Energy storage and battery testing

NormalTCI has extensive experience in battery testing services, from electric vehicles to personal electronic products to renewable energy, ensuring that energy storage technology meets performance, reliability, and safety standards.

Our battery testing and consulting services include:

Battery

• Battery safety testing

• Battery performance testing

• Battery fire and abuse testing

• Battery consulting and advisory services

• United Nations Transport Test for Lithium ion Batteries (UN/DOT 38.3)

Post analysis of batteries

CTIA Battery Certification: IEEE 1725 and IEEE 1625

Fuel cell

• Fuel cell consulting and advisory services

• Fuel cell performance and safety testing

Electric Vehicle (EV)

• Electric vehicle battery testing

EV component testing - Electric Vehicle Power Supply Equipment (EVSE)

Other battery testing services

• Environmental testing: dust, dirt Knee Load Crush, Mechanical shock, package drop, pressure, smoke, service cut-off, thermal shock, vibration, water erosion/spray

Material testing: identification, performance, fault analysis

• Cut off and terminal connectors: curl integrity, current cycling, dry circuit, engagement/disengagement force, high voltage insulation/withstand voltage, maximum current, mechanical overstress, terminal strength/bending

Tested energy storage and battery products

We provide testing for the following product types, systems, and applications:

AA, AAA, C&D batteries

battery pack

charger

button battery

Fluid battery

fuel cell

Electric Vehicle (EV)

Electric Vehicle Power Supply Equipment (EVSE)

In device testing

MP3、 Phone and laptop batteries

Battery pack controller with 9V and 12V batteries

Primary battery system (alkaline, lithium-ion)

Redox battery

Secondary battery system (rechargeable, lithium-ion)

Service interruption

supercapacitor

Harness

Battery performance testing

Give your battery products a competitive advantage. We provide performance testing, comparison and benchmarking, as well as validation of marketing requirements to differentiate your battery products from competitors.

Our independent third-party performance testing for batteries/power sources includes:

• Prototype evaluation

Brand comparison and performance benchmarking

Marketing requirements support data (data supported by market claims)

• Quality assurance

• Ecological label

Battery safety testing

NormalTCI can test your products against various ANSI, CSA, IEC, IEEE, USCAR, UL, UN, and SAE standards.

Battery standards

•ANSI/UL 1642

•ANSI/UL 2054

•IEC 60086-1, 60086-2, 60086-3

•IEC 62133

•IEEE 1625, 1725

•IEC 61851, 61951, 61960, 62196

•UL 2202, UL2231, UL2251

ANSI C18.1 Part 1, ANSI C18.3 Part 1

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) and FreedomCAR Collaboration Program

United Nations Transport Test (38.3 T1-T8)

•SAND99-0497

•SAE J2464 EVB

• Other regulatory and OEM specific standards

Nordic Ecological Label (White Swan)

NormalTCI can also perform fault (failure) analysis and battery safety investigation to evaluate the causes of accidents related to battery technology and determine measures that can prevent faults (failures).

Battery fire prevention and abuse testing

We have the capability to perform the following testing services:

Fire testing: batteries (cells), components, battery packs

• Drop test: 30 meter drop test (complete battery pack)

• Charging transition (transitional charging)

Specification for battery fire prevention and abuse testing

FreedomCAR Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Application Energy Storage System Abuse Test Manual

Advanced Battery Alliance Electrochemical Energy Storage System Abuse Testing Procedure Manual

SAE J2464 Safety and Battery Abuse Testing of Charging Energy Storage Systems (RESS) for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles

• Simulated fire test for batteries and battery packs

The impact of large-scale hydrocarbon oil pool fires on structural components and assembly (according to ASTM 1529)

CTIA Battery Certification: IEEE 1725 and IEEE 1625

NormalTCI is a CTIA certified testing laboratory that provides comprehensive CTIA accredited battery testing services for IEEE 1725 and IEEE 1625.

