Battery Test Center
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Battery Validation, Testing & Certification
Batteries are at the heart of modern innovation, powering technologies and driving advancements across industries, from electric mobility and renewable energy storage, to electrical and electronic devices. As demand growth, ensuring robust, reliable solutions becomes critical. In sectors such as e-mobility and energy storage systems (ESS), performance, safety, and longevity are critical to advancing both clean mobility and sustainable energy solutions.
However, batteries that are not appropriately tested or certified can pose serious risks, since they may overheat, leak hazardous substances, fail prematurely, or even cause fires or explosions. Moreover, selecting the right battery for a dedicated application is equally important. Different use cases require specific characteristics, such as energy density, power output, reliability, lifespan, thermal stability, and cost-effectiveness. Understanding these key parameters helps manufacturers and end-users to optimize performance while minimizing risks and ensuring long-term sustainability.
For this reason, as demand for high-performance and sustainable battery solutions increases, ensuring their safety, reliability, and compliance with evolving regulations is crucial to facilitate further development and market expansion.
At DEKRA, we support customers in testing and certifying their batteries, from cell to module, to pack. Our comprehensive battery validation, testing, and certification services cover a wide range of applications, including EV batteries, consumer electronics, professional applications, power tools, and energy storage systems. Our battery validation services are designed to identify potential failures at an early stage, ensuring full compliance with local and international safety standards and consistent performance throughout the battery's lifecycle.
Our Services
Battery Testing
To guarantee safety, reliability, and performance, batteries must be evaluated through multiple tests. We support our customers with a comprehensive range of testing services, including:
At DEKRA, we provide a unique, comprehensive abuse testing service under one roof, offering fully controlled and reproducible conditions. Our state-of-the-art Battery Test Center is equipped to perform for Electrical Stress Tests, Mechanical Abuse Tests, , Thermal Abuse and Tests Drop Tests at component and system levels, Thermal Propagation Tests on module, battery and even full including entire vehicles in our dedicated fire hall, all conducted safely and independently.
We offer battery performance testing and electrical testing services. In our performance testing for batteries, we evaluate capacity, efficiency, and power delivery under real-world and simulated conditions. We test batteries, cells, modules, and packs for charge & discharge behavior, cycle life, temperature effects, and internal resistance to ensure reliable energy, consistent performance, and compliance with international standards.
Our electrical battery testing services evaluate the performance and reliability of batteries under a wide range of conditions, including:
- Life and performance testing in various climatic conditions, at cell, module, and pack level.
- Electrical stress testing, including short circuits, overcharging, and deep discharging.
- Thermal abuse testing to ensure batteries and modules withstand extreme temperatures.
We test batteries under extreme environmental conditions to ensure safety and reliability, including:
- Temperature and environmental chamber testing.
- Dust and water exposure tests, including IP protection classes.
- Altitude and low-pressure simulation.
- Salt spray and corrosion tests.
- Ice water shock testing to evaluate resistance to rapid temperature changes.
All tests are conducted in DEKRA’s state-of-the-art Battery Test Center, following international standards.
Find more details about our Environmental Battery Testing Services.
We provide mechanical testing to ensure the durability and reliability of batteries under real-world conditions. Our services include:
Vibration testing under climate-controlled conditions.Mechanical shock testing to verify extreme load limits.Crash testing.Development support and quality assurance for safe battery systems.Mechanical shock and crash tests on high-voltage batteries and packs.Conditioning of batteries (temperature, humidity, state of charge) prior to testing.Real-time CAN datalogging for full transparency during tests.Storage for new and tested batteries, including critical-condition units.
All tests are conducted in DEKRA’s state-of-the-art Battery Test Center, following national and international standards to deliver safe, reproducible, and reliable results.
Find more details about our Mechanical Testing Services and Mechanical Shock Test / Crash Test Services for batteries.
Advanced Battery Testing with AI Simulation
In partnership with Sphere, we offer a unique service to support battery cell validation using AI-based simulation. With the help of AI models trained using real battery data, we predict accurate battery behaviour across multiple conditions, including ageing, temperature, and performance shifts. Our services redefine the way battery cells are validated: Faster, Smarter, Trusted.
