General overview on test standards for Li-ion batteries, part 2 This table covers test standards for Li-ion batteries. It is made in the European projects eCaiman, Spicy and Naiades. Legend: Battery level: CL: Cell level ML: Module level SL: System level Identifier UN38.3: 2015 Topic: Performance Ageing Safety / Abuse Type approval / Certification Application Test transport T.1 T.2 T.3 T.4 T.5 T.6 T.7 T.8 IEC 62281:2016 RLV transport T.1 T.2 T.3 T.4 T.5 T.6 T.7 T.8 UL1642:2013 BATSO 01 UL 2271 general light electric vehicles 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 5.1.4 5.2.1 5.2.2 5.2.3 5.3.1 5.3.2 light electric vehicles Title & Topics Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods - Manual of Tests and Criteria - section 38.3 Lithium batteries. Altitude simulation Thermal test Vibration Shock External short circuit Impact / Crush Overcharge Forced discharge Safety of primary and secondary lithium cells and batteries during transport. Altitude simulation Thermal cycling Vibration Shock External short circuit Impact / Crush Overcharge Forced discharge Safety of Lithium-Ion Batteries – Testing. Short-Circuit Test Abnormal Charging Test Forced Discharge Test Crush Test Impact Test Shock Test Vibration Test Heating Test Temperature Cycling Test Low Pressure (Altitude Simulation)Test Projectile Test Manual for evaluation of energy systems for Light Electric Vehicle (LEV)- Secondary Lithium Batteries Overcharge External short circuit Vibration Partial short circuit Crush Shock Drop Altitude simulation Temperature test Overcharge Test Short Circuit Test Overdischarge Test Temperature Test Imbalanced Charging Test Dielectric Voltage Withstand Test Isolation Resistance Test Vibration Endurance Test Shock Test Crush Test Drop Test Mold Stress Relief Test Handle Loading Test Roll Over Test Strain Relief Tests (Cord Anchorages) Immersion Test Water Exposure Test (IP Code Rating) Thermal Cycling Test Label Permanence Test IEC 63057 NWP road vehicles, not for propulsion Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Safety requirements for secondary lithium batteries for use in road vehicles not for the propulsion IEC 63118 NWP road vehicles, not for propulsion under development Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Secondary lithium batteries for use in road vehicles not for the propulsion under development traction Safety requirements for secondary batteries and battery installations - Part - 6: Lithium-ion batteries for traction applications under development IEC 63056 NWP IEC 62485-5 NWP Application: transport general (hybrid) electric vehicles light electric vehicles road vehicles, not for propulsion Level CL ML SL x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Type stationary Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Safety requirements for secondary lithium cells and batteries for use in electrical energy storage system stationary under development Safety requirements for secondary batteries and battery installations - Part - 5: Lithium-ion batteries for stationary applications under development traction stationary industrial portable commercial Perf. Table coverage Ageing Safety short Safety det. x x x x x x x x x Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Thermal Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical x Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical x x x x x x x x Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Thermal Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical x x x x x x x x x x x Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Mechanical x x x x x x x x x Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Thermal x x x x x x x x x x Batteries for use in light electric vehicle (LEV) applications 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 IEC 62485-6 NWP batterystandards.info Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Environmental UL 1973 stationary 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 BATSO 02 test 1 test 2 test 3 test 4 test 5 test 6 test 7 2.1.2 2.1.3 3 Telcordia GR-3150CORE IEC 62619 stationary x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Thermal Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Thermal Safety / Abuse-Thermal x x x x x x x x x x Safety / Abuse-Thermal Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Thermal Safety / Abuse-Thermal Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Environmental Generic Requirements for Secondary Non-Aqueous Lithium Batteries 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.3 4.4.4 4.4.5 4.5.1 4.5.2.1 4.5.2.2 4.5.3 4.5.4 4.5.5 4.5.6 4.5.6.1 4.5.6.2 4.5.6.3 4.5.6.4 4.6.1 4.6.1.1 4.6.1.2 4.6.2 4.6.3.1 4.6.3.2 4.6.3.3 5.1.1 5.1.1.1 5.1.1.2 5.1.2 5.1.3 5.1.4 5.1.5 5.1.5.1 5.1.5.2 5.1.6 Fire Propagation and Projectile Hazard Characterization Simulated Brush Fire Simulated Telecom Environmental Cycles Operating Altitude Immersion (Flooded Conditions) Overcharge External Short Circuit Internal Short Circuit Reverse Polarity Overdischarge High-String Voltage Electromagnetic Compatibility Criteria System-Level ESD System-Level Electrical Fast Transients (EFTs) Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Lightning and AC Power Fault Handling Resistance Criteria Packaged Shock Criterion Unpackaged Shock Criteria Crush Earthquake Transportation Vibration Low-Level Vibration Resistance Float Voltage and Capacity Float Voltage Capacity Recharge Time End of Discharge (EOD) Voltage Cycling Shelf Life and Charge Retention Shelf Life Charge Retention Extended Outages Safety / Abuse-Thermal Safety / Abuse-Thermal Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Performance-Electrical Performance-Electrical Performance-Electrical Performance-Electrical Performance-Electrical Ageing-Electrical Ageing-Electrical Ageing-Electrical