__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.Copyright©2009SAEInternationalAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofSAE.TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER:Tel:877-606-7323(insideUSAandCanada)Tel:724-776-4970(outsideUSA)Fax:724-776-0790Email:CustomerService@sae.orgSAEWEBADDRESS:(R)ElectricandHybridElectricVehicleRechargeableEnergyStorageSystem(RESS)SafetyandAbuseTestingRATIONALEAbusetestingisperformedtocharacterizetheresponseofaRechargeableEnergyStorageSystem(RESS)tooff-normalconditionsorenvironments.Theprimarypurposeofabusetestingistogatherresponseinformationtoexternal/internalinputsthataredesignedtosimulateactualuseandabuseconditions.Thisresponseinformationisusedtoexposethehazards,ifany,associatedwithagivenRESSunderagivensetofuseandabuseconditionsandtohelpquantifythehazardmitigationeffortsthatshouldbetakenforaparticularRESSdesign.TherevisionsareintendedtoexpandthescopeofSAEJ2464toincludeothertypesofelectricenergystoragedevicesandvehicularapplications,makethetestresultsmorequantitativeaswellasincorporateimprovementsintestproceduresanddataanalysis.TABLEOFCONTENTS1.SCOPE..........................................................................................................................................................31.1Purpose.........................................................................................................................................................32.REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................................42.1ApplicablePublications.................................................................................................................................42.1.1SAEPublications...........................................................................................................................................42.2RelatedPublications.....................................................................................................................................42.2.1ElectrochemicalSocietyPublications...........................................................................................................42.2.2SandiaNationalLaboratoriesPublications...................................................................................................42.2.3AIHAPublication...........................................................................................................................................52.2.4EUCARPublication.......................................................................................................................................52.2.5UnitedNationsPublication............................................................................................................................53.DEFINITIONS...............................................................................................................................................53.1ActiveProtectionDevice...............................................................................................................................53.2AmbientTemperature...................................................................................................................................53.3Battery...........................................................................................................................................................53.4Capacitor.......................................................................................................................................................53.5Capacity........................................................................................................................................................53.6Cell................................................................................................................................................................53.7CombustibleandFlammableLiquids............................................................................................................63.8DeviceUnderTest(DUT)...........................................................................................................................