Global EV Battery Safety Forum

The Indian Union Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has notified fresh testing parameters for electric vehicles to enhance their battery safety. These tests are followed and widely accepted internationally for ensuring passenger safety in EVs, according to the ministry. More importantly, MHI has made these tests mandatory for all EV and battery suppliers as a precondition for claiming incentives under the ministry’s three flagship schemes, namely PLI schemes for automobile and components, PLI scheme for Advanced Cell Chemistry (ACC), and FAME II scheme, with effect from 1st April 2023.

 

According to the official memorandum, the latest regulation aims to ensure human safety of battery vehicles by enhancing quality at three levels, namely Battery Pack, Battery Management System (BMS), and at Cell level. The government’s latest regulation on battery safety will go a long way in ensuring the reliability of EVs for users in the country. The mandatory nature of the testing

guidelines for availing incentives will prevent OEMs and battery suppliers from by-passing essential safety checks as a simple way of cost-cutting.

 

India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) the leading alliance with 170+ member organizations working on the fire, safety and standards for batteries since 2016 and launched Battery Safety and Standards Taskforce. IESA closely work with ARAI, ICAT, BIS and other government bodies to ensure vehicle safety should be the priority for the industry. With multiple fire issues in electric 2W and 3W in India in recent times raised the global attention to India. IESA is taking proactive steps to ensure that all manufacturing stakeholders including batteries, EVs and EV components adhere to these guidelines to create a safer ecosystem. IESA is organizing this dedicated forum to help the industry to create a safer and sustainable EV ecosystem in India.

Topics to be covered:

• MHI Notification on testing parameters and it’s implication
• Battery Fire cases in India and across the globe
• Current safety guidelines and global overview
• Role of thermal management and BMS
• Overview of various standards by BIS, UL and IEC
• Battery cell level test ( temperature Cycling, shock, Vibration, fire exposure, altitude simulation)
• BMS testing (over current protection, communication interface, cell voltage for each series, current sensor, Cell & MOS temperature, charge/discharge MOS, power rail, fuse current check, cell balancing)
• Battery pack level testing (Case stress, Drop/Free Fall, Immersion, Crush, Imbalance Charging)
• Standards for Battery Pack, Battery Management System (BMS), and at Cell level
• Indian testing procedure and role of ARAI and ICAT
• Battery State of Charge (SoH) monitoring and Prediction of Battery degradation

Who should participate:

• EV Manufacturers, OEMs, and Component Providers
• Battery Cell providers and Battery Pack assemblers
• Testing agencies and test equipment providers
• BMS providers and integrators

Key Speakers:

1. Dr. Judy Jeevarajan, Corporate Fellow, William Henry Merrill Society, Vice President & Executive Director, Electrochemical Safety Research Institute (ESRI), UL Research Institutes
2. Abhijit Mulay, General Manager, Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)
3. Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, President, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA)
4. Dr. Ravi M. Bhatkal, Managing Director (India), Mac Dermid Alpha Electronics Solutions
5. Mr. Alex Liang, UL Standards & Engagement
6. Ms. Rebecca Le, UL Solutions
7. Shyam Kumar, Scientist C, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)*
8. Gurusharan Dhillon, Director- Electric Mobility, ET, CES (India)
9. Neeraj Kumar Singal, CEO, SEMCO Group
10. Sadaf A Siddiqui, GM – Industry Marketing, Keysight Technologies
11. Dr. Vikas Almadi, Managing Director, VNT
12. Puneet Jain, Co-Founder, Greentech Motors
13. Vineet Dravid, Cofounder, Oorja Energy
14. Joseph Kelly, Director – Product Development & Engineering, Latent Heat Solutions LLC
15. Ramachandran R, CTO, Matter Mobility
16. Rohen Bhatnagar, OEM Manager & Business Head Energy Solutions India at MKS-Atotech in Asia /India
17. Akshay Kashyap, MD, Greenfuel Energy
18. Lalbahadoor Chaudhury, Manager, Technology, IESA

IESA member: Complimentary (Based on membership level)

Non-IESA member:

• Early bird (till 5th January 2023): INR 18,000 + taxes
• Regular ticket (after 5th January 2023): INR 25,000 + taxes

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