About the use

Confirmation items

Public disclosure of results

The Institute and its users shall publicly disclose the results achieved once they have finished using shared equipment. If public disclosure of all or part of the results achieved may be detrimental to your business, please contact us in advance.

Billing

Payment shall be made once a quarter or a Month except "GteX and ALCA-Next".

Support

Independent use

Users who have obtained a license may reserve the facilities and equipment online and personally operates the equipment.

Technical support

The user operates the equipment with the help of an assistant. After using the equipment with support several times, the user may obtain a license for independent use.

Technical surrogate

An assistant operates the equipment on behalf of the user. (Please enquire in advance.）
Only GteX and ALCA-Next tasks are handled.

Application process

• STEP1 User Registration

  Please click on the "User Registration" button.
  After you have registered, you will receive your "User ID" and "Password" from the secretariat by e-mail.
  
  "https://battery-pf.nims.go.jp/　User login>User Registration

• STEP2 Application

  After logging in with your ID or E-mail adress and password, submit an application for your topic, filling out the form.

• STEP3 Review

  Following review of the application by the Review Committee, the applicant is notified of the outcome by e-mail.
  The review may take several days.

• STEP4 Reservation

  •Independent use with a license : Make reservation online
  •Without a license : Request for online
  Login ⇒ Menu ⇒ "Request for technical support,operation training or technical surrogate"
  
  (Cancellation is not possible on that day online.)

• STEP5 Use of facilities

  ①Independent use : Self-operating use (License-holders only)
  ②Technical support : Operating together with an assistant
  ③Technical surrogate : An assistant will operates the equipment on behalf of the user

• STEP6 Billing

  Payment shall be made once a quarter or a Month.

• STEP7 Submission of report

  Results must be reported in the following manner:
  The secretariat requires a report online to be prepared at the end of the fiscal year.
  The report should be presented on a single page of A4.