IP Library Granted Patent US 12683203
Granted Patent B2
US 12683203 · App. 18/834,502 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Test device and method for testing segments for the energy cell-producing industry

Inventors: Johannes Müller (Hamburg, DE); Christian Frédéric Adolff (Hamburg, DE); Ronald Hroch (Trittau, DE); Christian Steinhöfel (Adendorf, DE)
Assignee: KÖRBER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
H01M10/4285G01R31/3865
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12683203
App. No.
18/834,502
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Testing device for testing segments that are suitable for forming a cell stack for the energy cell producing industry, wherein: a conveying apparatus with a plurality of receiving portions is provided for receiving and transporting a segment in each case, wherein the receiving portions are movable relative to a stationary part of the testing device by a movement of the conveying apparatus, characterized in that the receiving portions each comprise at least two contact surfaces for contacting, electrically and/or by signal, a segment received in the respective receiving portion, wherein at least two of the contact surfaces of one of the receiving portions can be connected to at least one measuring device by means of a switching matrix.

Claims (37)

1 . A testing device for testing segments that are suitable for forming a cell stack for an energy cell producing industry, wherein said testing device comprises:

a conveying apparatus with a plurality of receiving portions for receiving and transporting a segment in each case, wherein

the receiving portions are movable relative to a stationary part of the testing device by a movement of the conveying apparatus, wherein

the receiving portions each comprise at least two contact surfaces for contacting, electrically and/or by signal, a segment received in the respective receiving portion, and wherein

at least two of the contact surfaces of one of the receiving portions can be connected to at least one measuring device by means of a switching matrix.

2 . The testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the receiving portions each comprise at least three contact surfaces.

3 . The testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the conveying apparatus is formed by a rotatably mounted drum, on a radially outer lateral surface of which the receiving portions are arranged.

4 . The testing device according to claim 1 , comprising:

a plurality of measuring devices are provided, wherein

the switching matrix is configured to connect, electrically and/or by signal, one or more of the contact surfaces of one of the receiving portions to different measuring devices.

5 . The testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the receiving portions each comprise a first and a second contact surface for contacting, electrically and/or by signal, two electrodes of an inserted segment, and wherein

a third contact surface is provided in each case for contacting, electrically and/or by signal, a separator of the inserted segment.

6 . The testing device according to claim 5 , wherein the switching matrix is configured:

to connect the first and second contact surfaces simultaneously to the same measuring device;

to connect the first and third contact surfaces simultaneously to the same measuring device; and/or

to connect the second and third contact surfaces simultaneously to the same measuring device.

7 . The testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the contact surfaces are arranged electrically insulated from one another within one of the receiving portions.

8 . The testing device according to claim 2 , wherein

the switching matrix is configured to connect the at least three contact surfaces of one of the receiving portions differently so that measurements can be carried out in different electrical circuits by means of the at least one measuring device.

9 . The testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the switching matrix is configured to connect one or more of the contact surfaces of one of the receiving portions to a voltage source and/or to ground.

10 . The testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the switching matrix is a component of the conveying apparatus.

11 . The testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one measuring device is configured to measure an electrical capacitance and/or an ohmic resistance and/or to carry out a breakdown measurement.

12 . The testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one measuring device is a component of the stationary part of the testing device.

13 . The testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the electrical and/or signal connection of the conveying apparatus to the stationary part is made by means of a sliding contact apparatus.

14 . The testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the receiving portions each have openings to which a vacuum can be applied to hold the segments.

15 . A method for testing segments that are provided to form a cell stack for the energy cell producing industry, wherein

the segments are tested by the testing device according to claim 1 , wherein the segments to be tested are each positioned in one of the receiving portions.