Item | Test program | Standard |
5.2.1Open-circuit voltage | After standard charging ,then measure the open-circuit voltage in one hour. | ≥3.3V |
5.2.2 Nominal capacity | Discharging by constant current of 0.5C in one hour until the voltage falls down to 2.0V | Capacity≥15Ah |
5.2.3 Cycle life | At the temperature of 25±5ºC, charged by constant current of 0.5C until the voltage comes up to 3.65V, then charged by constant voltage of 3.65v until the current falls down to≤ 300mA, then kept aside for 0.5-1hour, then discharged of 0.5C until the voltage falls down to 2.0V, then kept aside for another 0.5-1hour, then stepped into the next cycle. If the capacity falls down ≤12000mAh for two continuous cycles, then it is considered as dead | ≥2000times |
5.2.4 Reserve ability of the capacity | After standard charging and storaged at 25±5ºC for 28days, then discharging at 0.5C to the voltage of 2.0V, the reserved capacity is ≥ 90% nominal capacity. | Capacity≥ 13.5Ah |
5.2.5 High Temperature performances | After standard charging and storaged at 60±2ºC for 4 hours, then discharging at 0.5C to voltage of 2.0V, the reserved capacity is ≥ 90% nominal capacity. | Capacity≥ 13.5Ah |
5.2.6 Low temperature performances | After standard charging and storage at -10±2ºC for 4 hours, then discharging at 0.5C to the voltage of 2.0V, the reserved capacity ≥ 60% nominal capacity. | Capacity≥9Ah |
5.2.7 Extrusion | Put the battery into the two planes of the extrusion equipment, boost pressure to 13KN, keep the pressure for 1 min. the vertical axis should parallels to the horizontal plane of the extrusion equipment, be vertical to the direction of extrusion, each battery only accept one test. | The battery must be no fire and no explosion. |
5.2.8 Thermal shock | After putting the battery into the incubator, the temperature should be increased continuously at the rate of 5ºC±2ºC/min to 130ºCand kept for 30 min, then take out the battery, resume to the room temperature. | The battery must be no fire, no explosion. |
5.2.9Overcharged | The test is made at temperature of 20ºC±5ºC. The battery should be discharged at I5A until the voltage is 2.0V, put the battery into ventilation cabinet, connecting the anode and cathode to the DC power supply. Change the output current of power supply to 15I5A, The voltage should not be lower than 10V, charging for 7 h or and the voltage stays the same, until the current falls down to 0. | The battery must be no fire and no explosion |
5.2.10Forced discharge | The test is made at temperature of 20ºC±5ºC. Discharged at I5A until the voltage falls down to 2.0V, then reverse charged at 5I5A current for 90 min. | The battery must be no fire and no explosion. |
5.2.11 Short circuit | After standard charging fully, put a battery which is connected with thermocouple (The essential resistance of the circuit should be less than 50mΩ ), short circuit for the anode and cathode,monitoring the temperature of the battery, when the battery temperature falls with a range of 10ºC, then stop the testing. | The battery must be no fire and no explosion. |
5.2.12 Acupuncture | The test is required to operating at the temperature of 20ºC±5ºC. Standard charged to the voltage of 3.65V, Put the battery in which is connected with thermocouple into the ventilation cabinet, pricked with a diameter-3mm stainless steel pricker throughout the centre of the of the battery at most surface in 20mm/s~40mm/s speed, and keep 1min. | The battery must be no fire and no explosion. |
5.2.13 Heavy Impact | Put the battery on the floor, put a Φ15.8mm Steel column into center of the battery, the vertical axis of the Steel column should be parallel to the floor, then let the 9.1kg's heavy object fall on to the steel column from a height of 610mm. | The battery must be no fire and no explosion. |
5.2.14 Vibaration | After standard charging fully, put the battery on the vibaration table of vibarating frequency of 10Hz-30Hz, and continuously vibarated from X,Y,Z three directions with 10Hz-50Hz for 30mintues, and the speed is 1oct/min. | There is no damage of the appearance and no smoking, no penetration, no explode, and the voltage is no less than 3.2V |
5.2.15Collision | After vibaration testings, fix the battery from X,Y,Z three perpendicularity and colliding pulsely at 100m/s2,and 40~80times per min,and each pulse collisions keeps 16ms and 1000±10 times. | There is no damage of the appearance and no smoking, no penetration, no explode, and the voltage is no less than 3.2V |
5.2.16 Free fall drop | After standard charging fully, let the battery fall from a height of1m from X,Y,Z six directions accordingly to the hard wood with thickness of 18-20mm on the cement floor, each for each direction, and then discharged at 1C until the voltage is 2V, then make they charging and discharging cycles no less than 3cycles. | No fire, no explode, and the discharging time is no less than 51minutes |
5.2.17StorageCharacteristics | Battery shall be charged continuously at a constant current of 0.5C until the voltage is up to 3.65v, then charged at the constant voltage of 3.65v until the capacity falls down to 0.02c; and stored under the condition of normal temperature of 20ºC±5ºC for 30days; After 30-days'storage, discharge the battery continuously at the constant current of 0.5C to the end-off voltage of 2.0V | Remaining capacity ≥ 13.5Ah |