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Korea will manage safety of repurposed battery module and system
At this month, Korea Agency of Technology and Standards (KATS) issued in April that the repurposed battery module and battery system will be listed as safety confirmation items, and is drafting KC 10031 standard for this kind of products. According to KC 10031 draft, the repurposed battery modul...Read more -
Chinese National Railway Administration publishes policy supporting new energy vehicle railway transportation
Recently, Chinese National Railway Administration, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and China Railway Group co-publish the document of Suggestions About Supporting New Energy Commodity Vehicles Railway Transport to Serve for New Energy Vehicle Industry Development. The document fo...Read more -
CB certification
CB certification The IECEE CB system is the first international system for mutual recognition of electrical product safety test reports. A multilateral agreement between national certification bodies (NCB) in each country allows manufacturers to obtain national certification from other member st...Read more -
How to ensure the intrinsic safety of lithium-ion batteries
At present, most of the safety accidents of lithium-ion batteries occur due to the failure of the protection circuit, which causes the battery thermal runaway and results in fire and explosion. Therefore, in order to realize the safe usage of lithium battery, the design of protection circuit is ...Read more -
lithium battery transportation certification
Documents required for transportation UN38.3 test report / Test Summary/ 1.2m drop test report (if applicable)/ Certificate of transportation/ MSDS (if applicable) Test of UN38.3 Test standard: Section 38.3 of part 3 of Manual of Tests and Criteria. 38.3.4.1 Test 1: Altitude Simul...Read more -
A Review and Reflection of Several Fire Incidents of Large-scale Lithium-ion Energy Storage Station
Background The energy crisis has made lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (ESS) more widely used in the past few years, but there have also been a number of dangerous accidents resulting in damage to facilities and the environment, economic loss, and even loss of life. Investigations have...Read more -
NYC Will Mandate Safety Certification for Micromobility Devices and Their Batteries
Background In 2020, NYC legalized electric bicycles and scooters. E-bikes have been used in NYC even earlier. Since 2020, the popularity of these light vehicles in NYC has increased significantly due to legalization and the Covid-19 epidemic. Nationwide, e-bike sales surpassed electric and hybri...Read more -
Korean Certification News
South Korea officially implemented KC 62619:2022, and mobile ESS batteries are included into control On March 20, KATS issued an official document 2023-0027, officially releasing KC 62619:2022. Compared with KC 62619:2019, KC 62619:2022 has the following differences: The definition of terms has ...Read more -
Q&A on GB 31241-2022 Testing and Certification
As GB 31241-2022 issued, The CCC certification could start applying since August 1st 2023. There’s a one-year transition, which means from August 1st 2024, all the lithium-ion batteries cannot enter into Chinese market without a CCC certificate. Some manufacturers are preparing for GB 31241-2022...Read more -
Introduction on Heat Dissipation Technology of Energy Storage Battery
Background Battery thermal dissipation technology, also called cooling technology, is essentially a heat exchange process that reduces the internal temperature of the battery by transferring heat from the battery to the external environment through a cooling medium.it is currently used on a larg...Read more -
India power battery certification is about to execute audit factory requirements
On 19 December 2022, India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways added COP requirements to CMVR certification for electric vehicle traction batteries. The COP requirement will be implemented on 31 March 2023. After completing the revised Phase III II report and certificate for AIS 038 ...Read more -
GB 4943.1 Battery Test Methods
Background In the previous journals, we’ve mentioned some of devices and components testing requirements in GB 4943.1-2022. With the increasing use of battery-powered electronic devices, the new version of GB 4943.1-2022 adds new requirements based on 4.3.8 of the old version standard, and the r...Read more