Answers you can act on, from coin cell to grid scale.
Performance, abuse, and failure analysis for batteries at every format: cells, modules, packs, full electric vehicles, and grid-scale storage systems. Independent and ITAR-registered.
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Performance Testing
Capacity, efficiency, and power output. Cycle life and calendar aging studies. Custom duty cycles under the environmental conditions your product will actually see.
Abuse and Safety Testing
Overcharge, external short, nail penetration, and crush. Thermal runaway initiation and propagation, measured in blast-rated facilities.
Failure Analysis and Teardowns
Teardowns at every format with high-resolution documentation at each disassembly stage. Root cause investigation with corrective action recommendations.
Standards We Test To
SAE J2464, J2929, J1798, J2289: electric and hybrid vehicle battery safety and abuse
IEC 62660-2 and 62660-3: lithium-ion cells for EV applications
IEC 62133: safety of portable sealed secondary cells
UN 38.3: transport safety of lithium-ion batteries
UL 9540A Sectional: thermal runaway propagation, by client request
ASTM, IEEE, ISO: custom or application-specific standards
OEM-specific protocols: proprietary and confidential test plans and evaluations
Equipment of All Sizes
Cell Cycling
- Arbin LBTS21044: to ±300 A
- Maccor 4000: to ±120 A
- Bitrode MCV: to ±100 A
- Maccor 4000H: to ±50 A
- Arbin: ±10 A and ±5 A systems
- Arbin LBT20084: ±100 µA to ±200 mA, sub-microvolt resolution
Module and Pack Cycling
- Webasto MT-30: 0-120 V, to 330 A
- Webasto ABC-170: 0-420 V, to 265 A
- Webasto AV-900: 0-900 V, to 999 A
- AC grid simulation to 60 kW
- AC load bank to 200 kW
Environmental
- Temperature chambers, -40 to 180°C standard, to -70°C maximum, 1 ft to 5 ft working volumes
- Temperature and humidity control
- Altitude to 100,000 ft
Why the BIC
We are not a university lab. No publication interest in your data, no student turnover on your project.
The BIC takes no customer intellectual property.
ITAR registered, with defense program experience and NSWC Crane as our neighbor at WestGate@Crane.
Cell fabrication and battery testing share one Newberry facility, so what the test lab finds can go straight into the next build.