Safety tests for Automotive Batteries

The newly established state-of-the-art battery test centre enables CETECOM to support manufacturers of innovative battery systems in safety qualification for their new products, in particular the testing of Li-battery technology for the automotive market. Lithium batteries are high-performance energy storage devices that have to be handled in an appropriate manner. CETECOM disposes of highly qualified battery specialists; our test facilities consist of separately secured premises, equipped to face the most extreme cases.

Our Battery Safety package for Lithium Batteries include:

• UN Transport Test
  CETECOM performs tests according to UN Transport rules. These special regulations have been issued by the UN and are applicable for land, air and sea transportation.
  • Transport of Dangerous Goods
  • ST-SG-AC10-10,38.3: Lithium Batteries
  • Simulation of altitudes and air transportation (vacuum tests)
  • Extreme temperature variations
  • Vibration and mechanical shock
  • External short circuits
• Safety Tests
  CETECOM performs tests according to regulations and recommendations of manufacturers and official bodies who promote innovative energy storage systems.
  • Freedom CAR
  • Customer specific tests
  • USABC (U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium)
• Stress Tests
  CETECOM provides further stress tests to ensure the fault-free operation of high-performance batteries even under extreme conditions.
  • Electrically (overcharged, discharged)
  • Mechanically (vibration, acceleration, crush, penetration of foreign objects)
  • Climatically (heat, cold, temperature variations, humidity)
• Complementary Test Services
  Electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety are basic requirements to comply with before placing a product on the market. This applies also to high-performance batteries that are integrated in vehicles:
  • Electromagnetic compatibility
  • Electrical safety
  • E-Mark (E1/E13)/CE