Normative Developments in Battery Safety

• UN Global Technical Regulation on Electric Vehicle Safety
• Safety requirements for stationary energy storage systems in the European regulation EU 2023/1542

BEV and Rescue - International Requirements Overview

Live Demonstrations at the EDAG Battery Test Center

SIMBAT - Combined Multi-Scale and Multi-Physics Battery Safety Simulation

• Simulation approach for predicting entire battery failure process
• Influencing factors on mechanical cell deformation behavior
• Virtual short-circuit prediction

Mechanical Behavior of Thermoplastic Materials for Battery Enclosures at High Temperatures

• Experimental–numerical approach for investigation of thermal runaway behavior
• Mechanical behavior of a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic under high thermal loading
• Thermomechanical material modelling

Robust and Sustainable Thermoplastic Lightweight Battery Packs: Enhancing Energy Density, Safety, and Efficiency

• Development of thermoplastic lightweight battery pack structures for next-generation electric mobility applications with improved sustainability and manufacturability.
• Strategies to increase gravimetric and volumetric energy density while maintaining structural robustness, thermal performance, and crash safety.
• Integration of simulation-driven design and battery safety engineering approaches to improve efficiency, thermal runaway mitigation, and overall system reliability.

Influence of Aging on the Failing Behavior of Automotive NMC Lithium-Ion Batteries

• Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are subject to aging processes that can contribute to safety-critical failures
• Statistics show that many EV accidents do not occur until after about one year of operation, which is why the failure behavior of aged cells is particularly relevant.
• The influence of different aging paths on the failure and degassing behavior of large automotive-grade LIBs is demonstrated
• Aged cells exhibit significantly less explosive failure behavior than fresh cells, with one exception: battery failure due to fresh Li-plating

Thermal Propagation

Abuse Testing for Automotive Batteries

• Relevant Testing Procedures
• Test Data Acquisition

Prevention Rather Than Reaction: A Technical Strategy for Preventing Battery Fires.

• What happens during thermal runaway?
• How are lithium-ion batteries monitored today?
• A technological approach. Monitoring from the inside out.

Safety Evaluation of Semi-Solid-State Battery Cells Under Standardized Abuse Tests

• Safety evaluation of large format semi-solid-state cells based on
  • IEC-62660 testing standards
  • Electrical, mechanical, and thermal abuse tests
  • Gas/content analysis
  • Hazard severity level scores

The Naxtra Battery - A Sodium-Ion Battery Developed by CATL Used for the First Time in a Mass-produced Electric Vehicle

LFP Without Compromise: Rethinking EV Battery Design Around Chemistry-Specific Performance

• Understand how chemistry-specific platform design can influence fast charging performance, thermal management, safety, and overall battery system efficiency
• Explore the engineering trade-offs between flexible multi-chemistry architectures and dedicated LFP-focused vehicle platforms
• Assess how LFP optimisation strategies could support wider EV adoption through improvements in cost efficiency, charging experience, and real-world usability

Post Crash HV Safety when LV Goes Dark/Away, Robust Disconnect, Residual Energy and Rescue Ready Design

• Holistic energy management system LV/HV
• Deletion of LV storage
• How to handle safety requirements post crash (immediately HV shut off vs. keep LV alive for relevant systems)

Impact of noTP Measures on Repairability and Recycling