10.1 Primary batteries (for example: cells, single cell batteries, or battery packs) shall comply with 10.2 –10.5.
Revised 10.1 effective November 11, 2011
10.2 Batteries discharged to the manufacturer’s rated capacity are to be used for this test. The batteries are to be tested in an ambient temperature of 20 ±5°C (68 ±9°F).
Revised 10.2 effective November 11, 2011
10.3 Each fully charged test sample battery is to be subjected to a constant charging current of three times the current, Ic, specified by the manufacturer by connecting it in opposition to a dc-power supply.
The test time is to be calculated using the formula: Tc=2.5C/3Ic
In which:
tc is the charging time in hours,
C is the capacity of battery in ampere-hours, and
Ic is the maximum charging current, in amperes, specified by the manufacturer.
The minimum charging time is to be 7 hours.
Exception: At the manufacturer’s discretion, test currents greater than the specified three times rated Ic
can be applied to expedite the test timeframe, with the minimum charging times as 7 hours.
Revised 10.3 effective November 11, 2011
10.4 When a protective device that has been investigated for the purpose, actuates during the test, the test shall be repeated with the battery supply connected to the maximum load that does not cause the protective device to open. A protective device that has not been investigated for the purpose shall be short-circuited.
10.5 The samples shall not explode or catch fire. For battery pack samples, tests shall not result in chemical leaks caused by cracking, rupturing or bursting of the battery casing.
Revised 10.5 effective November 11, 2011
10.6 Secondary cells shall comply with 10.7 – 10.9.
Revised 10.6 effective November 11, 2011
10.7 The cells are to be tested in an ambient temperature of 20 ±5°C (68 ±9°F). Each battery shall be discharged at a constant current of0.2 C/1 hour, to a manufacturer specified discharge endpoint voltage.
Revised 10.7 effective November 11, 2011
10.8 The cells are to be charged with a constant maximum specified charger output voltage and a current limit of three times the maximum current Ic, specified by the manufacturer. Charging duration is the time
required to reach the manufacturer’s specified end-of-charge condition plus seven additional hours.
Revised 10.8 effective November 11, 2011
10.9 A cell is to be tested without the assistance of protective devices, unless such protective devices are either integral to the cell constructions or have been investigated for the purpose. A re-settable protective device that actuates during the test shall be allowed to reset and the test shall be resumed, cycling as often as necessary to complete the test. When a protective device operates during the test (whether re-settable or not) the test is repeated with the same charging time, but with the cell connected to the maximum load that does not cause the protective devices to operate. A protective device that is not integral to the cell and that has not been investigated for the purpose is to be short-circuited.
10.9.1 The samples shall not explode or catch fire.
Added10.9.1effective November 11, 2011
10.10 Secondary battery packs shall comply with 10.11 – 10.13.
10.11 The batteries are to be tested in an ambient temperature of 20 ±5°C (68 ±9°F). A thermocouple is to be attached to the cells of each test sample battery. Each battery shall be discharged at a constant current of0.2C/1 hour, to a manufacturer specified discharge endpoint voltage.
Revised 10.11 effective November 11, 2011
10.12 Each of the test sample batteries are to be subjected to the following overcharge conditions, in sequential order.
a) The battery is to be initially charged using a constant current charging mode with a current limit of three times the maximum current Ic, specified by the manufacturer until the maximum specified charger output voltage is reached. At that point, the battery is to be charged with a constant maximum specified charger output voltage and a current limit of three times the maximum current Ic. Charging duration is the time required to reach the manufacturer’s specified end-of-charge condition plus seven additional hours. The temperature on the cell casing shall be monitored. A re-settable protective device such as a PTC that actuates during the test shall be allowed to reset and the test shall be resumed, cycling as often as necessary, but no less than 10 times, to complete the test. Automatic reset devices are allowed to cycle during the test. When an overcurrent protective device operates during the test, the test is repeated with the same charging time, but with the battery connected to the maximum load that does not cause the protective devices to operate.
b) The charge condition in accordance with (a) shall be conducted with each single component fault that is likely to occur in the charging circuit and which would result in overcharging of the battery.
Exception No. 1: A protective device determined to be reliable may remain in the circuit without being faulted. See 2.4 and Appendix A.
Exception No. 2: For batteries without protective devices, the overcharge condition(s) in (b) do not apply.
Revised 10.12 effective November 11, 2011
10.13 The samples shall not explode or catch fire. For battery pack samples, tests shall not result in chemical leaks caused by cracking, rupturing or bursting of the cell casing.
Revised 10.13 effective November 11, 2011
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