Battery Testing Methods

How battery performance is measured and verified — capacity, CCA, load, resistance, cycle and safety testing, with the applicable standards.

Topics

TopicEntity IDStatus
CCA TestingWBH-TEST-CCAPublished
Capacity Testing (C20)WBH-TEST-CAPACITYPublished
Capacity Rates (C20 / C10 / C5)WBH-TEST-CAPACITY_RATESPublished
Internal Resistance & ConductanceWBH-TEST-RESISTANCE_CONDUCTANCEPublished
Cycle & Safety TestingWBH-TEST-CYCLE_SAFETYPublished
Charge AcceptanceWBH-TEST-CHARGE_ACCEPTANCEPublished
Temperature & Thermal TestingWBH-TEST-TEMPERATUREPublished
Reserve Capacity (RC)WBH-TEST-RESERVE_CAPACITYPublished
BMS TestingWBH-TEST-BMSPublished
Impedance Testing (EIS)WBH-TEST-IMPEDANCEPublished
Load TestingWBH-TEST-LOADPublished
Degradation TestingWBH-TEST-DEGRADATIONPublished
Self-Discharge TestingWBH-TEST-SELF_DISCHARGEPublished
Abuse Testing (safety limits)WBH-TEST-ABUSEPublished
C-Rate TestingWBH-TEST-C_RATEPublished
Conductance vs Load TestWBH-TEST-CONDUCTANCE_VS_LOADPublished
Acceptance Testing (incoming QC)WBH-TEST-ACCEPTANCEPublished
Vibration TestingWBH-TEST-VIBRATIONPublished
Short-Circuit TestingWBH-TEST-SHORT_CIRCUITPublished
Leak TestingWBH-TEST-LEAKPublished
Pressure Testing (Pouch Cells)WBH-TEST-PRESSUREPublished
Thermal Shock TestingWBH-TEST-THERMAL_SHOCKPublished
Insulation Resistance TestingWBH-TEST-INSULATION_RESISTANCEPublished

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Standards database

Each testing standard as an entity — scope, battery type and chemistry:

StandardRegionChemistry
SAE J537North AmericaLead-acid
EN 50342EuropeLead-acid
JIS D5301Japan / AsiaLead-acid
DIN 43539Germany / EuropeLead-acid
IEC 60095InternationalLead-acid
IEC 62660InternationalLithium-ion
IEC 62133InternationalLithium-ion
UN 38.3International (transport)Lithium-ion / metal
UL 1973North AmericaLithium-ion

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