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 and mechanical 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?
- UN 38.3 international transport conformity (to assembly site)
- Approval of REESS according to ECE R100 Rev.3
- Fire resistance and thermal runaway
- Manufacturer qualification
- Reliability under severe conditions
- Electromagnetic compatibility (ECE R10)
What are our associated services?
- UN 38.3 campaigns (T1 to T8)
- ECE R100 regulatory tests (annexes 9A to 9J) including fire (annexes 9C, 9D), thermal and abuse tests
- EMC tests according to ECE R10 (emissions, immunity, ESD)
- Cycling, endurance, environmental tests
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
- Transport validation: UN 38.3 tests (mandatory as soon as the vehicle leaves the factory)
- ECE R100 Rev.3 testing (electrical safety, thermal behaviour, fire resistance, etc.)
- Compliance with ECE R10 (EMC tests: emissions, immunity, ESD)
- 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
- Transport validation: UN 38.3 tests (mandatory as soon as they leave the factory)Qualification to DO-160, MIL-STD, 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
- 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 propagation
- Parametric validation: capacity, temperature, life cycles
- Post-test diagnostics: visual inspection, residual voltage, etc
Batteries Regulation 2023/1542, a forthcoming regulatory development in Europe
- Digital passport for batteries
- Carbon footprint and environmental performance
- Minimum recycled content
- Durability and minimum performance
- Design and replaceability
- Extended producer responsibility
- Supply chain due diligence
Shared resources, tailored support
- Large-volume environmental chambers and multi-channel cycling benches
- 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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