Abusive battery tests: validate safety in extreme conditions
Extreme scenarios for controlled safety
Batteries, whether used in automotive, aeronautical, rail, industrial or stationary storage applications, can be exposed to critical accident situations: shocks, short circuits, thermal propagation, fire, power surges, etc
The Emitech Group offers a comprehensive range of abuse tests to characterise the reaction of batteries, modules and cells to these events.
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Why abusive battery testing?
Abuse tests enable batteries to be subjected to the most critical scenarios to validate their level of safety. They highlight reactions in the event of shocks, short circuits or thermal runaways, and check the effectiveness of protection devices. Indispensable for certification and user confidence, they ensure that energy systems remain safe, even under extreme accident conditions.
What sectors are involved in these trials?
Automotive and industrial vehicles
Aerospace and defence
Rail
Energy and industrial applications
Our 4 strands of abusive battery testing
Mechanical tests on batteries
Assess your batteries' resistance to shocks, crushing, perforations and extreme vibrations. These tests enable you to anticipate the risks of rupture, short-circuit or thermal reaction in the event of physical failure.
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Electrical tests on batteries
Test your systems' resistance to overload, overdischarge, internal or external short-circuits and reverse polarity. These tests validate integrated electronic safety systems (BMS) and active/passive protection.
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Thermal tests on batteries
Simulate a thermal runaway, overheating or direct exposure to fire to measure the reaction of your batteries and check that propagation effects are limited. Objective: validate fire safety according to R100, UL 2580 or UN 38.3.
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Analysis of off-gases
Characterise the toxic, flammable or corrosive gases emitted by your batteries under abusive conditions. Thanks to our instrumentation (GC-MS, FTIR, real-time sensors), we can identify the risks for the environment and operators.
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Why entrust your abuse tests to the Emitech Group?
- Secure multi-physics laboratories, capable of conducting extreme tests (heat, fire, pressure, gas, vibration) in confined, controlled environments.
- Recognised expertise in lithium-ion batteries, integrating mechanical, electrical, thermal and chemical analysis.
- Services complying with international standards: UN 38.3, R100, UL 2580, ISO 12405, IEC 62660, etc
- The ability to handle complete validation plans, upstream or downstream of your certification.
- Taking into account the logistics of your batteries undergoing our test campaigns: storage, transport and recycling
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