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Compliance Testing
Compliance or conformance testing verifies whether a product meets a set of defined standards dependent on the
product application. The battery pack needs to meet standards in areas such as safety, environmental, and
electromagnetic compliance. This guide cannot cover all possible applications and uses for A123’s cells. Therefore,
one must test the pack design based on the compliance standards appropriate for its intended application. That
being said, Table 14 lists a variety of useful standards and their applicability.
Table 14 – Useful battery pack standards and their relevant applications
Standard
Type
Application
UL-1973
Safety
US Market
IEC 62133
Safety
Non-US Markets
EU Directive 2006/66/EC
EU Battery Directive
EU and WW Markets
FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A or B
Radiated Emissions
U.S. Market
IEC 61000-6-1 and IEC 61000-6-2.
Generic EMC Immunity
EU and WW Markets
IEC 61000-6-3 and IEC 61000-6-4
Generic EMC Emissions
WW Markets
REACH Directive (1907/2006)
Environmental
EU Markets
2011/65/EU RoHs
Environmental
EU Markets
China RoHs
Environmental
China Market
UN recommendations on the transport
of dangerous goods/test and criteria
38.3 (UN 38.3)
Regulatory Transportation Testing WW Markets
DOT 49 CFR parts 100 – 185
Regulatory Transportation
US Markets
IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations
Regulatory Transportation
WW Markets