Testing Capabilities for Battery Packs
Applus+ Laboratories partners with OEMs and battery manufacturers to test battery packs' safety and reliability in various environmental conditions. Our network of labs combines different testing capabilities at battery module and battery pack levels to test customer specifications at the development stage. We also offer compliance testing services for key standards and regulations.
EMC Testing of BMS Integrated in Batteries
Our laboratories have purpose-built EMC testing chambers to test the electromagnetic compatibility of BMS integrated into batteries. Our labs are equipped to easily move and reposition battery packs. As connectors and test positions vary from battery to battery, versatility is key to speeding up test plans and ensuring worst-case scenarios can be tested to avoid non-compliances at vehicle levels.
Supporting both AC and DC charging methods, we can test in all available real-world scenarios that the battery will face in its life cycle within a vehicle.
Vibrations & Environmental Testing
We have a best-in-class test system with a large shaker (200 kN vibration, 400 kN shock) coupled with a large climatic chamber of 11 m³, ready to test battery packs up to 2 m x 1.6 m at temperatures from -50°C to 120°C. This large climatic chamber is EUCAR 6 rated (safety protections) for battery testing and can also work as stand-alone equipment to conduct thermal tests.
Our labs are equipped with several smaller climatic chambers (-70°C to 180°C) and shakers (with climatic chambers), as well as other testing capabilities for battery testing such as:
- Altitude chambers
- Thermal shock chambers
- Salt spray corrosion
- Battery cyclers
- Short circuit
Fire Testing
Applus+ Laboratories has dedicated facilities to test fire resistance and thermal runaway on batteries at cell, module, and pack levels.
Mechanical Shock Testing
We can also handle all the tests related to mechanical shock and integrity as well as battery abuse.
EV Battery Pack Testing and Homologation Services
- Development Tests
- Compliance Tests for UN DOT 38.3 standard
- Compliance Tests for UNECE R10
- Compliance Tests for UNECE R100 & R136 regulations
- Compliance Tests for OEM standards based on 19453-6:2020
- Compliance Testing for Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on Batteries and waste Batteries.
- Battery Pack homologation (with Applus+ IDIADA as a technical service)
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on Batteries and Waste Batteries
This EU Regulation entered into force in August 2023, but the mandatory enforcement of their requirements has different dates spanning from 2024 to 2028. It is applicable to all types of batteries including EV batteries, placed on the market or put into service within the European Union, regardless of whether they were produced in the EU or imported.
Compliance with some of the Regulation these articles, requires the intervention of a Notified Body to achieve certification (for example the carbon footprint or the recycled content). Applus+ Laboratories already offers compliance services to prepare for this regulation, and is prepared to apply for the Notified Body status as soon as the authorities establish their process and requirements. More information on REGULATION (EU) 2023/1542 here.