Abstract: A formation apparatus for performing a charging and discharging test of a cylindrical secondary battery is disclosed. The cylindrical secondary battery includes a cylindrical body, and a positive electrode plate disposed on a top face of the body and a negative electrode plate disposed on the top face of the body. The formation apparatus includes a battery array tray on which a plurality of cylindrical secondary batteries are seated on and are arranged in a matrix form, a secondary battery contact device disposed above the battery array tray, wherein the secondary battery contact device includes a plurality of charging and discharging channels, a power supply disposed above the secondary battery contact device to supply power for the charging and discharging test to each of the plurality of charging and discharging channels, and a heat-dissipating fan facing toward the power supply to prevent overheating of the power supply.

Abstract: Disclosed is a charger and discharger of a battery. The charger and discharger includes a converter, the converter including a transformer, a first switching circuit configured to form a current path between the power source unit and a primary side winding of the transformer during a first delivery period, and a second switching circuit configured to form a current path between the battery and a secondary side winding of the transformer during a second delivery period, and the first switching circuit has a dead time period in which the current path between the power source unit and the primary side winding is not formed, and the converter is operated to form a length of a portion where the dead time period and the second delivery period overlap each other when the battery is discharged to be shorter than the length of the portion when the battery is charged.

Abstract: A formation apparatus for performing a charging and discharging test of a cylindrical secondary battery is disclosed. The cylindrical secondary battery includes a cylindrical body, and a positive electrode plate disposed on a top face of the body and a negative electrode plate disposed on the top face of the body. The formation apparatus includes a battery array tray on which a plurality of cylindrical secondary batteries are seated on and are arranged in a matrix form, a secondary battery contact device disposed above the battery array tray, wherein the secondary battery contact device includes a plurality of charging and discharging channels, a power supply disposed above the secondary battery contact device to supply power for the charging and discharging test to each of the plurality of charging and discharging channels, and a heat-dissipating fan facing toward the power supply to prevent overheating of the power supply.