Automotive

GWInstek Automotive Test Solutions


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GW Instek delivers comprehensive automotive test and measurement solutions tailored for electric vehicles (EVs), battery systems, power electronics and embedded systems development. Its portfolio includes high-performance AC/DC power supplies, battery simulators, regenerative electronic loads, safety analysers, and precision measurement instruments that support validation, durability and compliance testing. These solutions enable manufacturers and R&D engineers to efficiently test onboard chargers, DC-DC converters, battery management systems (BMS), inverters, and EV charging systems with accuracy, reliability, and scalability. The GW Instek Automotive test solutions includes:

Automotive Charger Test Solutions

In automobile charger testing, the load (typically an electronic DC load or load bank) acts as a programmable simulator for the vehicle's battery. Its primary role is to create a controlled, repeatable, and safe environment to verify that a charger (AC or DC) operates efficiently, adheres to safety standards, and correctly manages charging protocols without needing an actual, expensive, and potentially hazardous electric vehicle battery.

High Power DC Electronic Load
PEL -5000C series

pel-5000c Series

  • Maximum Power up to 192kW
  • Parallel operation of up to 8 units
  • Display Voltage Value, Current Value, Watt Value at the Same Time
  • Automatically Perform OCP, OPP Test
  • The Power-on State Value Can be Set CC, CR,CV, CP +CV, Dynamic and Short Circuit modes
  • Interface: GPIB, RS232, USB, LAN

AC / DC Electronic Load
AEL-5000 Series

ael-5000 Series

  • Max Power 180kW for Single-phase and 540kW for Three-phase
  • Parallel configuration of 8 Unit Supports Turbo Mode (Multiplier Mode) - Can Withstand up to 2 times the rated Current and Power for short time ( 1 second)
  • CC, Linear CC, CR, CV, CP and AC Rectifier Load Mode



Automotive Battery Test solutions

Battery simulation function, battery charge/discharge tests function and Sequence programming function in Automotive Applications
Battery simulation and charge/discharge testing in automobiles are critical to ensure safety, performance, and efficiency of Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries. These processes validate State of Health (SoH), State of Charge (SoC), and capacity while ensuring safety mechanisms function properly, as they allow for rigorous testing of battery cells, modules, and packs under diverse thermal and electrical conditions.

RBS Series Regenerative Bidirectional DC Source

Automotive waveforms

  • Voltage : 100 V, 500 V, 750 V, 1000 V, 1500 V, 2250 V
  • Power : 5 kW/10 kW/15 kW & Current Max : 510A
  • Master-slave parallel operation up to 10 units of the same model with Max Power capacity 150kW
  • Standard SAS function, battery simulation function, battery charge/discharge function and Sequence programming function
DC Motor Driver/DC Motor/DC - DC Converter Testing

In DC motor driver, DC motor, and DC–DC converter testing, a regulated DC power supply is used to deliver a clean, stable, and adjustable input voltage that accurately represents real world operating conditions. By setting voltage levels and current limits, the power supply protects components from overcurrent, short circuits, and startup surges while allowing safe functional verification of the system. Adjustable power supplies also enable performance analysis under varying input voltages and load conditions, helps to evaluate efficiency, speed control behaviour, thermal behaviour , and overall reliability.


PHU Series Auto Raging High Power DC Source
  • Voltage : 80 V/ 200 V/ 500 V/ 750 V/ 1000 V / 1500 V
  • Power : 5 kW/ 10 kW/ 15 kW
  • Maximum current : 510 A
  • APC (Adaptive Parallel Connection)
  • Bleeder Control function
  • Internal resistance Function

Automotive waveforms

ISO17650-2 Tests

In the automotive electronics industry, strict testing standards is essential for ensuring that electronic components can reliably and safely operate under various environmental conditions. ISO 16750-2 provides a comprehensive framework for testing electrical loads.

