How to interpret the UL2580 standard electric vehicle power battery safety regulations?

At present, there are many power battery safety standards for electric vehicles at home and abroad, such as UL2580, ISO12405-1, ISO12405-2, ISO12405-3, IEC 62660-1, IEC 62660-2, IEC 62660-3, etc., as well as the domestic automotive power battery standard GB 38031, etc. These standards have made corresponding requirements for the safety of battery cells, battery modules, battery charging and discharging systems, etc. Next, Ankejie will interpret the UL2580 standard for everyone...

Power battery UL2580-Product range
The UL2580 product range covers batteries for the following applications: batteries for electric vehicles, battery packs for electric vehicles, battery and electrochemical capacitor combination systems for electric vehicles, and their subsystems or modules.

Power Battery UL2580-Product Test Items

Power Battery UL2580-Electrical Test

1. Overcharge

2. Short Circuit

3. Overdischarge Protection

4. Temperature

5. Imbalanced Charging

6. Dielectric Voltage Withstand

7. Isolation Resistance

8. Continuity

9. Failure of Cooling/Thermal Stability SystemPower


Battery UL2580-Mechanical Test

1. Rotation

2. Vibration Endurance

3. Shock

4. Drop

5. CrushPower


Battery UL2580-Environmental Test

1. Thermal Cycling

2. Salt Spray

3. Immersion

4. External Fire Exposure

5. Single Cell Failure Design Tolerance