Battery knowledge · Stationary, industrial and product standards
IEC 61960-3
The IEC performance standard for portable lithium secondary cells and batteries, cylindrical and prismatic, published in 2017 to replace IEC 61960 of 2011. It sets how rated capacity, low-temperature and high-rate discharge, cycle life and charge retention are measured and declared, and defines the cell designation code; IEC 62133-2 is its safety counterpart.
- Also called
- IEC 61960, EN 61960-3
Example
Stationary, industrial and product standards: an example situation
A cell-level test does not establish fire performance or commissioning requirements for a complete installation.
Read IEC 61960-3 alongside Cycle life in this context. The number of full charge–discharge cycles a cell completes before its capacity falls to a stated fraction, usually 80 %, of its initial value under defined conditions. LFP cells reach several thousand cycles; high-energy NMC fewer.
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References & further reading
Further reading on this topic
These sources provide broader context; they are not presented as citations for every statement in this entry.
- IEC 62619:2022 — Safety requirements for secondary lithium cells and batteries, for use in industrial applications
International Electrotechnical Commission · 2022
Topic background · Industrial and stationary lithium-battery safety scope; excludes road vehicles where their dedicated standard applies.
- Energy Storage System Testing and Certification
UL Solutions
Topic background · System safety scope of UL 9540 and relationships to battery and power-conversion standards.