By adhering to these standards and utilizing advanced testing technologies, manufacturers can ensure the production of high-quality, reliable, and safe automotive electronic components.
ISO 16750-2 specifies test items for electrical and electronic components in vehicles, simulating various electrical load conditions that components might encounter during their operational lifetime. The various tests comes under this category are

  • Power Supply Interruptions
  • Reset Behavior
  • Starting Profile
  • Load Dump
  • Slow Decrease and Increase of Supply Voltage

ASR-6000 Series 4.5 kVA to 36 kVA Seamless AC → DC Source

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Typical Test Items of ISO 16750-2 (Electrical Load)

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Automotive Wiring Harness Testing Solutions

In the automotive electronics industry, strict Automotive wire harness testing is the critical process of verifying the electrical integrity, connectivity, and safety of the wiring systems (low and high voltage) in vehicles. The below tests are conducted as apart of wire harness testing in automobiles

  • Durability Testing
  • Water Resistance Testing
  • Chemical Corrosion Resistance Testing
  • Temperature Tolerance Testing
GOM 805 -Precision Milliohm Meter
  • 1µΩ resolution in 50m Ω range
  • High Accuracy – 0.05%
  • Pulse Mode –minimalize the measurement error form thermal EMF
  • Dry circuit mode
  • Fast measurement of 60 readings per second
  • 50,000 counts
  • Delayed measurement


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Automotive Electronics Burn in & Aging Tests
  • Safety testers in automotive electronics are crucial for validating the reliability and safety of components during manufacturing, R&D, and maintenance. They ensure compliance with standards by testing for insulation resistance , DC withstand voltage, ground bond and ground continuity in components like batteries, sensors, and ADAS systems.
  • Due to the high voltage output characteristics of GPT-15012, it is particularly suitable for the safety testing requirements of various high-voltage insulation components like energy storage devices, high-voltage relays, wires and cables etc.
GPT10000 Series Safety Testers

Test Functions : DC withstand /AC withstand/Insulation Resistance /Ground Bond/ground Continuity

GP-12004 : Can test Ground bond and ground continuity along with AC/DC withstand voltages and Insulation Resistance tests
GPT-15012: safety analyzer comply’ s with IEC 61010-2-034

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Features

  • DC Voltage Max : 12kV
  • Insulation Resistance : 5kV
  • Comply with IEC 61010-2-034
  • Capacitive Load Testing Capability up to 47μF

  • Sweep Function for DUT Characteristic Analysis
  • Convenience Listed AUTO mode easy to read result & judge
  • Interface : RS-232C, USB host/device, Signal I/O and option GPIB or LAN

Multi Channel DC Power Supplies
PSW Multi Series Programmable Switching DC Power Supply

Multi channels: Two or Three channels Latency not exceed 0.1ms between channels Multi combination : 30V, 40V, 80V, 160V, 250V, 800V Power : 360W, 720W, 1080 W Advanced Web server function: SCPI command, Web control, Data Log, Edit sequence

Multi Channel

Toellner General Configuration for Automotive Transient Testing

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  • 4-Quadrant Amplifier to simulate automotive transients TOE-7621-32
  • Wavecontrol PC Software for controlling timing and sequence of waveforms TOE 9700
  • NI-DAQ Card TOE-9217
  • Micro-Switch for fast interruptions TOE-9261-50/100
  • DC Power Supply TOE-8870
  • Reference Resistors TOE-9260/100
  • Rack 19” HU including power on module and fixing material

Automotive Transient
Software WaveControl

Software Wavecontrol

The Software Wavecontrol provides waveforms and controls the TOELLNER system components at the test station, which can be individually tailored to your requirements.

Using a DAQ-Card, any signal waveform can be provided with Arbitrary Power Supplies or 4-Quadrant Amplifiers with outputs from 160 W to 5200 W.

For fast interruptions, TOELLNER offers electronic switches with switching times below 500 ns.

The Software WaveControl provides extensive Waveform Libraries for Normative Tests, e. g.

