National and international standards organisations were set up to facilitate trade by encouraging greater product interoperability and compatibility as well as setting standards for acceptable product safety, quality and reliability. Design flexibility same model batteries may be used in series andor parallel to obtain choice of voltage and capacity. The battery test manual for plugin hybrid electric vehicles 1 defines a series of tests to characterize aspects. Abuse testing of high power batteries sandia is a multiprogram laboratory operated by sandia corporation, a lockheed martin company, for the united states department of energys national nuclear security administration under contract deac0494al85000. Daniel doughty, the principal of battery safety consulting inc. Battery technology life verification test manual revision 1.
Faulty connections can lead to poor performance, terminal damage, meltdown, or fire. Battery analyzer user manual battery condition test. Use the freedomcar test protocols to evaluate battery performance and life calendar and cycle analyze data for trends and model creation project life without exhausting battery under test participate in new manual creation and validation fy07, technology life validation manual and plugin hybrid battery test manual. The doeunited states advanced battery consortium usabc, technical advisory committee tac supported the development of the manual. Time s equivalent current a 18 70 10 480 79 67 2 400 cell design a. Doughty lithium battery research and development department sandia national laboratories p. Freedomcar electrical energy storage system abuse test manual.
Summary of changes for usabc manual revision 2 not including minor editorial and typographical corrections page description of change 2, a5 the list of core performance tests is clarified in figure 1, and the test plan outline is clarified to note that written direction from the usabc program manager is needed to bypass these tests. Battery test manual for electric vehicles, revision 3 electronic. Battery cables provide the link between the batteries, equipment and charging system. Standards for electric vehicle batteries and associated. The usabc battery test manual reference 1 specifies the hybrid pulse power characterization hppc test for determining the power density of a battery for hybrid vehicles. On behalf of the entire company, thank you very much. Two testing protocols, qct 743 and those used by the u. Anyone can master the operation of the portacount pro respirator fit tester simply by studying this manual, but the background knowledge required to proficiently fit test cannot be obtained from here. The person conducting the fit test must have a clear understanding of respiratory protection, respirators, and fit testing to be effective. The usabc manual also describes an energy efficiency test eet which involves a sequence of discharge and.
Usabc lithium battery separator shut down test procedure. Consortium goals the mission of the swri esses consortium is to. Battery test manual for plugin hybrid electric vehicles. White paper on test methods for improved battery cell understanding. Usabc manuals freedomcar 42v battery test manual 1. The voltage level of a good battery will remain relatively steady under load, but a defective battery will show a rapid loss in voltage. In addition to the tests in the freedomcar test manual, some abuse tests such as overcharge and nail penetration were also carried out. Usabc electric vehicle battery test procedures manual, revision 2, published january 1996. Electrothermal analysis of lithium ion batteries presentation.
The tests included power capability, cycle life, calendar life, and cold cranking tests. Read carefully and understand all assembly and operation instructions before operating. Complete test process record log function the battery testing system series can make a complete record of all the. The tester draws current from the battery while measuring its voltage level.
Oct 25, 2016 summary of changes for usabc manual revision 2 not including minor editorial and typographical corrections page description of change 2, a5 the list of core performance tests is clarified in figure 1, and the test plan outline is clarified to note that written direction from the usabc program manager is needed to bypass these tests. Users guide written by craig anderton, cliff douse special thanks to the beta test team, who were invaluable not just in tracking down. A battery must have several components to work properly. The doe united states advanced battery consortium usabc, technical advisory committee tac. A guide to understanding battery specifications mit electric vehicle team, december 2008 a battery is a device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy and vice versa. This information provides the structure and standards to be used by all testing organizations, including the usabc developers, national laboratories, or other relevant test. A capacity, or heavyload test measures the battery s ability to deliver current. Differences in the protocols directly affected the data and the performance decline mechanisms deduced from the data. Usabc electric vehicle battery test procedures manual appendix a generic test plan outline for usabc battery testing appendix b generic reporting and data acquisition outline for performance and life testing of electric vehicle batteries appendix c doe battery lab dstcapable cycling equipment appendix d methodology for assigning usabc identification numbers. Usabc electric vehicle battery test procedures manual appendix a generic test plan outline for usabc battery testing appendix b generic reporting and data acquisition outline for performance and life testing of electric vehicle batteries appendix c doe battery lab dstcapable cycling equipment. Battery test manual for electric vehicles inl digital library. In this manual, the general term battery refers to fullvoltage battery packs, modules, and cells. Medina, ny 14103 consultant to sandia national laboratories. Electrothermal analysis of lithium ion batteries ahmad pesaran andreas vlahinos and desikan.
Department of energys office of freedomcar and vehicle technologies and the united states advanced battery consortium usabc tech team. Electrochemical storage system abuse test procedure manual 1. Battery test manual for electric vehicles, revision 3 electronic resource. Phev, revision 3 12v ss, revision 1 ev manual, revision 3 revision 3 of the phev manual has undergone extensive revisions. The test procedure manual describes three levels of testing, lowlevel or common. Capacity and peak power tests based on tests from usabc electric vehicle battery test procedures manual revision 2. The doe united states advanced battery consortium, electrochemical energy storage technical team. The doe united states advanced battery consortium usabc, technical advisory committee tac supported the development of the manual. Ageing testing procedures on lithium batteries in an. To answer these questions, selected protocols from the appropriate test manuals were chosen for this work. The chroma 17011 battery cell charge and discharge test system is a high precision system designed specifically for testing lithiumion battery lib cells, electrical double layer capacitors edlc, and lithiumion capacitors lic. Draft white paper test methods for improved battery cell.
