Battery Testing and Energy Storage Solutions

Comprehensive Battery Testing solutions helping products to market faster

From electric vehicles and personal electronics to renewable energy, Intertek offers Total Quality Assurance in battery testing and certification services, ensuring energy storage technologies meet performance, reliability and safety criteria.

With facilities strategically located near the major development hubs around the world, Intertek’s global network of performance, safety and quality evaluation teams are able to assess batteries and energy storage systems from tiny hearing aid button cells through multi-megawatt stationary installations and everything in between.

Energy Storage System & Equipment Certification to ANSI/CAN/UL 9540

Testing and Advisory Services:

Battery Testing

• Lithium Ion Battery Testing
  • UN Transportation Testing (UN 38.3)
  • IEC 62133-2: Safety Testing for Lithium Ion Batteries
• Battery Safety Testing
• Battery Performance Testing
• Battery Fire and Abuse Testing
• Battery Consulting and Advisory Services
• Battery Modeling and Simulation
• Battery Post-Mortem Analysis
• CTIA Battery Certification: IEEE 1725 and IEEE 1625
• EU Battery Directive Services

Fuel Cells

• Fuel Cell Consulting and Advisory Services
• Fuel Cell Performance and Safety Testing
• Fuel Cell Modeling and Simulation

Electric Vehicles (EV)

• Vehicle Battery Certification and Safety Testing
• Automotive Battery and Electric Vehicle Testing
• Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Testing
• Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment

Additional Battery Testing Services:

• Environmental Testing: Dust, Knee Load Crush, Mechanical Shock, Package Drop, Pressure, Salt Fog, Service Disconnect, Thermal Shock, Vibration, Water Intrusion/Spray
• Materials Testing: Identification, Properties, Failure Analysis
• Disconnect & Terminal Connectors: Crimp Integrity, Current Cycling, Dry Circuit, Engage/Disengage Force, HiPot/Dielectric Withstand, Maximum Current, Mechanical Overstress, Terminal Strength/Bend

Energy Storage and Battery Products Tested:

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

• AA, AAA, C & D Batteries
• Battery packs
• Chargers
• Coin & Button Cell Batteries
• Flow Batteries
• Fuel Cells
• Electric Vehicles (EV)
• Electric Vehicles Supply Equipment (EVSE)
• In-Device Testing
• MP3, Cell Phone & Laptop Batteries
• Pack controllers 9V & 12V Batteries
• Primary Battery Systems (Alkaline, Lithium)
• Redox Batteries
• Secondary Battery Systems (Rechargeable, Lithium-Ion)
• Service Disconnects
• Super Capacitors
• Wire Harnesses