Claims:We Claim:

1) An electric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system (100) for testing, scanning and sorting electric-cells (10), said electric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system (100) comprising:
• anelectric-cell receiving station (20) to receive the plurality of electric-cells (10);
• a rotating indexing wheel(30) rotated by a rotary indexing drive (31), said rotating indexing wheel (30) defined with a plurality of indexed electric-cell holder (32), each indexed electric-cell holder (32) in a first position (I) receive anelectric-cell (10) from said electric-cellreceiving station (20), said rotating indexing wheel (30) rotate held electric-cell (10) in a second position (II) and a third position (III);
• a testing arrangement (40) having adjustable probes (41) to establish connection and disconnection with the electric-cell(10) held at the second position (II), wherein said adjustable probes (41) in connection with the electric-cell(10) to test voltage and internal resistance of the electric-cell (10), wherein said adjustable probes(41) adjustable by an adjusting mechanism (42);
• an indexing conveyor(50) defined with a receiving portion (50a) and a sorting portion (50b), said receiving portion (50a) receive electric-cell falling from the rotating indexing wheel (30) at the third position (III), said indexing conveyor (50) convey the cell (10) to the sorting portion (50b);
• a digital reader arrangement (60) defined with an electric-cell adjustor (61) and a digital reader (62), said electric-cell adjustor (61) positioned under a portion (50c) of said indexing conveyor (50) to rotate the electric-cell (10)and said digital reader (62) read thebarcode of the electric-cell (10);
• a sorting arrangement (70) defined with a plurality of channels (71) in connection with said indexing conveyor (50) and a plurality of pushers (72), each pusher(72) provided for each channel(71) to push digitally read electric-cells (10), indexed at said sorting portion (50b), in respective channel (71); and
• a computing unit (80) having an input (81), a data storage (82) and a processing and control unit (83), said computing unit (80):
o receive input for ranges of voltages and internal resistances and tag each channel (71) with each range, wherein said data storage (82) stores tagged ranges of internal resistances and voltages for each channel (71);
o said processing and control unit (83) synchronously control:
? indexed rotation of said rotating indexing wheel(30) at the first portion (I), the second portion (II) and the third portion (III) to achieve a stationary configuration and a rotating configuration;
? actuation ofsaid adjusting mechanism (42) for said adjustable probes (41) to be in contact with the electric-cell (10)indexed at the second portion (III) when said rotating indexing wheel (30) at the stationary configuration;
? signal to perform real-time voltage and internal resistance of each electric-cell in contact with adjustable probes (41) and record in the data storage when said rotating indexing wheel (30) at the stationary configuration;
? index movement of indexing conveyor (50) to move electric-cells (10), received from said rotating indexing wheel (30) at the third position (III),to progress from the receiving portion (50a) to the sorting portion (50b);
? actuation of said digital reader arrangement (60) each time said indexing conveyor (50) is at a stationary configuration to adjust electric-cell (10) and read the barcode;
? signal to store barcode in said data storage (82) corresponding to read voltage and internal resistance of respective electric-cell (10);
? determine the channel (71) for the electric-cell(10) by comparing the real-time stored voltage and internal resistance with tagged channels (71); and
? actuation of the pusher (72) corresponding to the determined channel to push the electric-cell(10) to determined channel (71).

2) The electric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system (100) for testing and sorting electric-cells (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rotating indexing wheel (30) is interchangeable with other rotating indexing wheel (30).

3) The electric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system (100) for testing and sorting electric-cells (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adjusting mechanism (42) is a pneumatic actuator.

4) The electric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system (100) for testing and sorting electric-cells (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electric-cell adjuster (61) includes:
o a driver unit (61a);
o a belt and pulley arrangement having a belt (61b) wound around a pair of pulleys (61c, 61d) operable by said driver unit (61a); and
o a pair of rollers (61e) roll by the movement of belt (61b), said pair of rollers (61e) rotate electric-cell (10) indexing on said indexing conveyor (50).