Battery cells are assessed under real-world conditions, beginning with benchmarking and characterization of electrical, thermal, and ageing performance. These results guide module and pack testing, including electrical, thermal, abuse, and durability assessments. By combining physical tests with AI-based simulations, we ensure batteries meet performance, safety, and regulatory requirements efficiently and reliably.
Our Smart Data Management services allows to capture, standardize, and analyze the large volumes of data generated during battery testing. Designed by Sphere, the platform enables trend tracking, traceability, and actionable insights across testing cycles and battery generations. By turning data into a strategic resource, it supports faster decision-making, continuous product improvement, and cost and time reduction throughout development and lifecycle management.
Our AI-Simulation services enable the use of customer-specific battery cell test data to fine-tune AI models, reducing time and cost by generating synthetic data for all key performance and lifetime modalities. This allows rapid prototyping, faster iteration cycles, and improved decision-making for R&D and production teams.
Discover more about these services and the DEKRA x Sphere partnership to enable faster, more reliable battery-driven transformation across the mobility, energy, industry and commercial sectors.
Battery Homologation and Certification
We provide comprehensive certification and homologation services to ensure batteries meet local and international safety and performance standards, proving they are ready to be commercialized in different countries and regions.
Our certification services cover key regulations and standards, including:
In addition, we can support customers with our Global Market Access (GMA) services to help them navigate national and international standards and regulations, which can be a complex process when intending to sell products in different countries and regions.
Our Scope
Different batteries face unique demands depending on their use, and evaluating their safety requires extensive experience and deep knowledge of what to test and how to ensure they perform as intended without compromising user safety. At DEKRA, we have decades of experience conducting testing and certification for the automotive sector, as well as for electrical and electronic products. This expertise allows our clients to rely on us with confidence, knowing that we deliver thorough, reliable, and high-quality evaluation and certification services for every type of battery.
Our services cover a wide range of battery types, including:
Electric Vehicle (EV & HEV) batteries
Batteries used in electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles.
Stationary Energy Storage Systems (ESS)
Batteries used in the stationary energy storage systems (ESS).
Industrial & Consumer Batteries
Batteries used in manufacturing equipment, construction, robotics, electronics, power tools, home appliances, and more.
Our Battery Facilities
At DEKRA, we have a global network of laboratories ready to validate, test and certify batteries:
Our Battery Test Center is a unique facility that provides a comprehensive range of battery testing services, covering abuse, propagation, performance, environmental and mechanical testing. Unique for the Battery Test Center is that it has the full range of battery testing services under one roof, strategically located at the DEKRA Automotive Test Center with the DEKRA Lausitzring Proving Ground.
At this Battery Test Center, our experts conduct testing on EV batteries, full vehicles, battery packs, modules, and energy storage systems, under real-world scenarios and extreme conditions. From mechanical, abuse, and safety testing to performance and environmental testing in challenging environments — all in one place.
Located in Arnhem, our comprehensive testing and certification facility serves as a one-stop center for cells, portable batteries, industrial applications, and e-mobility solutions.
In our Guangzhou and Shanghai-Jiading laboratories in China, we provide comprehensive testing and certification services for primary and secondary batteries, ensuring compliance with global standards.
DEKRA’s partner Sphere counts with the Sphere Battery Technology Centre in Augsburg, Germany, where all cell formats are tested. It features 1500 channels for testing commercial cells and prototypes in various form factors and formats, along with 80 temperature chambers for simultaneous performance testing at different temperatures. The centre accommodates testing over a broad temperature range from -40 to +80 °C and is equipped with test jigs and equipment to control pressure during cycling and to monitor swelling ('breathing') of a cell (pouch/prismatic).
EU Battery Regulation
DEKRA can support customers in complying with the new EU Battery Regulation, ensuring batteries are safer, sustainable and circular across their lifecycle.
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Automotive Testing
DEKRA offers comprehensive Automotive Testing services to test vehicles, components, and systems, ensuring safety, performance, quality, and regulatory compliance.
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Global Market Access Services
DEKRA supports customers in navigating national and international standards and regulations to market their products around the globe and reduce time to market.
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