Our abuse and safety tests enable us to study the behaviour and reactions of batteries beyond their specifications, as well as to certify batteries according to specific standards.
Using its expertise and different testing platforms, SERMA runs a wide range of abuse and safety tests on batteries (cells, modules, packs) in extreme conditions:
Mechanical tests
Static Crush,
Dynamic Crush,
Nail penetration,
Drop
Electrical tests
Overcharge,
Overdischarged,
Specific cycling
Thermal tests
Thermal propagation,
Fire,
Overtemperature
Gas analysis, emanations
Identification and quantification
At a time when many manufacturers are scaling back their investments, SERMA Technologies, a subsidiary of SERMA Group, is taking the op: continuing to invest heavily in electric mobility.
With the opening of a new 5,000 m² site dedicated to abusive testing and battery safety, SERMA is reaffirming its leading role in French technical excellence in the service of energy transition and sovereignty.
Fully operational from the end of August 2025, this new site will enable abuse testing on cells, modules and packs up to 150 kWh, as well as on complete vehicles. It is equipped to carry out a wide range of extreme tests, making it one of the most advanced facilities of its kind in Europe.
Battery certification support
The abuse and safety tests carried out by SERMA also enable us to provide support for battery certification.
We carry out abuse tests in accordance with ECE R100, one of the main European requirements for the approval of electric vehicles (ISO 17025). We also carry out tests in accordance with the following standards: UN38.3 (battery transport), UL1642, IEC 62133, IEC 62619, DO-227A, DO-311, R100.03, KMVSS, SAE J2464, GBT314, GB 38031, etc.
The entire cycle and system conditions are simulated and analysed using the varied tests and trials proposed by SERMA Energy:
