Battery Recycling & Materials Recovery worked example

Cell Sorting Throughput Capacity at 62% sorter uptime: a worked example

This worked example runs the cell sorting throughput capacity numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 62% sorter uptime instead of the typical 86%. Estimate good sorted-cell output from cells per sorting cycle, available cycles, sorter uptime, and accepted sort yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Cells sorted per cycle: 240 cells/cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available sorting cycles: 30 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Sorter uptime: 62 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 86)
  • Accepted sort yield: 94 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross cells presented to sorter = cells sorted per cycle × available sorting cycles.
  • Accepted sorted-cell capacity works out to 4,196 cells at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross cells presented to sorter works out to 7,200 cells at these inputs.
  • Cells lost to sorter downtime works out to 2,736 cells at these inputs.
  • Cells requiring retest or hold works out to 268 cells at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where sorter uptime sits at 86% and the headline result is 5,820 cells, this scenario comes in 27.91% below the baseline at 4,196 cells.
  • Use it when committing reuse cell volumes, planning a sorting shift, or sizing the test and retest stations fed by your grader. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Accepted sorted-cell capacity: 4,196 cells (headline result)
  • Gross cells presented to sorter: 7,200 cells
  • Cells lost to sorter downtime: 2,736 cells
  • Cells requiring retest or hold: 268 cells

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Cell Sorting Throughput Capacity calculator, set sorter uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.