- LV 124, LV 148
- VDA 320
- VW 80000
- VW 82148

- GMW 3172
- MBN 10615
- ISO 16750-2

  • Separate Voltage and Current Scale
  • SImport and Export of recorded Data
  • SVisual Generation of individual Waveforms
  • SSequence Controlling and Timing
Art Logics Automotive Battery and BMS Testing Solutions

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Modern vehicles contain 70–150 ECUs (Electronic control units, multiple communication networks (CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet), high-voltage battery systems, and increasingly complex safety architectures . ART Logics designs and develops modular test and simulation equipments, meant for the automotive requirements, particularly in ECU validation, EV battery systems, and end-of-line (EOL) production testing.

High-Speed Signal Logging for ECU Development & Validation
Art Logics Smart Logger Series

ART Logics Smart Loggers are engineered for automotive ECU signal acquisition and bus analysis during development (DV), production validation (PV), and vehicle-level testing.

Automotive Relevant Technical Features
  • Sampling rates up to multi-MHz range (100 kHz–10 MHz)
  • Isolated inputs

Enables capture of:

  • Speed Sensors output monitoring
  • BMS cells inputs / Battery pack cells monitoring
  • Injector drive signals
  • PWM motor control waveforms (EPS, pumps, fans)
  • DC-DC converter switching ripple
  • Gate drive signals in power electronics
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Synchronous multi-domain acquisition

  • Analog voltages (±10 V / ±20 V / ±40 V)
  • Current measurement (shunt-based or sensor-based)
  • Frequency & PWM inputs
Battery Cell Simulation for EV & Hybrid Vehicles

As EV architectures expand, BMS validation becomes critical. ART Logics provides multi-channel cell simulators designed specifically for automotive battery management systems.


Battery Cell Simulators (6-Channel / 18-Channel)

Automotive-Specific Features:

  • Per-cell voltage simulation (0–7 V range)
  • High precision (< millivolt-level accuracy)
  • Current source >5A
  • Independent channel isolation >1500V
  • Active and Passive balancing function validation
  • Rise time for all channels <1ms
  • NTC temperature sensor simulation 0-8MOhm with 1 Ohm steps
  • Fault injection capability (Short / Open circuit, Reverse voltage)

These systems are used to validate:

  • Cell balancing algorithms
  • State-of-charge (SoC) estimation
  • State-of-health (SoH)
  • Overcurrent & thermal protection
  • HVIL (High Voltage Interlock Loop)
Battery Cell Simulators

Because the channels are isolated, engineers can simulate:

  • Module-level battery packs Cell drift scenarios
  • Rapid transient conditions without physical batteries
  • Significantly reduces risk during early BMS software validation
BMS Function for Test Benches Automotive Qualification

ART Logics provides integrated BMS function test systems combining Analog sensor simulation, High-voltage measurement interfaces , CAN/CAN-FD communication, PWM control, Embedded automation

BMS Function

These test benches are used during:

  • Design Verification (DV)
  • Product Validation (PV)
  • Lifetime Testing (LTT)
  • Production End-of-Line

Key Automotive Use Cases:

  • Insulation monitoring validation
  • Pre-charge circuit testing
  • Contactor control verification
  • Pack fault diagnostics
  • Compliance verification against OEM test specifications

Features:

  • The Standard BMS Loadbox can drive BMS run as test cases.
  • It simulate the specific signals for BMS.
  • There are sufficient resources to monitor and measure specific BMS signals.
  • There are CAN and LIN to communicate with BMS to diagnostic as specific test cases. It can support CAN FD as well.
  • The Standard BMS Loadbox controlled by LAN.
Battery Cyclers for Cell /Battery Pack Characterization & Endurance Testing

Battery cyclers are used in Cell characterization, Charge/discharge profile validation, Aging and lifetime testing, Thermal stress testing

Operating Modes:

  • Constant Current (CC)
  • Constant Voltage (CV)
  • Constant Power (CP)
  • Constant Resistance (CR)

These systems allow engineers to simulate:

  • WLTP load cycles
  • Dynamic driving current profiles
  • Fast charge scenarios
Battery cyclers