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II.B.3 Battery Safety Testing (SNL)

Orendorff, Christopher O.; Lamb, Joshua H.; Steele, Leigh A.

Objectives are: Serve as an independent abuse test laboratory for DOE and USABC; Abuse testing in accordance with the USABC abuse testing manual; Successful testing of all deliverables from developers under USABC contracts; Revise the USABC abuse testing manual; Test the propensity towards propagation of cell failure through multiple cell batteries; Provide mechanical testing support to develop and validate mechanical models for EV batteries; and, Evaluate the effect of cell age on abuse response.