What types of battery tests are there?

Typical blocks are transport tests (UN 38.3 T.1–T.8), functional and system safety (IEC 62619), abuse and misuse tests (overcharge, short circuit, thermal propagation, crush/nail), environmental and lifetime tests, and regulatory evidence under the EU Battery Regulation. Which apply follows from the spec sheet and target market.

Does Cevelar run battery tests?

No. Cevelar is not a test lab. Cevelar plans what needs to be tested: extract requirements from the spec sheet, map to standards, find coverage gaps, and deliver a complete test plan. The actual tests are run by accredited test houses such as FEV, Fraunhofer, or Kiwa.

Why plan before booking the lab?

Test rigs are expensive and scarce. If a test is missing from the plan, the campaign is repeated or the audit is delayed. A complete test plan before booking avoids duplicate campaigns and rework.

Which standards does the test plan cover?

UN 38.3, IEC 62619, EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542 including the battery passport, and ASPICE traceability — plus OEM-specific stress profiles from the spec sheet.

Overview · Test types

Plan battery testing

Which tests a battery program needs is decided in the spec sheet — not in the lab. Cevelar delivers the complete test plan across UN 38.3, IEC 62619, and the EU Battery Regulation so the campaign at the test house runs once. We are not a lab; we plan what the lab tests.

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Test types at a glance
Complete test plan
Before booking the lab

Starting point

The most expensive test is the repeated one.

Plan first Completeness before booking

Not a lab We plan, the test house tests

Transport tests UN 38.3: altitude, thermal, vibration, shock, short circuit, impact, overcharge, discharge.
Functional & system safety IEC 62619: protection/BMS, thermal events, propagation, insulation.
Abuse & environmental tests Overcharge, short circuit, crush/nail, humidity-heat, lifetime — often OEM-specific.
Regulatory evidence EU Battery Regulation & passport: turn required fields into testable requirements.

Roles

Test lab vs. Cevelar

Test lab (FEV, Fraunhofer, Kiwa …)

ServiceAccredited execution of tests
NeedsComplete, conflict-free test plan
CostTest rig per campaign

Cevelar

ServiceTest plan & coverage from the spec
DeliversWhat, why, against which clause
EffectComplements the lab, doesn't replace it

For validation teams

Plan first, then the test rig.

Cevelar maps spec → standard → method → acceptance, finds gaps and conflicts (IEC vs. UN 38.3 vs. OEM), and exports the test plan for Polarion, Jira, or the test house. So you book the lab campaign once.

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