Program

Welcome

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

GB 38031-2025 & GB 18384-2025 - China's Enhanced EV Safety Standards

• Key technical changes
• Testing requirements
• Practical implementation considerations

BEV and Rescue - International Requirements Overview

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

Battery Safety Be(y)ond Compliance: Managing Thermal Runway Through Engineering, Testing and Certification

Transfer to the EDAG Battery Test Center

Live Demonstrations at the EDAG Battery Test Center

Accident Occurrence: A Comparison of Electric and Combustion Engine Cars

• Study method and explanatory power
• Overview of key take-aways
• Passenger safety
• Safety of other road users
• Pedestrians
• Pedal misuse
• Driving behaviour and usage
• Conclusions and practical recommendations

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

Turning Sodium Storage into Commercial Reality

• Energy Sstorage
• Market development
• Natrium batteries
• Advantages of a multi-chemistry approach

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

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)

The EV Battery Engineering Paradox - Balancing Performance, Safety, Cost and Repairability

• Modern EV batteries must deliver high safety, fast charging, long range, durability, and cost efficiency at the same time.
• Meeting these targets increasingly requires highly integrated solutions for thermal management, structural performance, and safety.
• The key challenge is balancing customer value with circularity, maintainability, and resource efficiency.

A Multiscale Simulation Framework for Predicting Battery Failure under Multiple Influencing Factors

• 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.

Thermal Runaway – What Matters in Testing to Obtain Accurate Results

• The Question of the “Right” Trigger Method
• Why Are Pre-tests on Cells Important? – Focus on the Trigger Method
• System-Level Testing – A Viable Alternative
• Statistical Interpretability