5) A method for testing, scanning and sorting electric-cells (10)comprising:
o providing anelectric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system (100) defined with anelectric-cell receiving station (20), a rotating indexing wheel (30) having a plurality of indexed electric-cell holder (32), a testing arrangement (40) with adjustable probes (41) adjusted by an adjusting mechanism (42), an indexing conveyor (50), a digital reader arrangement (60) having anelectric-cell adjuster (61) and a digital reader (62), a sorting arrangement (70) and a computing unit (80) with an input (81), a data storage(82) and a processing and control unit (83);
o receiving a plurality of electric-cells (10) on the electric-cell receiving station (20);
o allowing an electric-cell(10) from a plurality of electric-cells (10) to enter said indexed electric-cell holder (32) at a first position (I) at a stationary position;
o indexing to achieve a rotating configuration, said rotating indexing wheel (30) to achieve a second position (II), wherein indexing is signaled by said processing and control unit (83);
o actuating the adjustable probes (41), upon signal received from said processing and control unit (83), by said adjusting mechanism (42) to be in contact with the electric-cell (10), wherein said rotating indexing wheel (30) and the electric-cell (10) at the stationary configuration;
o testing real-time voltage and internal resistance of the electric-cell(10) in contact with adjustable probes (41) and record in the data storage (82), wherein said rotating indexing wheel (30) at the stationary configuration and the electric-cell(10) at the second position (II);
o disconnecting the adjustable probe (41)from the electric-cell (10), wherein said rotating indexing wheel (30) at the stationary configuration and the electric-cell at the second position (II);
o indexing to achieve the rotating configuration, said rotating indexing wheel (30) to achieve a third position (III), wherein indexing is signaled by said processing and control unit (83);
o receiving the electric-cell(10) on said indexing conveyor(50) from the third position (III) of the rotating indexing wheel (30), wherein said indexing conveyor (50) and said rotating indexing wheel (30) are in stationary configuration;
o indexing movement of said indexing conveyor (50) to progress the electric-cell (10) from the receiving portion (50a) to the sorting portion (50b), wherein the electric-cell(10) is at a stationary configuration and an indexing configuration;
o actuating of the digital reader arrangement (60) each time the indexing conveyor (50) is at a stationary configuration to adjust electric-cell(10) and read the barcode;
o signaling to store barcode in said data storage (82) corresponding to read voltage and internal resistance of respective electric-cell (10);
o determining, in said processing and control unit (83), the channel (71) for the electric-cell(10) by comparing the real-time stored voltage and internal resistance with tagged channels (71); and
o actuating the pusher (72) corresponding to the determined channel (71) to push the electric-cell(10) to determined channel (71).

6) The methodfor testing, scanning and electric-cellsas claimed in claim 5, wherein the step includesinterchanging said rotating indexing wheel (30) with another rotating indexing wheel (30).

7) The method for testing, scanning and sorting electric-cells as claimed in claim 5, wherein providing said electric-cell adjuster (61) with:
a. a driver unit (61a);
b. a belt and pulley arrangement having a belt (61b) wound around a pair of pulleys (61c, 61d) operable by said driver unit (61a); and
c. a pair of rollers (61e) rolls by the movement of the belt (61b), said pair of rollers (61e) rotate electric-cell(10) indexing on said indexing conveyor (50).
, Description:FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[1] The present disclosure relates toanelectric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system. Particularly, the present disclosure relates to asystem that indexes electric-cells to enable testing, scanning and sorting continuously and sequentially.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[2] Handling a large number of electric-cells is a tedious and time-consuming task and hence there is a need for a testing machine that facilitates testing. Further, there is a need for a sorting machine to sort the electric-cells. Hence, there are requirementsfor different machines for testing and sorting. Also, there are different machine requirements for handling different types (like shapes) and sizes of electric-cells.

[3] Further, in conventional testing machines and conventional sorting machines,electric-cells are pushed that create impact on electric-cell and may damage the electric-cell cover.None of the known systems are used for testing while indexing, scanning and sorting.

