Battery and energy storage testing

The VDE Prime Labs' network is a one-stop shop offering comprehensive testing services and extensive technical expertise for the battery and energy storage industry, through testing laboratories around the world.

• State-of-the-art testing laboratories with over 3,000 sqm test area, accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025
• Operating worldwide (Germany, Singapore, USA and China) - guaranteeing customers fast local market access
• One stop for extensive testing possibilities:
  - Performance and efficiency
  - Lifetime
  - Safety testing (electrical, thermal, mechanical)
• Certification based on national and international standards by the VDE certification body  
• Technical engineers are high-level experts providing combined decades of battery experience, high-quality work and competence
• Value-adding guidance for customized testing, technology scouting and research and development / product development to support companies that are manufacturing batteries / energy storage and those utilizing batteries / energy storage in their products or systems / power plants.

Electrical testing

Testing of batteries, modules and battery assemblies, consisting of multiple modules, intended for use in electric vehicles and stationary ESS

• Performance
• Life-cycle/Ageing
• External short circuit
• Internal short circuit
• Overcharge
• Overdischarge

Highlights

• Voltages from 0 V to 1 kV DC
• Currents up to 1.440 A
• Power rates up to 500 kW 

Mechanical testing

• Vibration
• Shock: half sine, saw tooth, rectangle
• Drop
• Crush

Highlights

• Shaker 120kN
• 1.2 m x 1.2 m base
• 1.000 kg max. load
• With climate chamber 

Environmental testing

• Altitude simulation (2.4 m3)
• Temperature shock and cycling
• Corrosion
• Sun simulation
• Ingress protection
• EMC
• REACh/RoHS

Highlights

• More than 30 climate chambers
• Up to 1200L
• -70 °C to +180 °C
• 25 K/min 

Abuse testing

• Crush
• Nail penetration
• Short circuits
• Overcharge
• Overdischarge
• Overheat / Thermal abuse
• Fire Propagation (coming soon)
• Battery forensics

Highlights

• Four abuse chambers
• Innovative fire fighting Equipment
• Venturion gas washer (100 m3/min)