Monoblock
Walk-in climatic chambers are the state-of-the-art solution for battery, fuel cell, and other components testing. However, their large size and volume present certain complexities in project logistics, onsite installation, and commissioning. The ConsysActive Monoblock solution is supplied as a single unit, making it easy to integrate into locally sourced enclosure solutions or retrofit existing ones. The complete cooling, heating, and humidification system is designed for seamless and efficient integration. The climate system is thoroughly tested in advance to ensure optimal integration and performance.
AVL Gas Sampling Unit
Testing a battery cell, module, or pack can damage the unit under test, resulting in various EUCAR hazard levels. When Hazard Level 4 or higher is reached, a large amount of characteristic gases are released. Quick detection of these gases can help prevent damage to the climate chamber or the entire testbed by allowing immediate fire suppression measures. The AVL Gas Sampling Unit analyzes the gas composition in the test chamber in less than ten seconds and takes action to address safety issues. Additionally, it can be integrated with existing safety systems to enhance overall testbed security.
AVL has an outstanding and long-term experience in designing testbeds for customer’s needs. Therefore, the AVL Climatic Chambers reach the highest standards in performance, safety, and customer satisfaction.”
– Peter Kerschenbauer, Global Product Manager, AVL List GmbH
Customer requirements show the need for additional test capacity for ambitious product development plans. AVL Tech Center Modules significantly shorten this process. The flexible, location-independent and easily relocatable modular test system is particularly helpful.
Thermal conditions and environment of Units Under Test have strong impacts on real results in driving. For this reason, the thermal simulation must be as exact as possible – which can be achieved via deployment of high performing media conditioning systems.
AVL ThermalLab™ tests the entire VTMS, including all coolant circuits and the refrigerant cycle, under dynamic conditions using model-based testing. The UUT is the complete VTMS embedded in an emulated vehicle while the environment is fully simulated. The entire system can be tested in the lab under realistic driving and ambient conditions.
For battery (module/pack) testing, we offer complete test systems, stand-alone equipment, or even entire turnkey test labs.
For battery cell testing, we offer complete test systems, stand-alone equipment, or even entire turnkey test labs.
We offer complete test systems for the testing of modules/packs. Learn more about which hard- and software products are included in our test systems.
AVL has a wide portfolio consisting of dedicated e-motor test systems, software, tools, and processes to test and validate these modern e-drive systems in shortest time and with highest quality standards.
In addition to the individual components, we develop integrated e-axles including transmission. One example of our innovative ability is our high-performance highspeed e-axle, which currently has one of the highest power densities among e-drive systems on the market.
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The primary goal for our AVL Customer Support Teams is, to be a helpful and reliable partner for all kind of questions and issues you might have, when using AVL’s technology.
As a global society, we are pushing hard to achieve a transformation to net-zero-CO₂ but without loosing energy security and our current living standards. The transformation in the mobility will come at cost, which endangers affordable individual mobility in the future. Doing nothing, however, will generate even higher costs.
What kind of cars will we be driving in the future? These and other exciting questions around the topic of "Future Mobility" were addressed by more than 1,000 participants from 25 countries at the international 44th Vienna Motor Symposium. The tenor: Future automobiles will be CO2-neutral.
For his services, Prof. Helmut List was today awarded honorary citizenship of the city of Graz.
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