[4] CN102967832 discloses a battery testing and sorting system. The system includes a battery testing apparatus, a device for separating batteries and the workable computer that are three different machines positioned one after another. Further, there is no arrangement for scanning.

[5] Hence there is a need for anelectric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system and method for testing, scanning and sorting electric-cells.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
[6] Some of the objects of the arrangement of the present disclosure are aimed to ameliorate one or more problems of the prior art or to at least provide a useful alternative and are listed herein below.

A principle object of the present disclosure is to provideanelectric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system that is a single unit performing testing while indexing, scanning and sorting of electric-cells.

Another object of the present disclosure is to providean automated electric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system that requires no handling for testing, scanning and sorting electric-cells and reduced overall time of testing, scanning and sorting electric-cells owing to uninterrupted and automated movements.

Still another object of the present disclosure is to provide anelectric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system that handles electric-cells of different shapes and sizes and not meant for one shape and size like conventionally systems.

Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide amethod that tests, scans, and sorts different types of electric-cells.

Other objects and advantages of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying figures, which are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[7] Theelectric-cell testing, scanning and sorting systemof the present invention has the advantage of testing, scanning and sorting in a single and compact device. Theelectric-cell testing, scanning and sortingsystem includes anelectric-cell receiving station, a rotating indexing wheel, a testing arrangement, an indexing conveyor, a digital reader arrangement, a sorting arrangement and a computing unit. The electric-cell receiving station receives a plurality of electric-cells. The rotating indexing wheel is rotated by a rotary indexing drive. The rotary indexing wheel is defined with a plurality of indexed electric-cell holders. Each indexed electric-cell holder, in a first position, receives an electric-cell from the receiving station. The rotating indexing wheel rotates held electric-cell in a second position and a third position. The testing arrangement has adjustable probes to establish connection and disconnection with the electric-cell held at the second position, wherein the adjustable probes in connection with the electric-cell to test voltage and internal resistance of the electric-cell, wherein the adjustable probe adjustable by an adjusting mechanism. The indexing conveyor is defined with a receiving portion and a sorting portion. The receiving portion receives an electric-cell falling from the rotating indexing wheel at the third position. The indexing conveyor conveys the electric-cell to the sorting portion. The digital reader arrangement is defined with anelectric-cell adjustor and a digital reader. The electric-cell adjustor is positioned under a portion of the indexing conveyor to rotate the electric-cell and the digital reader reads the barcode of the electric-cell. The sorting arrangement is defined with a plurality of channels in connection with the indexing conveyor and a plurality of pushers. Each pusher is provided for each channel to push digitally read electric-cells, indexed at the sorting portion, in respective channel. The computing unit has an input, a data storage and a processing and control unit. The computing unit receives input for ranges of voltages and internal resistances and tags each channel with each range, wherein the data storage stores tagged ranges of internal resistances and voltages for each channel. The processing and control unit synchronously control:
o indexed rotation of the rotating indexing wheel at the first portion, the second portion and the third portion to achieve a stationary configuration and a rotating configuration;
o actuation of the adjusting mechanism for the adjustable probe to be in contact with the electric-cell indexed at the second portion when the rotating indexing wheel at the stationary configuration;
o signal to perform real-time voltage and internal resistance of each electric-cell in contact with adjustable probes and record in the data storage when the rotating indexing wheel at the stationary configuration;
o index movement of indexing conveyor to move electric-cells, received from the rotating indexing wheel at the third position, to progress from the receiving portion to the sorting portion;
o actuation of the digital reader arrangement each time the indexing conveyor is at a stationary configuration to adjust electric-cell and read the barcode;
o signal to store barcode in the data storage corresponding to read voltage and internal resistance of respective electric-cell;
o determine the channel for the electric-cell by comparing the real-time stored voltage and internal resistance with tagged channels; and
o actuation of the pusher corresponding to the determined channel to push the electric-cell to the determined channel.

