What is BS EN IEC 62660‑1:2019 - Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles about?
BS EN IEC 62660‑1 is the first part of IEC 62660 which specifies performance and life testing of secondary lithium-ion cells used for propulsion of electric vehicles including battery electric vehicles (BEV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV).
BS EN IEC 62660‑1 specifies the test procedures to obtain the essential characteristics of lithiumion cells for vehicle propulsion applications regarding capacity, power density, energy density, storage life and cycle life.
Who is BS EN IEC 62660‑1:2019 - Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles for?
BS EN IEC 62660‑1 on performance testing of secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles is useful for:
- Vehicle manufacturers
- Battery manufacturers and suppliers
- Battery testing laboratories
Why should you use BS EN IEC 62660‑1:2019- Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles?
BS EN IEC 62660‑1 provides battery cell manufactures and vehicle manufacturers with the standard test procedures and conditions for testing basic performance characteristics of lithium-ion cells for vehicle propulsion applications which helps them in assessing the quality of their battery cell.
BS EN IEC 62660‑1 helps you in securing a basic level of performance and obtaining essential data on cells for various designs of battery systems and battery packs.
BS EN IEC 62660‑1 provide a basic test methodology with general versatility, which serves a function in common primary testing of lithium-ion cells to be used in a variety of battery systems which can be used by you to test the quality of the battery cells.
BS EN IEC 62660‑1 assists the battery cell manufacturer in assessing the quality of the battery as it specifies the reliability and abuse testing for lithium-ion cells for electric vehicle application.
BS EN IEC 62660‑1 helps you in improving the durability of battery cell as it lays out the safety requirements of lithium-ion cells for electric vehicle application.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN IEC 62660‑1:2019 is the second edition that cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2010. BS EN IEC 62660‑1:2019 edition constitutes a technical revision which are as following-
- The purpose of each test has been added
- The power test has been revised for clarification, and an informative part of the current voltage characteristic test has been moved to the new Annex C