Ageing-Electrical Ageing-Electrical 5.2.1 Temperature and Humidity Shock During Transportation and Storage Safety / Abuse-Environmental 5.2.2 5.2.3 5.2.4 Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Environmental Performance-Thermal 6.3.1 6.3.2 6.3.3 6.4 6.5.2 6.5.3 6.6.1 Particulate Contamination and Corrosive Gas Resistance Salt Fog Exposure Cold Temperature Start Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes – Safety requirements for secondary lithium cells and batteries, for use in industrial applications External short-circuit test (cell or cell block) Impact test (cell or cell block) Drop test (cell or cell block, and battery system) Thermal abuse test (cell or cell block) Overcharge test (cell or cell block) Forced discharge test (cell or cell block) Internal short-circuit test (cell) Propagation test (battery system) Overcharge control of voltage (battery system) Overcharge control of current (battery system) Overheating control (battery system) Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes – Secondary lithium cells and batteries for use in industrial applications Discharge performance at +25°C (rated capacity) Discharge performance at low temperature High rate permissible current Charge (capacity) retention and recovery Measurement of the internal a.c. resistance Measurement of the internal d.c. resistance Endurance in cycles 6.6.2 7.3.3 industrial 7.2.1 7.2.2 7.2.3 7.2.4 7.2.5 7.2.6 7.3.2 7.3.3 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 IEC 62620 Batteries for Use in Light Electric Rail (LER) Applications and Stationary Applications Overcharge Test Short Circuit Test Overdischarge Protection Test Temperature and Operating Limits Check Test Imbalanced Charging Test Dielectric Voltage Withstand Test Continuity Test Failure of Cooling/Thermal Stability System Working Voltage Measurements Tests on Electrical Components Vibration Test (LER Motive Applications) Shock Test (LER Motive Applications) Crush Test (LER Motive Applications) Static Force Test Impact Test Drop Impact Test Wall Mount Fixture/Handle Test Mold Stress Test Pressure Release Test Start-To-Discharge Test Thermal Cycling Test (LER Motive Applications) Resistance to Moisture Test Salt Fog Test External Fire Exposure Test Internal Fire Exposure Test Manual for Evaluation of Energy Systems – Secondary Lithium Batteries Part 2: Stationary Batteries Fire Earthquake Flooding Dust Vibration during transport Misuse Internal fire Batteries under offshore conditions Batteries under agricultural conditions Conformity and certification industrial x x x x x x x x x x x x Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Thermal Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Thermal Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Thermal x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Performance-Electrical Performance-Electrical Performance-Electrical Ageing-Electrical Performance-Electrical Performance-Electrical Ageing-Electrical Endurance in storage at constant voltage (permanent charge life) x x Ageing-Electrical Conditional type approval x x x x IEC 62133-2:2017 7.3.1 7.3.2 7.3.3 7.4 7.5 7.6.2 Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Safety requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for use in portable applications. Continuous low-rate charging Case stress at high ambient temperature External short circuit (cell) External short circuit (battery) Free fall Thermal abuse Crushing of cells Over-charging of battery Forced discharge Vibration Mechanical shock Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Secondary lithium cells and batteries for portable applications - Part 3: Prismatic and cylindrical lithium secondary cells and batteries made from them Discharge Performance at 20°C (rated capacity) Discharge Performance at -20°C High rate discharge performance at 20°C Charge (capacity) retention and recovery Charge (capacity) recovery after long term storage Endurance in cycles at a rate of 0,2 It A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 7.6.3 Endurance in cycles at a rate of 0,5 It A (accelerated test procedure) x x x Ageing-Electrical 7.7.2 7.7.3 7.8 8 Measurement of the internal AC resistance Measurement of the internal DC resistance Electrostatic discharge (ESD) Test protocol and conditions for type approval x x x x x x x x x x Performance-Electrical Performance-Electrical Performance-Electrical Performance-Electrical x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Environmental Safety / Abuse-Environmental portable 7.2.1 7.2.2 7.3.1 7.3.2 7.3.3 7.3.4 7.3.5 7.3.6 7.3.7 7.3.8.1 7.3.8.2 IEC 61960-3 : 2017 UL2054:2004 portable commercial x x x x x x x x x x x x Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Electrical x Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Thermal Safety / Abuse-Mechanical x Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Electrical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical Safety / Abuse-Mechanical x x Performance-Electrical Performance-Electrical Performance-Electrical Ageing-Electrical Ageing-Electrical Ageing-Electrical Standard for safety-Household and Commercial Batteries. 9 10 11 12 13 13A 13B 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 Short-Circuit Test Abnormal Charging Test Abusive Overcharge Test Forced-Discharge Test Limited Power Source Test Battery Pack Component Temperature Test Battery Pack Surface Temperature Test Crush Test Impact Test Shock Test Vibration Test 250 N Steady Force Test (Battery Enclosure Test) Mold Stress Relief Test (Battery Enclosure Test) Drop Impact Test (Battery Enclosure Test) Projectile Test Heating Test Temperature Cycling Test Despite our care we do not claim to cover all standards and that all test topics have been given here. 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