In additional embodiment, the rotating indexing wheel is interchangeable with other rotating indexing wheels.

In one embodiment, the adjusting mechanism is a pneumatic actuator.
In one embodiment, the electric-cell adjuster includes:
o a driver unit;
o a belt and pulley arrangement having a belt wound around a pair of pulleys operable by the driver unit; and
o a pair of rollers roll by the movement of the belt, the pair of rollers rotate electric-cell indexing on the indexing conveyor.

[8] The present disclosure also discloses a method fortesting, scanning and sorting electric-cells.The method includes:
o providing an electric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system (100) defined with an electric-cell receiving station, a rotating indexing wheel having a plurality of indexed electric-cell holder, a testing arrangement with adjustable probes adjusted by an adjusting mechanism, an indexing conveyor, a digital reader arrangement having anelectric-cell adjuster and a digital reader, a sorting arrangement and a computing unit with an input, a data storage and a processing and control unit;
o receiving a plurality of electric-cells on the electric-cell receiving station;
o allowing an electric-cell from a plurality of electric-cells to enter the indexed electric-cell holder at a first position at a stationary position;
o indexing to achieve a rotating configuration, the rotating indexing wheel to achieve a second position, wherein indexing is signaled by the processing and control unit;
o actuating the adjustable probe, upon signal received from the processing and control unit, by the adjusting mechanism to be in contact with the electric-cell, wherein the rotating indexing wheel and the electric-cell at the stationary configuration;
o testing real-time voltage and internal resistance of the electric-cell in contact with adjustable probes and record in the data storage, wherein the rotating indexing wheel at the stationary configuration and the electric-cell at the second position;
o disconnecting the adjustable probe from the electric-cell, wherein the rotating indexing wheel at the stationary configuration and the electric-cell at the second position;
o indexing to achieve the rotating configuration, the rotating indexing wheel to achieve a third position, wherein indexing is signaled by the processing and control unit;
o receiving the electric-cell on the indexing conveyor from the third position of the rotating indexing wheel, wherein the indexing conveyor and the rotating indexing wheel are in stationary configuration;
o indexing movement of the indexing conveyor to progress the electric-cell from the receiving portion to the sorting portion, wherein the electric-cell is at a stationary configuration and an indexing configuration;
o actuation of the digital reader arrangement each time the indexing conveyor is at a stationary configuration to adjust electric-cell and read the barcode;
o signaling to store barcode in the data storage corresponding to read voltage and internal resistance of respective electric-cell;
o determining, in the processing and control unit, the channel for the electric-cell by comparing the real-time stored voltage and internal resistance with tagged channels; and
o actuating the pusher corresponding to the determined channel to push the electric-cell to the determined channel.

In additional embodiment, the method includes the step of interchanging the rotating indexing wheel with another rotating indexing wheel.

In one embodiment, the method includes providing the electric-cell adjuster with:
o a driver unit;
o a belt and pulley arrangement having a belt wound around a pair of pulleys operable by the driver unit; and
o a pair of rollers roll by the movement of the belt, the pair of rollers rotate electric-cell indexing on the indexing conveyor.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
[9] The present disclosure will now be described with the help of the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 illustrates aschematic representation of an electric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system (100) for testing, scanning and sorting electric-cells (10), in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, which depicts anelectric-cell receiving station (20), a rotating indexing wheel (30), a testing arrangement (40), an indexing conveyor (50), a sorting arrangement (70) and a computing arrangement (80);

Figure 2illustrates a back view of the system (100) of the Figure 1depicting a digital reader arrangement (60);

Figure 3illustrates acloser view ofthe electric-cell receiving station (20), the rotating indexing wheel (30), the testing arrangement (40) and the indexing conveyor (50) of the Figure 1;

Figure 4illustrates an another view of the electric-cell receiving station (20), the rotating indexing wheel (30), the testing arrangement (40), the indexing conveyor (50) of the Figure 1;

Figure 5 illustrates a schematic representation of thedigital reader arrangement (60);

