Use
Battery role
Main power, backup source or another scenario to be defined.
A custom lithium-ion battery for your medical equipment
Batteries Prod designs and manufactures custom batteries in Monteux, from specification to series production. Role, runtime, integration, BMS and validation shape each architecture.
- Since 2013
- Lithium battery development and manufacturing
- 100 MWh
- Annual production capacity
- ISO 9001
- Company certified since 2021
- 250,000
- Batteries manufactured
What we define together
Six sets of information are enough to outline an initial architecture. Partial data already helps identify what needs to be completed.
Runtime
Cycles and charging
Target duration, idle periods, charging frequency and available charging periods.
Electrical
Voltage, current and power
Consumption, continuous and peak current, power and charging characteristics.
Integration
Weight, volume and connectors
Available space, mounting, target weight, cable exits, connectors and operating conditions.
System
Interfaces and BMS
Protection, signals, communication, status and interaction with the equipment and charger.
Project
Requirements and volumes
Target market, tests, documents, prototypes, annual volumes and schedule.
Three families of medical equipment
Use and integration vary by equipment. The battery is defined for the actual system, never for a generic category.
Medical beds
Movement or adjustment cycles, charging, integration and battery role.
Electronic medical equipment
Power, interfaces and status information considered across the complete system.
Mobile medical equipment
Available space, connectors, charging, movement and operating environment.
Main power or backup source: what changes
Architecture choices depend on when the battery operates and which functions it powers.
One specification, two scenarios
Use, electrical data, integration, interfaces, requirements and volumes.
Main power
The battery powers the equipment during normal operation. Sizing depends on the operating profile and charging cycle.
- Operating profile and target period between charges
- Continuous current, power peaks and charging method
- Interfaces with the equipment, BMS and status indication
Backup source
The battery operates under a backup scenario defined with the manufacturer. The scenario sets when it starts and which functions it powers.
- Conditions that trigger backup operation and functions to power
- Target duration, charging strategy and expected availability
- Status indication, diagnostics and expected system behaviour
Runtime, behaviour and acceptance criteria are defined and verified for the intended scenario.
An architecture defined for the complete system
Cells, mechanics, connectors, electronics and the BMS are considered with the equipment. Each choice affects the others.
Cells
Selected for the electrical profile, environment and project objectives.
Mechanics
Enclosure, mounting and access defined for the space available in the equipment.
Connectors
Power, charging, signals and cable exits matched to the intended interfaces.
Electronics
Measurement, protection and control functions developed for the project.
BMS
Battery management, status information and communication defined for the equipment.
Tests, documents and standards defined case by case
The programme depends on the equipment, its use, the target market and the final product's validation route.
Tests
Conditions and acceptance criteria defined from the project's use and risks.
Documents
Design data, traceability, inspections, reports and requested supporting evidence.
Standards
Applicable texts identified for the final product, its destination and market.
No validation route applies by default. Internal testing does not by itself constitute certification.
From prototype to series production, step by step
Each step checks the battery against the specification before repeatable production is prepared in Monteux.
Prototype
Check integration and operation with the equipment.
Testing
Apply the defined programme and document the results.
Industrialisation
Prepare the production file, assembly operations and inspection equipment.
Series production
Start manufacturing after the architecture and process are approved.
Manufactured, traced and tested in Monteux
Series production uses documented operations and controls defined during industrialisation.
- Manufacturing in France at the Batteries Prod factory
- Traceability of every battery and its operations
- Quality controls throughout manufacturing
- Systematic testing before shipment
Questions before starting a medical battery study
Include the battery role, use, runtime, electrical data, integration, interfaces, market, volumes and schedule. Partial data is enough.
Tell us about your medical equipment
Even with incomplete data, we can qualify the need and agree the next step: feasibility review, study or prototype.