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Intertek will be joining Innovatrix as one of our Gold Sponsors for the upcoming 2nd Battery Gigafactory Summit USA: Advances in Planning, Engineering and Operations taking place in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 13–14, 2024. 

Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, their network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for customers’ operations and supply chains. Intertek provide 24/7 mission-critical quality assurance solutions to our clients to ensure that they can operate with well-functioning supply chains in each of their operations.

From electric vehicles and personal electronics to renewable energy, Intertek offers Total Quality Assurance in battery testing and certification services, ensuring energy storage technologies meet performance, reliability and safety criteria.

With facilities strategically located near the major development hubs around the world, Intertek’s global network of performance, safety and quality evaluation teams are able to assess batteries and energy storage systems from tiny hearing aid button cells through multi-megawatt stationary installations and everything in between.

Battery Failure Analysis

Intertek have developed a strategic and systematic methodology for conducting each failure analysis investigation. Their approach employs both non-destructive and deconstructive techniques to develop a well-rounded understanding of the failure. This interdisciplinary process allows the team to identify and categorize problems caused by the design, construction, storage, and operation of each battery. They provide findings with potential mitigative actions to prevent future failures and extend battery life.

Battery Safety and Performance Testing

Safety testing at Intertek involves rigorous evaluation of battery resilience under extreme conditions, including overcharge, short circuit, crush, puncture, and thermal abuse, to ensure they can withstand potential hazards. Additionally, they assess battery performance across various environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, and altitude to confirm their reliability in diverse operating environments. The electrical safety testing ensures that batteries comply with international safety standards, including ANSI, CSA, IEC, IEEE, USCAR, UL, UN, and SAE regulations, providing assurance that they meet the highest safety requirements.

Battery Fire & Abuse Testing

Intertek performs battery fire and abuse testing to ensure safety and proper performance. They are equipped to perform the following testing services:

Fire Testing: Cell, Module, Full Battery Pack

Drop: 30 Meter Drop Test (Full Battery Pack)

Overcharge

Battery Fire and Abuse Testing Specifications

Battery Cell Teardown

Intertek’s state-of-the-art battery failure analysis laboratory is equipped to handle comprehensive battery cell teardown needs. Intertek is committed to providing accurate, insightful, and timely results that drive innovation and quality in the battery industry. Whether you’re developing the next-generation EV batteries or optimizing energy storage solutions, their teardown services offer the critical insights needed to stay ahead in this dynamic field.

Battery Modeling and Simulation

Intertek has the expertise and experience to help manufacturers improve the design of Batteries, Electrochemical Fuel Cell Systems and Electrolytic Processes through Modeling and Simulation analysis. By developing models and performance simulations, Intertek’s engineers can help you understand the possible limitations of your existing designs. They have the capabilities and technical resources to simulate performance characteristics of electrochemical systems during different operating conditions, thereby accelerating your understanding of the application in relation to specific energy storage requirements.

Energy Storage Technologies

Capacity and costs vary with today’s available grid storage technologies.  By serving utilities project developers, power producers, and those conducting research in energy storage, Intertek works to identify and mitigate energy storage design, implementation, and operational risks. They provide a full range of project services including assisting with planning, performing cost-benefit and other economic analyses, overseeing installation, conducting inspections and maintenance, and assisting with decommissioning.  Their condition assessment services for large scale batteries includes performance testing, non-destructive evaluation, and modeling operation and life.  

Lithium Ion Battery Testing

Intertek provides a breadth of Testing and Certification services to ensure the safety of Lithium Ion Batteries during shipping and in consumer use.  in order to mitigate the risks associated with Li-ion batteries, Intertek offers testing and validation of lithium ion batteries, and lithium ion powered devices.

To reach out to Intertek and connect with them for the best solutions for your gigafactory click here

To meet with Intertek as well as other solution providers, attend talks from industry leaders and network with peers, join us in Nashville this November at the 2nd Battery Gigafactory Summit USA: Advances in Planning, Engineering and Operations.


For more information, visit our website or email us at info@innovatrix.eu for the event agenda.

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