To confidently meet customer expectations and access the market while reducing the risk of costly product recalls, adherence to battery technical standards is crucial.
I. Why Safety Testing for Batteries
1. Concept of Battery Safety
Today, battery technology is advancing rapidly. However, customer expectations for quality and safety remain stringent.
Battery testing addresses these issues by confirming the safety and reliability of batteries used in a variety of applications. This includes batteries applied in transportation such as electric vehicles, railways, maritime, and aviation, batteries for energy storage and grid balancing, backup power applications, wireless devices, and medical devices.
2. Why Safety Testing for Batteries
Batteries must not pose a danger to humans, even in harsh conditions. Therefore, they need to be thoroughly assessed before use with a series of battery performance tests.
These tests ensure that batteries meet legal, industry, and manufacturer requirements.
Battery testing will adhere to technical standards for batteries.
II. Technical standards for batteries
Various global standards can be applied to batteries, including:
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Safety requirements for secondary lithium cells and batteries, for use in industrial applications |
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Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles |
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Electrically propelled road vehicles |
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Electrically propelled road vehicles - safety specifications - part 1: on-board rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) |
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Electric vehicles traction battery safety requirements |
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Cycle life requirements and test methods for traction battery of electric vehicle |
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Electrical performance requirements and test methods for traction battery of electric vehicle |
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Electric and hybrid electric vehicle Rechargeable Energy Storage System (RESS) safety and abuse testing |
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Recommendations on the transport of dangerous goods - manual of tests and criteria part III 38.3 |
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Standard for safety - batteries for use in electric vehicles |
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Uniform provisions concerning the approval of battery electric vehicles with regard to specific requirements for the construction and functional safety |
Reference
You can find detailed information on each battery technical standard by clicking on the name of the standard in the table above.
