Batteries - Safety, Compliance & Performance
Validating your batteries is critical at every stage of their life cycle
Whether they are high-capacity batteries for vehicles or sub-assemblies powering avionics modules or nomadic equipment, batteries require rigorous validation in terms of safety, resistance to aggression, regulatory compliance and performance.
The Emitech Group offers a comprehensive range of testing and support services covering regulatory requirements (UN 38.3, ECE R100, ECE R10, IEC, ISO, etc.), environmental constraints (vibration, fire, temperature, humidity, etc.), and product reliability issues.
Batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles and rolling stock
What are the applicable requirements or specific issues?
- Compliance with UN 38.3 international transport regulations (to assembly site)
- REESS certification in accordance with ECE R100
- Fire resistance and thermal runaway
- Manufacturer qualification
- Abuse testing
- Electromagnetic compatibility (ECE R10)
- Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542
What are our associated services?
- UN 38.3 campaigns
- ECE R100 regulatory tests (type approval, COP tests)
- EMC tests (emissions, immunity) in accordance with ECE R10 (type approval, COP tests)
- Cycling, endurance, environmental testing, abuse testing
- Support with risk analysis,
- Technical support with documentation for EU Regulation 2023/1542
Battery testing: validating your systems to guarantee safety, performance and compliance
Batteries are now a critical component in many products - from electric vehicles to military equipment, drones and connected objects. Each application has its own specific requirements: safety of use, resistance to harsh environments, regulatory compliance and long-term reliability.
The Emitech Group can help you with a comprehensive, modular range of tests covering the entire lifecycle of your batteries, whatever their type or area of use.
Vehicle applications: making your REESS more reliable and certifying it
Batteries used in electric or hybrid vehicles (REESS) are subject to strict regulatory and technical requirements. Their validation involves comprehensive campaigns covering safety, performance and electromagnetic compatibility.Our expertise :
- Transport validation: UN 38.3 tests (mandatory as soon as the vehicle leaves the factory)
- ECE R100 testing (electrical safety, thermal behaviour, fire resistance, etc.)
- Compliance with ECE R10 (EMC tests: emissions, immunity)
- Endurance, abuse (overload, short-circuit) and environmental (vibration, temperature, humidity) assessments
- Parametric testing: load/discharge validation, BMS communication, internal resistance
- Dedicated instrumentation: thermal sensors, CAN/LIN, real-time cycling monitoring
- Secure storage and transport: compartmentalised areas, ADR compliance (UN 3480)
On-board applications and defence: robustness in extreme conditions
Embedded systems in the aeronautical, space and military sectors demand uncompromising reliability. Batteries have to meet demanding industry standards, while guaranteeing safe behaviour in the face of mechanical, thermal and electrical stress.Our expertise :
- Transport validation: UN 38.3 tests (mandatory upon leaving the factory) Qualification in accordance with DO-160, DO-227, DO-311, MIL-STD and STANAG standards
- Simulation of thermal runaway scenarios and assessment of fire resistance
- Mechanical and climatic testing (altitude, vibration, shock, corrosion, etc.)
- EMC tests adapted to the requirements of the sector (compatibility with on-board electronics)
- Advanced measurements: gas release, behaviour under abusive stress, etc
- BMS monitoring during severe tests (EMC, abuse, vibration)
- Controlled logistics for storing prototypes or damaged batteries
Civil and portable devices: making transport and everyday use safer
Batteries for drones, medical equipment, connected sensors or industrial devices need to be compact, reliable and safe, particularly during transport and throughout their life cycle.Our expertise :
- UN 38.3 campaigns for transport compliance (air, sea, road)
- Endurance and cycling tests, performance tests in real environments
- Assessment of resistance to drops, impact, humidity and extreme temperatures
- Safety tests: overload, short circuit, thermal runaway, over-discharge
- Parametric validation: capacity, temperature, life cycles
- Post-testing diagnostics: visual inspection, residual voltage, 3D scans, resistance measurement, leak testing
- Recycling of batteries after testing
Batteries Regulation 2023/1542, a forthcoming regulatory development in Europe
Over the next few years, the new European regulation on batteries will gradually introduce unprecedented obligations that will impact manufacturers and distributors of batteries for connected objects. Among the major changes already adopted in (EU) 2023/1542 are the following:
- Digital battery passport
- Carbon footprint and environmental performance
- Minimum recycled content
- Sustainability and safety
- Design and replaceability
- Strengthened extended producer responsibility
- Due diligence in the supply chain
Shared resources, tailored support
Thanks to the integration of our skills and the diversity of our laboratories, we can offer you :
- Large-volume climatic chambers and cycling benches with BMS control and monitoring
- Mechanical resources (vibration, shock, free fall)
- Fire equipment for severe thermal tests and propagation
- Gas and pressure measurements in the event of runaway conditions
- High-level EMC test benches (large cages, roller benches, etc.)
Emitech Group - A global approach based on our complementary businesses and areas of expertise
What sets the Emitech Group apart is our ability to combine :
- Multidisciplinary technical skills (electrical safety, thermal, mechanical, EMC, digital simulation, etc.)
- A modular offering tailored to each sector: automotive, aerospace, defence, energy, consumer electronics, etc
- Controlled in-house resources and accreditations for our laboratories, recognised by international authorities
- Full support, from product design to final approval, including optimisation and critical analysis of results
- Design of customised test benches
- Engineering and product development
- Support for certification
- Technical training
- Etc
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