The Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) of RWTH Aachen University and TÜV Rheinland have published a guide on “Battery Testing in Accordance With UN Regulation No. 100 Revision 3”. Available as a free download in German and English, the 16-page document explains the various test methods for avoiding different hazards that can be posed by traction batteries of electric vehicles.
Essential for high safety standards
“The approval of vehicle batteries in accordance with the international regulation is essential in order to guarantee high safety standards,” says PEM Director Professor Achim Kampker. ”It ensures that batteries remain safe even under extreme conditions and that the risk of fires or explosions is reduced to a minimum.” The UN R100 catalog describes the procedures according to which the traction batteries for electric vehicles have to be tested. The requirements apply to the European Union and countries that adopt the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) regulations for motor vehicles.
Avoiding any risk factors
In detail, the current guideline deals with electrical, mechanical, environmental, and abuse tests. It sheds light on the avoidance of risk factors such as external short circuits, overcharging, and deep discharging of a battery as well as overcurrent protection, vibration resistance, mechanical shocks and mechanical integrity, thermal shocks and overtemperature as well as fire resistance and thermal propagation.
Free download
The “Battery Testing in Accordance with UN Regulation No. 100 Rev. 3” guide developed in collaboration with TÜV Rheinlandʼs Battery Testing Center is available as a free download (see “Battery” section).
