(EN) Battery Sorting Apparatus and Method

(EN) Abstract Battery Sorting Apparatus and Method 5 A battery sorting apparatus comprises a base, an imaging device mounted to the base, a measurement device mounted to the base, a platform movably coupled to the base, and a controller coupled to the imaging device, the measurement device and the platform. The imaging device is configured to capture an image of a battery carried by the platform to determine an actual orientation of the battery. The platform is moveable relative to the 10 base to align the battery along a predetermined orientation of the measurement device and to position the battery under the measurement device. The measurement device is configured to measure electrical characteristics of the battery to determine a grade of the battery, and the controller is configured to assign the grade to the battery. 15 (Fig. 8) 16