Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for energy storage system manufacturers.
A checklist built from how energy storage system manufacturers work, to print or save as a PDF and bring to any supplier meeting.
What the software should cover
Tick each one that matters to your business.
- Cell lot receipt and grading
- Module and pack builds
- Rack and management unit assembly
- End-of-line testing
- Container and cabinet configuration
- Shipment and commissioning notes
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For cell grading staff
- For module and rack assemblers
- For test engineers
- For production planners
- For service engineers
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Cells received, graded and rejected by lot
- Module builds by grade and status
- Racks by firmware release
- End-of-line failures by test type
- Containers waiting on parts
- Cell lots used per rack serial
- Field faults by cell lot and rack
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Accounting export
- Barcode and label printing
- SMS
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- How is a cell lot linked to a rack?
- Can the system store test curves?
- What if a firmware release is withdrawn?
- Can we quarantine a weak cell lot?
- Does it handle racks of different sizes?
- Can the container build be tracked by supplier part?
- Does it set safety or transport rules?
- How do you quote this?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Cell grades are lost between sorting and stacking
- Firmware versions are not tied to the serial
- Busbar weld and torque records are on paper
- End-of-line results are kept per test rig
- Container builds mix many suppliers’ parts
Prefer to talk it through? See the energy storage system manufacturers page.