IEC 63193:2020

IEC 63193 ®
Edition 1.0 2020-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Lead-acid batteries for propulsion power of lightweight vehicles – General
requirements and methods of test

Batteries au plomb pour la puissance de propulsion des véhicules légers –
Exigences générales et méthodes d'essai

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IEC 63193 ®
Edition 1.0 2020-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Lead-acid batteries for propulsion power of lightweight vehicles – General

requirements and methods of test

Batteries au plomb pour la puissance de propulsion des véhicules légers –

Exigences générales et méthodes d'essai

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 29.220.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-8717-0

– 2 – IEC 63193:2020 © IEC 2020
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Test set-up . 13
4.1 Accuracy of the measuring instruments . 13
4.2 General test features and rules . 13
5 Test methods for batteries destined for electric two- and three-wheelers . 15
5.1 General . 15
5.2 Capacity determination with the 2 h rate current at 25 °C . 16
5.3 Capacity determination with the 3 h rate current at 25 °C . 17
5.4 High-rate constant current capacity at 25 °C . 18
5.5 Capacity at a battery temperature of −18 °C . 19
5.6 Capacity recovery at a battery temperature of −10 °C . 20
5.7 Capacity recovery at a battery temperature of 25 °C with a time-limited fast
charge . 21
5.8 Cycle life with repetitive discharges at 25 °C to 90 % DoD of the rated
capacity . 22
5.9 Dynamic driving range at 25 °C . 24
5.10 Dynamic driving range at 5 °C . 25
5.11 Charge retention during storage at 40 °C . 26
5.12 Cycle life with repetitive discharges at 40 °C to 50 % DoD of rated capacity . 27
5.13 Vibration resistance . 28
5.14 Protection against internal ignition from external spark sources . 30
5.15 Flammability rating of materials . 31
5.16 Content and durability of required marking . 32
5.17 Material identification . 35
6 Test methods for batteries destined for golf car and similar utility- and multi-
passenger vehicles . 36
6.1 General . 36
6.2 Capacity determination with the 5 h rate current at 30 °C . 36
6.3 Running time in minutes with a 56 A or 75 A current at 30 °C . 38
6.4 Running time in minutes with a 56 A or 75 A current at 5 °C . 39
6.5 Capacity recovery at a battery temperature of 30 °C and time-limited fast
charge . 40
6.6 Cycle life with repetitive discharges at 30 °C with the 5 h rate current to
1,75 V per cell . 41
6.7 Pulsed-power cycle life at 40 °C. 42
6.8 Determination of electrolyte level maintenance interval – Flooded types only . 43
6.9 Charge retention during storage at 40 °C . 44
6.10 Vibration resistance . 45
6.11 Protection against internal ignition from external spark sources . 47
6.12 Flammability rating of materials . 48
6.13 Content and durability of required marking . 49
6.14 Material identification . 52

Annex A (informative) Guidance on expected test results . 53
A.1 General . 53
A.2 Expected outcomes for tests 5.2 to 5.17 with batteries destined for electric

two- and three-wheelers . 53
A.3 Expected outcomes for tests in 6.2 to 6.14 with batteries destined for golf
car and similar utility- and multi-passenger vehicles . 55

Figure 1 – Examples of vehicles covered by this document . 7
Figure 2 – Example of orientation of the monoblocs on the vibration table in relation to
their specified orientation in service . 29
Figure 3 – Example of orientation of the monoblocs on the vibration table in relation to
their specified orientation in service . 46

Table 1 – Listing of the number of monoblocs to be tested for Clause 5 applications . 15
Table 2 – Capacity at 25 °C determined with the 2 h rate discharge current I . 17
Table 3 – Capacity at 25 °C determined with the 3 h rate discharge current I . 18
Table 4 – Capacity at 25 °C determined with the high-rate discharge current 3,6 I . 19
Table 5 – Capacity at −18 °C determined with the 2 h rate discharge current I . 20
Table 6 – Capacity recovery after discharge and charge at −10 °C . 21
Table 7 – Capacity recovery at 25 °C with a time-limited fast charge . 22
Table 8 – Cycle life with repetitive discharges to 90 % of the rated C capacity at 25 °C . 23
Table 9 – Cycle life with repetitive discharges to 90 % of the rated C capacity at 25 °C . 24
Table 10 – Dynamic discharge sequence . 24
Table 11 – Achieved discharge sequences at 25 °C . 25
Table 12 – Dynamic discharge sequence . 25
Table 13 – Achieved discharge sequences at 5 °C . 26
Table 14 – Capacity retained after 30 days of storage at 40 °C . 27
Table 15 – Cycle life with repetitive discharges to 50 % DoD of rated C capacity at
40 °C . 28
Table 16 – Cycle life with repetitive discharges to 50 % DoD of rated C capacity at
40 °C . 28
Table 17 – Capacity retained after 60 min vibration and subsequent 24 h OC stand . 30
Table 18 – Battery status after spark test . 31
Table 19 – Burning classification achieved when tested in accordance with
IEC 60695-11-10:2013 .
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