IEC 62281:2012

IEC 62281:2012

December 2012
International standard Cancelled

Safety of primary and secondary lithium cells and batteries during transport

IEC 62281:2012 specifies test methods and requirements for primary and secondary (rechargeable) lithium cells and batteries to ensure their safety during transport other than for recycling or disposal. Requirements specified in this standard do not apply in those cases where special provisions given in the relevant regulations, listed in 7.3, provide exemptions. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 2004, and constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:- distinction between small and large cell or battery by gross mass rather than by lithium content or Watt-hour rating ("nominal" energy);- combination of the no mass loss (NM) and no leakage (NL) criteria into one criteria (NL);- extension of an acceptable mass loss of 0,2 % from 5 g to 75 g mass of a cell or battery;- reduction of large batteries to be tested under tests T-1 to T-5 and T-8 from 4 to 2 samples;- reduction of test samples required for small battery assemblies (5.2.2);- reduction of the vibration amplitude to 2 g for large batteries in T-3 vibration test method;- replacement of the impact test by the crush test for prismatic, pouch, button, and coin cells as well as cylindrical cells with no more than 20 mm in diameter. Keywords: safety during transportion, primary and secondary (rechargeable) lithium cells and batteries

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International IEC standards

Publication date

December 2012

Number of pages

50 p.

Reference

IEC 62281:2012

Print number

2
Sumary
Safety of primary and secondary lithium cells and batteries during transport

IEC 62281:2012 specifies test methods and requirements for primary and secondary (rechargeable) lithium cells and batteries to ensure their safety during transport other than for recycling or disposal. Requirements specified in this standard do not apply in those cases where special provisions given in the relevant regulations, listed in 7.3, provide exemptions. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 2004, and constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- distinction between small and large cell or battery by gross mass rather than by lithium content or Watt-hour rating ("nominal" energy);
- combination of the no mass loss (NM) and no leakage (NL) criteria into one criteria (NL);
- extension of an acceptable mass loss of 0,2 % from 5 g to 75 g mass of a cell or battery;
- reduction of large batteries to be tested under tests T-1 to T-5 and T-8 from 4 to 2 samples;
- reduction of test samples required for small battery assemblies (5.2.2);
- reduction of the vibration amplitude to 2 g for large batteries in T-3 vibration test method;
- replacement of the impact test by the crush test for prismatic, pouch, button, and coin cells as well as cylindrical cells with no more than 20 mm in diameter. Keywords: safety during transportion, primary and secondary (rechargeable) lithium cells and batteries
Replaced standards (1)
IEC 62281:2004
May 2004
International standard Cancelled
Safety of primary and secondary lithium cells and batteries during transport

Standard replaced by (1)
IEC 62281:2016
December 2016
International standard Cancelled
Safety of primary and secondary lithium cells and batteries during transport

IEC 62281:2016 specifies test methods and requirements for primary and secondary (rechargeable) lithium cells and batteries to ensure their safety during transport other than for recycling or disposal. Requirements specified in this standard do not apply in those cases where special provisions given in the relevant regulations, listed in 7.3, provide exemptions. NOTE - Different standards may apply for lithium-ion traction battery systems used for electrically propelled road vehicles. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition, published in 2012, and constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: - Deletion of the wire mesh screen from the evaluation of test criteria for an explosion; - Extension / modification of the shock test parameters so as to achieve constant energy behaviour for large batteries as well as explanations in a new Annex A; - Modification of the external short-circuit method so as to allow the short-circuit to be applied to large batteries after they have been removed from the temperature chamber; - Change of the cell diameter distinguishing between impact and crush test from 20 mm to 18 mm; - Addition of possible content for a transport certificate.

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