CSA E62660-2:15 (R2020)

This is the first edition of CAN/CSA-E62660-2, Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles – Part 2: Reliability and abuse testing, which is an adoption, with Canadian deviations, of the identically titled IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) Standard 62660-2 (first edition, 2010-12). It is one in a series of Standards issued by CSA Group under Part II of the Canadian Electrical Code. For brevity, this Standard will be referred to as “CAN/CSA-E62660-2” throughout.

This Standard is intended to be used in conjunction with CAN/CSA-E62660-1, Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles – Part 1: Performance testing (adopted IEC 62660-1:2010, with Canadian deviations).

This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.

Scope:

This part of IEC 62660 specifies test procedures to observe the reliability and abuse behaviour of secondary lithium-ion cells used for propulsion of electric vehicles including battery electric vehicles (BEV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV).

The objective of this standard is to specify the standard test procedures and conditions for basic characteristics of lithium-ion cells for use in propulsion of battery and hybrid electric vehicles. The tests are indispensable for obtaining essential data on reliability and abuse behaviour of lithium-ion cells for use in various designs of battery systems and battery packs.

This standard provides standard classification of description of test results to be used for the design of battery systems or battery packs.

NOTE 1 The reliability and abuse tests for the electrically connected lithium-ion cells may be performed with reference to this standard.

NOTE 2 The test specification for lithium-ion battery packs and systems is defined in ISO 12405-1 and ISO 12405-2 (under consideration).