Thermal Runaway Test Machine

Technical Parameters

Application and Equipment Scope

The listed BE-8401 configuration includes heating or overcharge options, voltage and temperature acquisition, and an optional test enclosure. The quotation should define which functions, channels, fixtures, and protective systems are included.

Confirm specimen dimensions, mass, voltage, energy, and the required test arrangement. A whole-vehicle or larger pack project requires separate review of the enclosure, handling, utilities, monitoring, and facility interfaces.

Standards and Method Selection

• UL 2580 concerns battery systems for use in electric vehicles; confirm the applicable edition and required evaluation scope.
• IEC 62619 concerns secondary lithium cells and batteries for industrial applications. Its motive application examples exclude road vehicles, so applicability must be checked for the battery application.

The customer or laboratory should approve the relevant test method and acceptance criteria. The equipment configuration must be reviewed against that approved plan.

Details to Define in the RFQ

• Specimen level, chemistry, dimensions, mass, energy, and state of charge requirements.
• Selected trigger method and required heating or electrical operating limits.
• Temperature and voltage measurement channels, sensor locations, observation, and data recording.
• Containment, exhaust interfaces, fixtures, utilities, installation conditions, and protective system scope.
• Trigger termination, observation period, evaluation criteria, and responsible laboratory procedure.

Request a configuration review before applying a heating, overcharge, or other trigger procedure. Additional trigger equipment and interfaces should be specified when required by the approved method.