BTC-130

Bench-top adiabatic safety testing — component & cell hazard screening

Screen the thermal stability of cell components, coin cells and small cells under adiabatic conditions — catching low self-heating, pressure rise and toxic-gas risks early in development. Every system is fully customisable to your requirements.

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Adiabatic

Calorimetry

Ambient to 500 °C

Temperature range

Ø130 × 200 mm

Test chamber

Components & cells

Sample types

316 stainless

Explosion-tolerant

Self-heating

Onset detection

Why choose the BTC-130?

Catch hazards early

Assess individual component thermal stability under adiabatic conditions before full cell development.

Spot the critical indicators

Detects low self-heating temperatures, rapid pressure increases and toxic-gas production.

Built to take a blast

Robust 316 stainless-steel construction, engineered to withstand explosions.

Inform safe cell design

Turn early thermal data into confident, safe cell-development decisions.

What you can test

Onset temperatureSelf-heatingPressure riseToxic-gas detectionThermal runawayNail penetrationAdiabatic temperature riseHeat capacity (MCp)Charge / discharge cycling

Standards & compliance

UN 38.3SAE J2464ECE R100 Rev3GB/T 36276-2023SAND2017-6925AIS 048:2009

Key specifications

Measurement type	Adiabatic calorimetry
Temperature range	Ambient to 500 °C
Test chamber	Ø130 mm × 200 mm high
Cell & sample sizes	Cell components, coin cells, small pouch & cylindrical cells
Data acquisition	Up to 10,000 Hz
Instrument size (W×D×H)	700 × 600 × 800 mm

Software

The BTC-130 runs on H.E.L’s WinISO software — a fully configurable workspace with multi-step recipes, real-time data display, automated safety monitoring and rapid data capture, so you can adapt experiments on the fly and export results for analysis.

Full specifications are in the specification book and brochure.

Frequently asked questions

What is the BTC-130 used for?

A bench-top adiabatic calorimeter for battery safety testing and hazard screening of cell components, coin cells and small cells — evaluating thermal stability and safe operating limits.

What can it test?

Cell components, coin cells, and small pouch and cylindrical cells, inside a 130 mm diameter × 200 mm high chamber.

Why test components early?

Understanding how individual components behave under temperature reveals thermal-runaway risk, pressure build-up and toxic-gas production before full cell development.

Which standards does it support?

Testing is aligned to UN 38.3, SAE J2464, ECE R100 Rev3, GB/T 36276-2023, SAND2017-6925 and AIS 048:2009.

How robust is it?

It is constructed from robust 316 stainless steel to withstand explosions during worst-case testing.

Is it customisable to my testing needs?

Yes. Options include an integrated charge cycler, nail-penetration testing, heat-capacity evaluation and spherical test cells for component testing. Customisation is central to H.E.L’s approach.