System and method for facilitating conditioning and testing of rechargeable battery cells

A method for conditioning rechargeable battery cells, the method comprising:

• receiving a first group of cells;
• loading the first group of cells onto a platform;
• activating an actuation mechanism coupled to a cell interface block to establish electrical contact between the cells and the cell interface block;
• and
• performing charging and discharging cycles to the cells.

A delivery system for conditioning rechargeable battery cells, the system comprising:

• one or more cell-group conditioning container, each container configured to accommodate multiple cells grouped together;
• one or more staging areas configured to store the containers prior to conditioning the cells;
• a cell interface block comprising a cell contact module and a circuit module, wherein the circuit module is configured to supply power to cells and is positioned adjacent to the cell contact module;
• a cell platform configured to accommodate the cells during conditioning;
• and
• a crane configured to transport the cell-group conditioning containers from the staging areas to the cell platform and further configured to create an electrical contact between the cells in the conditioning container and the cell contact module.

A system for conditioning rechargeable battery cells, the system comprising:

• a plurality of racks, each containing a plurality of cell-group conditioning modules;
• and
• a robot configured to move battery cells into and out of the cell-group conditioning modules absent of human intervention;
• wherein a space between two racks can be reduced to a distance that does not allow a human to enter into the space.