Our abuse and safety testing enable us to analyse the behaviour and reactions of batteries beyond their limits, as well as certify them to specific standards.
Drawing on its expertise and multiple test platforms, SERMA conducts a wide range of abuse and safety tests on batteries (cells, modules and packs) under particularly severe conditions:
Mechanical tests
Static Crush
Dynamic Crush
Nail penetration
Drop
Electrical tests
Overcharge
Overdischarged
Specific cycling
Thermal tests
Thermal propagation
Fire
Overtemperature
Gas analysis, emanations
Identification and quantification
While many manufacturers are slowing down their investments, SERMA has chosen to do the opposite: continue its ambitious investments in electric mobility.
With the opening of a new 5,000 m² site dedicated to abuse testing and battery safety, SERMA is confirming its role as a driving force behind French technical excellence in the service of energy transition and national sovereignty.
Fully operational since August 2025, this site can perform abuse testing on cells, modules and packs up to 150 kWh, as well as on complete vehicles. It is equipped to perform a wide range of extreme tests, making it one of the most advanced centres in Europe.
Battery certification support
The abuse and safety tests carried out by SERMA also enable us to provide support for battery certification.
We carry out abuse tests in accordance with ECE R100, one of the main European requirements for the approval of electric vehicles (ISO 17025). We also carry out tests in accordance with the following standards: UN38.3 (battery transport), UL1642, IEC 62133, IEC 62619, DO-227A, DO-311, R100.03, KMVSS, SAE J2464, GBT314, GB 38031, etc.