This standard specifies the electrical performancerequirements, test methods and inspection rules for traction battery (hereinafter referred to as "battery") of electric vehicles.
This standard is applicable to the lithium ion battery and nickel-metal hydride battery cells and modules installed on electric vehicles, and other types of batteries may also refer to this standard.
2 Normative References
The following documents for the application of this document are essential. Any dated reference, just dated edition applies to this document. For undated references, the latest edition (including any amendments) applies to this document.
GB/T 2900.41 Electrotechnical Terminology - Primary and Secondary Cells and Batteries
GB/T 19596 Terminology of Electric Vehicles
3 Terminologies and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terminologies and definitions defined in GB/T 2900.41 and GB/T 19596 and the following ones apply.
3.1
Secondary cell
The basic unit device which directly transforms chemical energy into electric energy, includeselectrode, diaphragm, electrolyte, enclosure and terminal and is also designed to be rechargeable.