AMETEK CellTest Multichannel Potentiostat (1470E)

Product Type: Multichannel Potentiostat / Galvanostat / EIS System

Model: CellTest 1470E

Manufacturer: Solartron Analytical (AMETEK)

System Configuration

• Modular multichannel electrochemical test system

• One or more 1470E units per system

• Each 1470E provides 8 fully independent floating potentiostats

• Multiple cells tested simultaneously with independent experiments per channel

Electrical Performance

• Current range: ±4 A per channel

• Channels can be paralleled up to 32 A

• Wide range of external current boosters supported

• Auxiliary AC/DC measurement channels for anode/cathode investigations

Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)

Simultaneous Impedance Mode:

• Uses 1455A or 1451A FRA modules

• Single-sine correlation or multi-sine FFT analysis

• 1455A frequency range: 10 µHz toc to 1 MHz

• 1451A frequency range: 10 µHz to 100 kHz

• Best-in-class impedance accuracy

Multiplexed Impedance Mode:

• Uses 1260A Impedance Analyzer or other Solartron FRAs

• Built-in multiplexer in the 1470E

• Ideal for occasional EIS during DC cycling

• Operates in GPIB control mode

Temperature Control

• Compatible with external ovens and furnaces

• Automatic temperature control via PC

• Supports high-temperature testing (e.g. solid oxide fuel cells up to 1000 °C)

Communication & Control

• Ethernet-controlled instrumentation

• Local or remote operation over LAN

• Enables experiments to run remotely from office environments

Software Options

• CellTest software – optimized for energy device characterization

• MultiStat software – similar interface to CorrWare and ZPLOT

Applications

• Battery testing and cycling

• Fuel cell characterization

• Supercapacitor analysis

• Charge–discharge and CC/CV testing

• Potentiostatic and galvanostatic experiments

• Fast cyclic voltammetry

• Corrosion and coating studies

• Sensor and materials research

• Impedance spectroscopy and modeling