Battery Safety Testing
Battery Safety Testing - Safety & Performance
Manufacturers and retailers of battery cells & packs, as well as those manufacturers incorporating cells and packs in their products, are facing unprecedented challenges in demonstrating safety and quality assurance, due to the rapid development of battery technologies and ever increasing customer demands.
By partnering with TÜV SÜD, an organisation with an international reputation in safety and quality assurance, you can demonstrate that your batteries and portable devices are safe and fit for purpose.
We have extensive experience in testing battery cells, battery packs and those products which use batteries for various applications ranging from consumer to military.
Our laboratories have comprehensive knowledge and expertise in testing to various standards, including ANSI, EN, IEC, IEEE, UL & UN. Our testing has international recognition via the IECEE CB Scheme & the CTIA Battery Certification programme.
Our international electrochemists and audit specialist are also on hand to provide technical auditing of your manufacturing plants and advice in overcoming test failures.
We understand that business today is global and that you require easy and convenient access to international markets. TÜV SÜD offers such a service for international certification, including CB, CTIA, GOST & PSE, as well as TÜV SÜD certification, fast and efficiently.
We work closely with our clients to help them to devise custom test plans, for such programmes as comparison and performance testing, and according to particular client requirements; this is why we are the partner of choice to many international companies.
Some of the Standards that we cover:
Battery Testing Standards
Standard | Product |
IEEE1625 | IEEE standard for rechargeable batteries for multi-cell mobile computing devices |
IEEE 1725 | IEEE standard for rechargeable batteries for rechargeable batteries for cellular telephones |
IEC / EN 62133 | 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 |
IEC / EN 61960 | Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes. |
IEC / EN 61951-1 | Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes |
IEC / EN 61951-2 | Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes |
UL1642 | Lithium Batteries |
UL2054 | Household and commercial batteries |
IEC/ EN 60086 | Primary batteries |
IEC/ EN 60095 | Lead-acid starter batteries |
IEC / EN 62282 | Fuel cell technologies |
ICEL1010 | Scheme of registration of battery cell(s) and batteries for emergency lighting use |
ANSI C18.2M | Portable rechargeable cells and batteries |
IEC / EN 62281 | Safety of primary and secondary lithium cells and batteries during transport |
ST/SG/AC.10/11 | UN recommendations on the transportation of dangerous goods manual of test & criteria section 38.3 Lithium |
Testing Services
Test Area | Type of Tests |
Environmental Testing | Altitude, temperature cycling, thermal abuse, humidity, mould stress |
Electrical Testing | Rated capacity, discharge test, over discharge, overcharge, forced discharge, high-rate charging test, external short circuit, internal resistance, charge retention and recovery, PCM testing, ESD |
Mechanical testing | Vibration, mechanical shock, free fall, crush, impact, nail penetration, vent mechanism, packaging |
Performance | Prototype evaluation, comparison testing, 3rd party verification, quality assurance |
Chemical | Electrochemical analysis, materials characterisation and properties |
TÜV SÜD Product Service provides a full range of testing, certification, consulting and training solutions and has considerable testing experience in:
- Safety | |
- EMC | |
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