Figure 6illustrates an exploded view of the digital reader arrangement (60);

Figure 7 illustrates an another exploded view of the digital reader arrangement (60); and

Figure 8 illustrates a block diagram of the computing unit (80).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[10] In general, as will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art of known systems and methodsfor electric-cells testing, instead ofproviding different machines to test, scan and sort electric-cells, which occupies space and adds on cost or systems and methods totest, scan and sort electric-cells which causes impact on electric-cells while handling and thereby damages the electric-cells, the systemand method claimed herein, provides a single unit to test, scan and sort electric-cells and has less space occupancy and saves on cost as described herein.

[11] Referring now to the drawings, Figures 1 to 8, where the present invention is generally referred to with numeral (100), it can be observed that anelectric-celltesting, scanning and sorting system for testing, scanning and sorting electric-cells (10), in accordance with an embodiment, is provided whichincludesanelectric-cell receiving station (20), a rotating indexing wheel (30), a testing arrangement (40), an indexing conveyor (50), a digital reader arrangement (60), a sorting arrangement (70) and a computing unit (80).

[12] The electric-cell receiving station (20) is stackedwith the plurality of electric-cells (10). The plurality of electric-cells (10) are either manually positioned or by known material handling devices like pick and place conveyor or loading and unloading conveyor and the like. In one embodiment, the electric-cell receiving station (20)has a slope with the falling end in above the rotating indexing wheel (30). The slope facilitates self-movement/rolling ofthe electric-cells (10). Though the present disclosure is described with a self-movement/rolling of electric-cells (10) achieved by slope and gravity, however, the electric-cell receiving station (20) can includes roller conveyors or similar other conveyors that facilitate movement of the electric-cells (10) on the electric-cell receiving station (20) to reach the rotating indexing wheel (30).

[13] The rotating indexing wheel (30) indexes each electric-cell (10) sequentially. The rotating indexing wheel (30) is rotated by a rotary indexing drive (31). The rotating indexing wheel (30) is defined with a plurality of indexed electric-cell holder (32).Each indexed electric-cell holder (32) attains a first position (I), a second position (II), a third position (III) and a fourth position (IV) and thereby indexes each electric-cell (10) in each electric-cell holder (32) sequentially in the first position(I), the second position (II) and the third position (III). In the first position (I), the indexed electric-cell holder (32) receives an electric-cell (10) from the plurality of electric-cells (10) from theelectri-cell receiving station (20). In the second position (II), the electric-cell (10) is tested by the testing arrangement (40). In the third position (III), the electric-cell (10) falls on the indexing conveyor (50). From the third position to the fourth position (IV) and from the fourth position (IV) and the first position (I) the electric-cell holder (32) moves indexes empty without any electric-cell (10). As the illustrated rotating indexing wheel (30) has been shown with four electric-cell holders (32), therefore the description describes the fourth position (IV), however, the number of indexing movement of the electric-cell holders (32) can be selected based on the number of electric-cell holders (32) and is not limited to fourth position (IV) as described and illustrated. In one embodiment, the rotating indexing wheel (30) is interchangeable with other rotating indexing wheel (30) which can be smaller or bigger in size to accommodate different shape and sizes of different electric-cells (10).

[14] The testing arrangement (40) tests the voltages and internal resistances of the electric-cells (10) when the electric-cells (10) reach the second position (II).The testing arrangement (40) has adjustable probes (41) to establish connection and disconnection with the electric-cell (10) held at the second position (II).The adjustable probes (41) which are in connection with the electric-cell (10) facilitate to test voltage and internal resistance of the electric-cell (10).The adjustable probes (41) adjustable by an adjusting mechanism (42).The adjustable mechanism (42) is a pneumatic actuator which pneumatically moves adjustable probes(41) towards and away the electric-cell (10). The pneumatic actuators for facilitating towards and away movement of arms is well-known in the art thus the pneumatic actuator and the adjustable mechanism (42) is not described in detail and divert from the scope of the present invention.

