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AC internal resistance
The magnitude of a cell’s impedance at one fixed frequency, usually 1 kHz, measured in a second with a small alternating signal. It captures mostly the ohmic resistance, so it is quick for production sorting but blind to interfaces and diffusion.
- Abbreviation
- ACIR
- Also called
- 1 kHz impedance
- Unit
- mΩ
Example
Read an impedance semicircle
High-frequency intercept: 10 mΩ. Arc width: 30 mΩ. Low-frequency intercept: 40 mΩ.
No diffusion tail or inductive loop. The plotted aspect ratio may distort the semicircle.
Explore the graph
A series resistance plus one parallel RC branch gives a single semicircle.
High-frequency intercept: 10 mΩ. Arc width: 30 mΩ. Low-frequency intercept: 40 mΩ.
Z = R₀ + R₁ / (1 + jωR₁C)
Illustrative model. No diffusion tail or inductive loop. The plotted aspect ratio may distort the semicircle.
Use in Lemonergy
Record specimen, state, instrument, temperature and timing.
This is a reference concept. No executable Lemonergy block has been verified for this term.
References & further reading
Further reading on this topic
These sources provide broader context; they are not presented as citations for every statement in this entry.
- Battery Test Manual For Electric Vehicles, Revision 3
Jon P. Christopherson · Idaho National Laboratory · 2015
Topic background · Performance characterization, pulse resistance/power, life testing and reference performance tests; historical 2015 edition.