Battery test manual for plugin hybrid electric vehicles osti. For safe and accurate measurements, use only the battery test probes supplied with the sbs6500. Lead acid batteries for electric road vehicles specification. The battery test manual for plugin hybrid electric vehicles 1.
Foreword iv introduction 1 outline and flow diagram of usabc testing process 2 battery test procedure summaries 4 organization chart of usabc battery test procedures 5 1a. Freedomcar electrical energy storage system abuse test manual for electric and hybrid electric vehicle applications, daniel h. The experimental design and data analysis discussed herein are focused on automotive applications based on the united states advanced battery consortium usabc electric. Based on usbc ev battery test procedures manual, typical battery test flow includes the following areas which are core battery performance test, special performance testing, safety and abuse test. Usabc systems configuration guidelines for batteries. Usabc electric vehicle battery test procedures manual.
Ba7 battery tester models ba5 and ba7 are designed to test only 12 volt batteries and systems ba7 only. Energy efficiency battery charger system test procedure. Battery test manual for plugin hybrid electric vehicles revision3september 2014. Drives development of test manuals and test methods for battery systems. Pdf battery test manual for plugin hybrid electric vehicles. Active power p active power is the average value, taken over one or more cycles, of the instantaneous. Deltran battery tender 12v 800 milliamp instructions manual. The testers are compatible with a wide range of battery types, including conventional, maintenance free, agm, gel cell, marine and deep cycle batteries. The usabc manual 1996 considers a baseline lifecycle test comprising a continuous series of dst cycles scaled down to 80% of the peak value until the battery is depleted, recharging the battery, and then continuing with the dst regimeall while avoiding thermal and safety limits. Are the data obtained from these protocols comparable. Installing windows xp as a guest operating system 99 upgrading a guest operating system 99 configuring the guest operating system 100 importing virtual machines from other formats windows hosts only 100.
A short description of each characterization test of the above cited standards is presented in table 1. Draft white paper test methods for improved battery cell understanding version 3. Freedomcar electrical energy storage system abuse test. Internal resistance test can be conducted automatically during the process of charge and discharge. Do not use excessive force which could damage the test probes. Pdf study of electric vehicle battery reliability improvement. Freedomcar electrical energy storage system abuse test manual for electric and hybrid electric vehicle applications daniel h. To prevent failure of breaking wires, do not pull or fold the test probe cables. This manual summarizes the procedural information needed to perform the battery testing being sponsored by the united states advanced battery consortium usabc. Using phev heat rejection profile from freedomcar 42v test manual.
Advanced battery consortium usabc longterm battery requirements. The procedures in the manual were developed to characterize the performance of a ress relative to the u. Lithium ion based rechargeable energy storage system. With support from doe, nrel performed thermal analysis and testing for understanding and, if needed, improving thermal performance of cells supplied by the usabc. State advanced battery consortium usabc contracted saft. This presentation does not contain any proprietary. Advanced battery consortium usabc, were compared using cells based on lifepo 4 graphite chemistry. Advanced battery consortium usabc electric vehicle battery test procedures manual. Dc fast charge effects on battery life and performance study. The same battery may be used in either cyclic or standby applications. Battery load test this test evaluates the battery s ability to crank an engine. This summary provides an introduction to the terminology used to describe, classify, and compare batteries for hybrid, plugin hybrid, and electric vehicles. Purpose, applicability and goals this manual defines a series of tests to characterize aspects of the performance and life behavior of batteries for 42v automotive applications. Technical consistency procedureanalysis clarification the 12v ss and ev manuals are being made consistent with the new phev manual.
Battery analyzer user manual 1 introducing the battery analyzer 1. The sequence is to fully charge the battery using the external charger, measure the capacity by discharging it and subsequently recharge the. Failure to follow the safety rules and other basic safety precautions may result in serious personal injury. Advanced battery consortium usabc test freedomcar manual. About your solar battery tester model ba5 or solar battery and system tester model no.
Pdf electric vehicle battery test procedures manual free. State advanced battery consortium usabc contracted saft to develop a highpower, lowcost battery to meet the freedomcar technical targets for 42v mhev batteries 20032005. Advanced battery consortium that tests the battery power performance of hybrid and electric vehicles. Battery test manual for electric vehicles, revision 3. This presentation does not contain any proprietary, confidential, or otherwise restricted information. Battery consortium usabc 2 is focused on defining the appropriate battery targets for several different platforms and the development of standard test procedures to validate battery performance with respect to the battery targets. Usabc electric vehicle battery test procedures manual, revision 2. This information provides the structure and standards to be used by all testing organizations, including the usabc developers, national laboratories, or other relevant test facilities.
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