[15] The indexing conveyor (50) is defined with a receiving portion (50a) and a sorting portion (50b). The receiving portion (50a) receives the electric-cell (10) falling from the rotating indexing wheel (30) at the third position (III). The indexing conveyor (50) conveys the electric-cell (10) to the sorting portion (50b). The indexing conveyor (50) has a pair of pulleys (51) and an indexing belt (52)wound around the pulleys (51) and a conveyor driver (not illustrated in Figures) to drive one pulley (51).

[16] The digital reader arrangement (60) is provided to digitally read, which includes scanning and capturing, of barcodes on the electric-cells (10). The digital reader arrangement (60) is defined with anelectric-cell adjustor (61) and a digital reader (62).Theelectric-cell adjustor (61) is positioned under a portion (50c) of theindexing conveyor (50) to rotate the electric-cell (10) and the digital reader (62) reads the barcode of the electric-cell (10).Theelectric-cell adjuster (61) includes a driver unit (61a), a belt and pulley arrangement and a pair of rollers (61e). The belt and pulley arrangement has a belt (61b) wound around a pair of pulleys (61c, 61d). One pulley (61c or 61d) is operable by the driver unit (61a) and the other pulley (61d or 61c) rotates by the belt (61b). The pair of rollers (61e) rolls by the movement of the belt (61b). The pair of rollers (61e) rotatesthe electric-cell (10) indexing on the indexing conveyor (50).

[17] The sorting arrangement (70) is defined with a plurality of channels (71) in connection with the indexing conveyor (50) and a plurality of pushers (72). Each pusher (72) is provided for each channel (71) to push digitally read electric-cells (10), indexed at the sorting portion (50b), in respective channel (71).

[18] The computing unit (80) has an input (81), a data storage (82) and a processing and control unit (83).The input (81) can be a mouse, a keyboard, a touch-pad, a voice input receiver and the combination thereof.The data storage (82) stores all the input received from the input (81),the testing arrangement (40) and the digital reader arrangement (60). The computing unit (80):
a. receives input for ranges of voltages and internal resistances and tags each channel (71) with each range, wherein the data storage (82) stores tagged ranges of internal resistances and voltages for each channel (71);
b. the processing and control unit (83) synchronously control:
• indexed rotation of the rotating indexing wheel (30) at the first portion (I), the second portion (II) and the third portion (III) to achieve a stationary configuration and a rotating configuration;
• actuation of the adjusting mechanism (42) for the adjustable probes (41) to be in contact with the electric-cell (10) indexed at the second portion (III) when the rotating indexing wheel (30) at the stationary configuration;
• signal to perform real-time voltage and internal resistance of each electric-cell in contact with adjustable probes (41) and record in the data storage when the rotating indexing wheel (30) at the stationary configuration;
• index movement of indexing conveyor (50) to move electric-cells (10), received from the rotating indexing wheel (30) at the third position (III), to progress from the receiving portion (50a) to the sorting portion (50b);
• actuation of the digital reader arrangement (60) each time the indexing conveyor (50) is at a stationary configuration to adjust electric-cell (10) and read the barcode;
• signal to store barcode in thedata storage (82) corresponding to read voltage and internal resistance of respective electric-cell (10);
• determine the channel (71) for the electric-cell (10) by comparing the real-time stored voltage and internal resistance with tagged channels (71); and
• actuation of the pusher (72) corresponding to the determined channel to push the electric-cell (10) to determined channel (71).

[19] The present disclosure also discloses a method fortesting, scanning and sorting electric-cells (10).The best-method includes providing the electric-cell testing, scanning and sorting system (100) which is defined with the electric-cell receiving station (20), the rotating indexing wheel (30) with the plurality of indexed electric-cell holder (32), the testing arrangement (40) with adjustable probes (41) adjusted by an adjusting mechanism (42), the indexing conveyor (50), the digital reader arrangement (60) has the electric-cell adjuster (61) and the digital reader (62), the sorting arrangement (70) and the computing unit (80) with the input (81), the data storage (82) and the processing and control unit (83) as described in paragraphs [010-018].

