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BS EN 50604-1:2016

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Secondary lithium batteries for light EV (electric vehicle) applications – General safety requirements and test methods

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BSI 2016 50
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This European Standard specifies test procedures and provides acceptable safety requirements for voltage class A and voltage class B removable lithium-ion battery (packs and) systems, to be used as traction batteries of or for electrically propelled road vehicles. This European Standard is related to the testing of safety performance of battery packs and systems for their intended use for a vehicle.

This European Standard is not intended to be applied for the evaluation of the safety of battery packs/systems storage, vehicle production, repair and maintenance services.

Light EV includes all electrically propelled two, three and four wheeled vehicles of category L1 up to Category L7 according to the definition of ECE/TR ANS-WP29-78r2e and all electrically propelled or assisted cycles including plug-in hybrid road vehicles (PHEV), that derive all or part of their energy from on-board rechargeable energy storage systems (RESS).

This European Standard enables setting up a dedicated test plan for an individual battery pack/system subject to an agreement between customer and supplier. If required, the relevant test procedures and/or test conditions of lithium-ion battery packs and systems may be selected from the standard tests provided in this standard to configure a dedicated test plan.

This European Standard applies to all battery systems intended to be used in conjunction with products or systems described in the IEC/TS 61851‑3 series.

NOTE

Testing on cell level is specified in the IEC 62660 series.

This European Standard does not apply to:

  • lithium cells;

  • batteries other than lithium ion types;

  • primary Batteries(including lithium types);

  • batteries covered by the ISO 12405‑ series.

PDF Catalog

PDF Pages PDF Title
4 Contents Page
7 European foreword
8 Introduction
9 1 Scope
2 Normative references
10 3 Terms and definitions
15 4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
16 5 General requirements
5.1 General
17 5.2 Test sequence plan
5.3 Preparation of the DUT for testing
5.4 Pre-conditioning cycles
5.5 General safety requirements
18 Table 1 — Battery system requirements
21 6 Mechanical tests
23 7 Climatic tests
7.1 Dewing (temperature change)
7.2 Thermal shock cycling
8 Simulated vehicle accidents
8.1 Inertial load at vehicle crash
8.2 Contact force at vehicle crash
24 8.3 Water immersion
8.4 Exposure to fire
25 9 Electrical tests
27 10 System functionality tests
28 Annex AA (informative) Battery Systems and related parts
AA.1 General
AA.2 Battery pack
Figure AA.1 — Typical configuration of a battery pack
29 AA.3 Battery system
AA.3.1 Battery system with integrated BCU/BMS
Figure AA.2 — Typical configuration of a battery system with integrated BCU/BMS
30 AA.3.2 Battery system with external BCU/BMS
Figure AA.3 — Typical configuration of a battery system with external BCU
31 Annex BB (normative) General marking requirements
BB.1 Marking and instructions
BB.1.1 Removable (RESS) battery systems (packs) marking
32 BB.1.2 Graphical symbols
Table BB.1 — Graphical symbols
BB.2 Instructions
34 BB.3 Instructions for built-in battery system
BB.4 Language
BB.5 Label test
35 BB.6 Markings
36 Annex CC (normative) Test stamp for crush test
37 Annex DD (normative) Test probe
Figure DD.1 — Test probe “test finger”
38 Annex EE (informative) Packaging and transportation for not tested battery samples
EE.1 Information regarding packaging and transportation
EE.1.1 Sample classification
EE.1.2 Labelling
EE.1.3 Packaging
EE.1.4 Transport or shipper’s declaration
EE.1.5 List of content of package
EE.2 Documents
EE.2.1 Form with data regarding the properties of substances of cells
EE.2.2 Handling instructions and guidelines for cells and battery packs
39 EE.2.3 Operation manual of battery packs, chargers (VCUs), PCB or BMS
EE.2.4 Certificates for components and subsystems
EE.2.5 Quality examination report of samples
EE.2.6 Overview about provided samples and their respective cycle history
EE.3 Additional information
EE.3.1 Instructions on bypassing protective devices
EE.3.2 Other information
40 Annex FF (informative) Transport regulations
FF.1 Regulatory information
FF.2 UN-Numbers
FF.3 Transport information
41 FF.4 UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
42 Table FF.1 — Comparison of test items
FF.5 UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Manual of Test and Criteria
FF.6 Overview about UN-T Tests T.1 – T.8 lithium, lithium ion and lithium polymer cells and batteries
FF.6.1 Test T.1: Altitude simulation
FF.6.1.1 Purpose
FF.6.1.2 Requirement
FF.6.2 Test T.2: Thermal test
FF.6.2.1 Purpose
43 FF.6.2.2 Requirement
FF.6.3 Test T.3: Vibration
FF.6.3.1 Purpose
FF.6.3.2 Requirement
FF.6.4 Test T.4: Shock
FF.6.4.1 Purpose
FF.6.4.2 Requirement
FF.6.5 Test T.5: External Short Circuit
FF.6.5.1 Procedure
FF.6.5.2 Requirement
FF.6.6 Test T.6: Impact
FF.6.6.1 Procedure
44 FF.6.6.2 Requirement
FF.6.7 Test T.7: Overcharge
FF.6.7.1 Procedure
FF.6.7.2 Requirement
FF.6.8 Test T.8: Forced Discharge
FF.6.8.1 Procedure
FF.6.8.2 Requirement
45 Annex GG (normative) Test sequences and number of samples
Table GG.1 — Number of samples required
46 Bibliography
BS EN 50604-1:2016
$189.07