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Reference 3000 & 30k Booster

Rapid, High-Current Pulsing & Superior, Low-Impedance EIS

For those interested in determining the characteristics of batteries, especially by discharging them to see their changes in impedance, Gamry Instruments offers the Reference™ 3000 potentiostat plus our 30k Booster. This combination of instruments is useful for running stress tests on batteries, by applying rapid, high-current pulses singly or repeatedly.

Reference™ 3000 (left) with Reference™ 30k Booster (right), with Test and Cal cell (green).

Fig. 1. Reference™ 3000 (left) with Reference™ 30k Booster (right), with Test and Cal cell (green).

Gamry’s Reference 3000 and Reference 30k Booster can accurately and reliably generate current pulses as short as the high tens of microseconds. 

Reference 30K Booster

Nobody is faster

Distortion-free, rapid pulsing for charge and discharge

30 A Pulse on a 5 mOhm cell.

30 A Pulse on a 5 mOhm cell

Nobody goes lower

Up to 30A @ 20V, EIS to 300 kHz

200 nOhm Shorted Lead Curve, 20 A rms, 0.9 m cell cable

Read our application note "High-current Pulses for Battery Research" and our Technical Note "The Value of Stack Mode Measurements". 

Reference 3000 Specs

SYSTEM

Potentiostat Yes
Galvanostat Yes
Zero Resistance Ammeter Yes
Floating (Isolated from Earth Ground)  Yes
Cell Connections 2, 3, 4 5 or 21+
Maximum Current ±3 A or ±1.5 A @ 32V
Current Ranges 11 (300 pA – 3 A)
Current Ranges
(including internal gain)
13
Minimum Current Resolution 92 aA
Maximum Applied Potential ±32 V
Rise Time <250 ns
Minimum Time Base 3.333 μs
Noise and Ripple (typical) <2 μV rms
Weight 7 kg
Dimensions 20 (W) x 23 (H) x 30 (D) cm
   

CONTROL AMPLIFIER

Compliance Voltage ±32 V
Output Current >±3 A
Speed Settings 5
Unity Gain Bandwidth 1100, 330, 50, 5.0, 0.5 kHz
   

EIS MEASUREMENT

EIS 10 μHz - 1 MHz
EIS Accuracy See Accuracy
Contour Plot
Voltage AC Amplitude 3 V maximum
Current AC Amplitude 3 A maximum
   

ELECTROMETER

Input Impedance >1014 Ω || <0.2 pF
Input Current (typical) <6 pA
Bandwidth >15 MHz at - 3 dB
CMRR >80 dB (100 kHz)
>60 dB (1 MHz)
   

POTENTIAL

Applied Accuracy    ±1 mV ±0.2% of setting
Applied Resolution 12.5 μV, 50 μV, 200 μV/bit
Measured Accuracy ±1 mV ±0.2% of reading
Measured Resolution High-Resolution Electrometer:
400 μV, 100 μV, 10 μV, 1 μV/bit
High Voltage Electrometer:
1.6 mV, 400 μV, 40 μV, 4 μV/bit
   

CURRENT

Applied/Measured Accuracy ±5 pA ± 0.05% of range
±0.2% of value (3 A - 3 nA)
or 0.5% of value (300 pA)
Applied/Measured Resolution 0.0033% full-scale/bit
Bandwidth >10 MHz (3 A - 3 mA)
>0.15 MHz (30 μA)

 

Reference 30k Booster Specs

SYSTEM

Dimensions 37 cm W x 23 cm H x 44 cm D
14.5 in. W x 9 in. H x 17.5 in. D
Weight 16 kg (35 pounds)
   

OPERATION

Modes Potentiostatic, Galvanostatic, ZRA
Agency Approval CE
   

DC CHARACTERISTICS

Compliance Voltage +20 V, -2.5 V
Output Current ±30 A
Accuracy ±0.2% of scale ±0.2% of reading
Power Dissipation 600 W to + rail
750 W to - rail
   

AC CHARACTERISTICS

Slew Rate 20 V/μS (maximum)
Unity Gain BW (typical) 550 kHz (minimum)