11/21/2008 (Susanne Bruesch, Tim Schaefer, Ralf Knapp (TÜV Rheinland TW))
TÜV Rheinland Group China has established a testing service for LEV batteries in South China. Tests for lithium batteries according to the BATSO 01 standard are performed at the new battery laboratory in Shenzhen. In Europe there are also a few qualified testing houses. The conditions of a large-scale electric scooter project in Taiwan are based on the BATSO 01 Manual.
As partners of the BATSO Battery Safety project, the renowned Germany-based testing house TÜV Rheinland and the expert organization on light electric vehicles, ExtraEnergy (Tanna/Germany) are defending more reliability in the application of secondary lithium batteries.
In view of the German National Technological Policy Conference on electric mobility, which will be held in Berlin on November 25 – 26, 2008, TÜV Rheinland and ExtraEnergy announce the following:
Huge Interest in BATSO 01 for Larger Secondary Lithium Batteries
Since the publication of BATSO 01 Manual in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on March 18, 2008, the BATSO team has received more than 100 inquiries for battery testing from all over the world, especially from companies in the US, Europe, P.R. of China and Taiwan (R.O.C.).
As Hannes Neupert of the cooperation partner ExtraEnergy e.V. said, first batteries will be tested according to the BATSO 01 Manual for evaluation of energy systems for Light Electric Vehicles (LEV) in early 2009.
“BATSO includes safety and field failure tests for the emerging markets of EV and LEV”, added Tim Schaefer, BATSO Manager and Head of Strategic Coordination of the Evonik industries joint venture Li-Tec Battery. Li-Tec is a large format Lithium-Ion on battery producer located near Dresden in Germany, “This is why BATSO is a modern manual meeting the requirements for reliability of Li-Ion based energy systems”.
TÜV Rheinland Ready to Conduct BATSO Tests in New Laboratory
Germany-based TÜV Rheinland Group is a leading provider of technical services worldwide. Founded in 1872, the Group employs more than 13,000 people in over 360 locations in 62 countries.
In order to meet the requirements of the fast growing market of innovative electrically driven small vehicles, TÜV Rheinland Group China has established a testing service for LEV batteries in South China. Tests for lithium and lithium-ion batteries according to the recently published industrial standard BATSO 01 are performed at the TÜV Rheinland’s new battery laboratory in Shenzhen, P.R. China. "Our strength is that we can support manufacturers, importers and retailers of LEV and LEV batteries by offering a wide range of tests", says Timm Schernau from TÜV Rheinland Group China. "Not only that we can test BATSO 01, but also mandatory tests as required by the United Nations for the shipping of dangerous goods".
More information about TÜV Rheinland Group China
For inquiries please contact Mr. Timm Schernau
There Are More Qualified Laboratories
In Germany, the Center for Solar and Hydrogen Research (ZSW Zentrum für Solar- und Wasserstoffforschung) in Ulm is capable of conducting BATSO 01 battery testing. The person to contact is Dr. Harry Döring.
More information about ZSW
Further testing institutions that are qualified already or are in the process of qualifying to conduct BATSO testing are located in Germany (Saxony), the Netherlands, Austria and Sweden.
E-Scooter Promotion Project in Taiwan (R.O.C.) is based on BATSO 01
The Taiwan Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), Ministry of Economy Affairs (MoEA), is going to start a 100,000 electric scooter promotion program. The target of this project is to establish requirements and test methods for future subsidizing of electric scooters in former Formosa. Next year, commercial products, which comply with this standard, will be available on the market. The TES (Taiwan E-Scooter) test method includes four areas: Vehicle (performance and safety), safety of charging system, special requirement of swappable design, CAN communication interface to easily transfer to EnergyBus and battery pack safety standards later. Two companies have already announced their participation in this project––a vehicle maker and battery maker.
To guarantee safety of battery packs, a special document has been drafted: TES-0B-01-01. It outlines the safety testing method of secondary lithium batteries for electric scooter applications. TES-0B-01-01 is based on BATSO 01, with some minor modification and adaptation to fit the requirements and national conditions in Taiwan. With TES-0B-01-01 being derived from BASTO 01, samples, which comply with BASTO 01, are considered to automatically comply with test requirements of TES-0B-01-01.
ExtraEnergy e.V
