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Potentiostat Core
PTC-0550E
The PTC-0550E is an air-cooled Potentiostat/Galvanostat from the Kolibrik Core Line, designed for applied R&D, manufacturing, and quality control. It delivers an output voltage of ±5 V and a current range of ±50 A. Capable of 350 W continuous power dissipation (up to 500 W peak), this unit provides a stable foundation for testing fuel cells, electrolyzers, and advanced battery technologies. To support custom method sequencing and automation, it features integrated Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) from 1 mHz to 100 kHz out of the box.
To control your device and run experiments, you use included Artemis — Kolibrik measurement software.
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Key Features
- Potentiostat/Galvanostat up to ±50 A (4-quadrant)
- Output voltage up to ±5 V
- Current ranges up to ±50 A (4 ranges)
- Impedance spectroscopy 1 mHz ... 100 kHz
- Cyclic Voltametry, Chronoamperometry and other standard electrochemical methods
- Software with external control via TCP/IP, NI LabView drivers, Python tools
Technical Parameters
| Power supply | 110 … 240 V AC / 50 … 60 Hz |
| Dimensions | 19“ rack cabinet, 4U height; 440 mm (W) × 177 mm (H) × 358 mm (D) |
| Cooling | Water |
| Protection rating | IP20 |
| Electrometer Input voltage range | 10 V … +10 V |
| Compliance / Output voltage | -5 V … +5 V |
| Compliance / Output current | -50 A … +50 A |
| Max. internal power dissipation | 350 W *) |
| Current ranges | 500 mA, 5 A, 20 A, 50 A |
| Sampling | 14-bit ADCs, up to 20 Msps for EIS measurements, max. 2000 samples per single frequency
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| Measurement resolution | 0.001% of selected range for ≤ 1 ksps sampling |
| Accuracy | Voltage: ≤ 0.1% of range + 0.1% of reading
Current: ≤ 0.1% of range + 0.5% of reading |
| Acquitions methods | Constant V, I, Open circuit, Manual control, Linear Sweeps, Cyclic Voltammetry, Cyclic Amperometry, Potentiostatic and Galvanostatic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), Battery Charging and Discharging (CC-CV), Chronoamperometry, Chronopotentiometry, Double-step Chronoamperometry and Chronopotentiometry, Square Pulse Potentiometry and Amperometry, Current interrupt, Python scripting
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| EIS frequency | 1 mHz ... 100 kHz, limited use up to 1 MHz |
| EIS amplitude (for < 1 kHz) | 1 … 1000 mV up to 25 A |
| PC connection | USB 2.0 |
| Software | Software for MS Windows, TCP Server, NI LabVIEW drivers, Python tools |
*)
350 W continuous (air cooling, room temperature 25°C)
limitation in sink mode: 50 A for ≤2 V, 35 A for 2 … 5 V
500 W peak (for 10 s)
limitation in sink mode: 50 A for ≤2 V, 35 A for 2 … 5 V
500 W peak (for 10 s)
If these variants do not suit you, please contact us, we offer customized solutions!
Documentation
Software
To run your experiments, you’ll use Artemis – Kolibrik Measurement Software – our measurement and control app that manages everything from test sequencing to real-time data acquisition and visualization. Just connect the Potentiostat, choose your method, and let the science begin.
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