NormalTCI provides comprehensive testing for IEEE 1725 and IEEE 1625 at the same location. What does this mean for you? This unprecedented capability enables us to provide you with the fastest, most cost-effective, and comprehensive battery testing solutions in the rapidly expanding wireless and mobile device industry. We help you achieve many global compliance standards faster, including CTIA certification, national certification, CB program, battery on-site assessment, and more.

CTIA certification is aimed at manufacturers who provide batteries, adapters, and equipment to leading telecommunications suppliers in the United States. CTIA IEEE 1725 includes "Requirements for Rechargeable Batteries for Mobile Phones", while CTIA IEEE 1625 includes "Requirements for Rechargeable Batteries for Laptops and Tablets". These requirements simultaneously regulate the content of battery design, production, assembly, leakage protection, overcharging, mechanical performance, and quality control.

We can provide you with the most flexible, economical, and comprehensive security and performance testing services for mobile phone and laptop batteries. We can help you meet customer needs faster than ever before, enabling customers to obtain new certifications as quickly as possible and stay ahead in the rapidly expanding wireless and mobile battery markets.

NormalTCI also provides other CTIA testing and certification services, including 1X EV-DO (HRPD) cdmaOne, CDMA 2000, HAC, and over the air (OTA) performance.

Battery consulting and advisory services

Our battery consulting services include:

• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

• Reliability, safety, and fault investigation

• Investor due diligence

Manufacturing factory audit

• Prototype evaluation

• Consulting services (multi-faceted)

• Supplier evaluation

• Warranty investigation

• Best Power Source Selection

• Material identification and performance

• Modeling and simulation

• High Acceleration Life Test (HALT) and High Acceleration Stress Screening (HASS)

• Standardization formulation

• Test program development

• Draw a technology roadmap

• Training and courses

The United States and Canada have released a new safety standard for portable power banks, ANSI/CAN/UL 2743 (2nd edition)

UL 2743, as a new safety standard for portable power banks, ensures minimal product risks and safe use by establishing strict technical requirements.

With the development of lead-acid or lithium battery energy storage technology, portable power packs are increasingly favored by consumers due to their convenience for outdoor use. Typical products not only include portable energy storage, but also integrate functions such as vehicle emergency start, tire inflation pump, and emergency lighting.

Unlike portable power banks that only provide USB DC output, portable power banks offer more options, including:

- Mobile USB output

Laptop computer with 15V or 19V DC output

-12V or 24V car adapter socket

- Standardized AC socket

Wireless charging module

- LED lights

- Emergency power supply for car batteries that stop running after running out of battery power

- Tire inflation pump

The rapid growth of the market has also brought new problems to customers and safety regulatory agencies. Multiple incidents of fires and battery explosions have been discovered in the market, making it increasingly urgent to standardize safety requirements and minimize such risks. After multiple revisions in the United States and Canada, UL 2743 (2nd edition) was officially adopted as a national standard by ANSI and SCC in July 2018.

The new standard UL 2743 (2nd edition) sets strict technical requirements, including:

1) Safety components that comply with ANSI/UL and CAN standards

2) Lithium battery cells comply with UL1642 or UL 62133/CSA C22.2 E62133

3) The AC socket complies with UL 498/CSA C22.2.42 and has a maximum rated value not exceeding 125V/20A, using a bipolar/ungrounded structure

4) The battery circuit should be equipped with redundant overcharge and unbalanced charging protection

5) Necessary insulation design for DC/AC circuits

6) Strict outdoor usage requirements, such as UV protection and rain resistance

7) Strict requirements for emergency power cables, including length requirements and performance at low ambient temperatures.

8) The tire inflation pump and additional charging function should also be evaluated separately according to UL1450 and/or UL1236

9) In Canada, safety warnings should be written in both English and French languages

10) This standard also includes very detailed requirements for security and user instructions

Please consult NormalTCI for specific questions

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