Development of measurement and analyses system to estimate test results for lead-acid starter batteries

The purpose of this paper is to provide a valid and applicable measurement and analysis system for performing test durations for Lead-Acid Started Batteries. To achieve this goal, two main objectives are followed. Firstly, a measurement system is designed to conduct all of the electrical tests, then an estimation algorithm is developed for automatic analyses and reporting proceedings. All measurement parameters are monitored in the developed user interface and saved in a database. For these operations, NI LabVIEW(TM) based user interface is developed. Based on the analyses of test results with different battery capacities, an automated evaluation report is obtained within the frame of EN-50342-1:2015 standard for each test. In this way, the reporting proceedings of test results are conducted through the given data acquisition devices and test analysis system. Test results are estimated with precision between 90% and 98% according to the test type indicated in the standard. Accordingly, the time is saved between 57% and 84% in test durations given in the standard.