EV and Lithium Battery Manufactures, are you prepared for January 1 2021?
China is mandatory safety regulations come into effect January 1st
Three new national standards regarding safety requirements for electric vehicles & lithium-ion batteries. Allow Electrios Energy guide you through the process
The standards are as follows:
- GB 18384-2020 “Safety Requirements for Electric Vehicles
- GB 38032-2020 “Safety Requirements for Electric Passenger Cars
- GB 38031-2020 “Safety Requirements for Power Storage Battery for Electric Vehicles
GB 18384-2020: Electrical safety and functional safety requirements for EV's, and adds the alarm signal requirements for thermal battery events, which can give drivers and passengers a safety reminder; strengthens vehicles’ waterproof, insulation resistance and monitoring requirements to reduce safety risks of the vehicle under normal use, or wading, etc.; optimizes the insulation resistance, capacitive coupling and other test methods to improve the test detection accuracy and ensure high- voltage electrical safety. The standard will be used for safety function testing of electric vehicles, compulsory testing for finalizing new types of electric vehicles, and inspection of imported electric vehicles.
GB 38031-2020: while optimizing the safety requirements for battery cells and modules, stresses on battery systems’ thermal safety, mechanical safety, electrical safety and functional safety. Its test items cover system thermal diffusion, external fire, mechanical shock, simulated collision, damp heat cycle, vibration and soaking in water, external short circuit, over temperature and over charge, etc. In particular, the standard adds a battery system thermal diffusion test, which requires that the battery system not catch fire or explode within 5 minutes after the battery cell thermally loses control, to reserve a safe escape time for occupants.
GB 38032-2020: For electric vehicles with large passenger capacity, large battery capacity and high driving power, on the basis of GB 18384-2020, puts forward more stringent safety requirements for collision protection on battery compartments, charging systems, and waterproofing tests, and adds flame-retardant requirements for high-voltage components and thermal runaway assessment requirements for the minimum management unit of the battery system.
Allow Electrios Energy guide you through the process (www.electrios.com)
