Battery Abuse Testing

Skills Centre

Battery Abuse Testing

This is a highly practical course which provides delegates with ‘hands-on’ experience of battery abuse testing in a EUCAR level-7 test chamber. It equips delegates with an understanding of battery failure mechanisms, the different approaches to battery abuse testing and an appreciation of the unpredictable nature of this type of battery testing. Delegates will develop an understanding of the hazards created during battery failure events and how these hazards can be managed.

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Delivery: Face to face

Duration: 2 Days

Learning outcomes

After completing this course, you will:

Describe the hazards created by a battery failure event and the underpinning mechanisms that drive cell failure
Understand the applicable test standards that apply to their specific application or industry sector
Understand the unpredictable nature of battery abuse testing and what this means for reproducibility and repeatability
Undertake a variety of different battery abuse test types, including test set-up, initiation and post-test clean-down and de-contamination
Describe how the hazards related to battery abuse testing are mitigated and managed by the facility design and safety systems
Safely manage post-test materials including quarantine, disposal and waste management
Develop a safe system of work for their own battery abuse testing activity

Delivery method What will I learn?

What will I learn?

In this course you will learn:

General battery safety / hazards
Types of abuse testing and test standards
Battery safety / hazards within the context of abuse testing
Clean up and waste management procedures following abuse testing

What will this course enable me to do?

Understand the hazards and safety implications of battery failure events resulting from battery abuse testing and apply suitable mitigation strategies.
Be able to undertake battery abuse testing safely and manage associated hazards throughout the entire process lifecycle.
Understand the different types of abuse testing, applicable standards and the need for real-world failure testing.
Understand how facility design and different safety systems can contribute to effective H&S management of a battery abuse testing facility.

Who should attend?

This course accommodates 4 participants.

The course is suitable for industry engineers and managers who require a more in-depth course on battery safety (abuse) testing to enable them to undertake abuse testing and enable informed decision making and management of a battery abuse testing facility .

It is expected that delegates will consist of battery engineers and managers (with a background in battery testing and characterisation) wishing to understand applicable test standards, test set-up and initiation methods and also the hazards associated with abuse testing and how this impacts facility design and management.