RFID Bus Mode Ensures Quality of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Bus mode combines a high data transfer rate with a low cost per read position

With the current boom in the electric vehicle market, the demand for lithium-ion batteries is rising. To produce high performance batteries, manufacturers are using RFID technology that monitors production and documents quality tests.

The quality of every weld spot is checked

When assembling battery modules, individual cells are welded to an aluminum strip that connects them together. To ensure the quality of each weld spot, the entire module is tested after welding and the results of the test are written directly in the tag located under the product carrier of the module. The production line includes around 35 read/write positions in total.

Your Benefits

Customizable testing design and reliable test documentation
Cost-effective production thanks to RFID HF bus mode
Multiprotocol functionality for easy integration into different Systems
Short read/write times for high productivity

In HF bus mode, 32 RFID devices can be connected in series to a single RFID
The read/write devices can read both EPROM and FRAM tags
Trigger sensors are connected directly in the field to the IP67 RFID interface

With so many read/write heads, using standard RFID systems can become expensive. RFID via IO-Link is frequently used as an alternative, but is often too slow due to the low bandwidth.

Low price per read/write position with HF bus mode

Turck's HF bus mode has up to 32 read/write devices that can be connected to a single interface RFID port which effectively reduces the price per read/write position. The production line can also maintain its original speed because bus operations offer a relatively high bandwidth. Another advantage is that every read/write head can read both EPROM and FRAM tags, which are both used on these production lines.

Inductive sensor triggers read/write head

Tag reading is triggered by an inductive sensor. If multiple tags are present, the PLC creates a buffer to execute the commands at the different read/write heads one after the other. The trigger sensor also helps to detect errors. If the read/write head cannot read a tag after it’s been triggered by the sensor, this indicates that the tag is faulty.

TBEN-S connects triggers and read/write devices

RFID devices and trigger sensors are connected directly to the TBEN-S2-2RFID-4DXP. The IP67 interface communicates with the PLC via PROFINET. As a multiprotocol device, it can also be used seamlessly in Ethernet/IP or Modbus TCP networks without requiring any user intervention.

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