[20] Once the system (100) is provided, the plurality of electric-cells (10) is received or positioned on the electric-cell receiving station (20). When the rotating indexing wheel (30) is at the stationary configuration, then allowing one electric-cell (10)from a plurality of electric-cells (10) to enter the indexed electric-cell holder (32) which is at the first position (I) at the stationary position. The rotating indexing wheel (30) then indexes, by the rotating configuration, such that the held electric-cell (10) reaches the second position (II). The indexing of the rotating indexing wheel (30) is signaled by the processing and control unit (83). As soon as the electric-cell (10) reaches the second position (II) and the rotating indexing wheel (30) and the electric-cell (10) are at the stationary configuration, the processing and control unit (83) signalsactuating the adjustable probes (41) by signaling actuation of the adjusting mechanism (42) to be in contact with the electric-cell (10). The testing of real-time voltage and internal resistance of the electric-cell (10) is initiated by the signal received from the processing and control unit (83) after the contact of the adjustable probes (41) with the electric-cell (10) at the second position (II) and record in the voltage and internal resistance in the data storage (82). After testing, the processing and control unit (83) signals disconnecting the adjustable probe (41) from the electric-cell (10), wherein the rotating indexing wheel (30) at the stationary configuration and the electric-cell at the second position (II).

[21] Then, the indexing is performed to achieve the rotating configuration and the rotating indexing wheel (30) to achieve a third position (III), wherein indexing is signaled by the processing and control unit (83).

[22] At the third position (III), the electric-cell (10) falls from the rotating indexing wheel (30) and is received on the indexing conveyor (50), wherein the indexing conveyor (50) and the rotating indexing wheel (30) are in stationary configuration.

[23] Indexing movement of the indexing conveyor (50) to progress the electric-cell (10) from the receiving portion (50a) to the sorting portion (50b), wherein the electric-cell (10) is at a stationary configuration and an indexing configuration.The step of indexing is controlled by the processing and control unit (83).

[24] When the electric-cell (10) reaches below the digital reader arrangement (60), the digital reader arrangement (60) is actuated each time when the indexing conveyor (50) is at a stationary configuration to adjust electric-cell (10) by the electric-celladjuster (62) and read the barcode by the digital reader (62).The actuation of the digital reader arrangement (60) is controlled by the processing and control unit (83).

[25] The digital reader (62) signaling to store barcodes in the data storage (82) corresponds to read voltage and internal resistance of respective electric-cell (10).

[26] The processing and control unit (83) determines the channel (71) for the electric-cell (10) by comparing the real-time stored voltage and internal resistance with tagged channels (71). The next step is actuating the pusher (72) corresponding to the determined channel (71) to push the electric-cell (10) to the determined channel (71).

[27] In one embodiment, the method includes the step of interchanging the rotating indexing wheel (30) with other rotating indexing wheel (30) to accommodate electric-cells (10) of different shapes and sizes. Hence, there is no use of different system requirements for different shapes and sizes of electric-cells. Further, replacement of the rotating indexing wheel (30) is a simple process just like plug and play mechanism.

[28] In one embodiment, the electric-cell adjuster (61) includes a driver unit (61a), a belt and pulley arrangement and a pair of rollers (61e). The belt and pulley arrangement has the belt (61b) wound around the pair of pulleys (61c, 61d) and operable by the driver unit (61a). The pair of rollers (61e) rolls by the movement of the belt (61b). The pair of rollers (61e) rotates electric-cell (10) indexing on the indexing conveyor (50).

[29] Thus, the system (100) and method discloses a single unit and uninterrupted, continuous and automated method for testing, scanning and sorting ofelectric-cells.

[30] The foregoing description conveys the best understanding of the objectives and advantages of the present invention. Different embodiments,steps or alternatives may be made of the inventive concept of this invention. It is to be understood that all matter disclosed herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense.