Attachment 2 SDP Sample Information.pdf

Lithium Battery Safety Certification Program (LBSP)

Safety Data Package Sample Information

1. BATTERY COMPONENT CELL AND BATTERY PACK DESIGN DATA.

a. Battery Component Cell (Single Cell) Design Data.

i. Manufacturer. Name, address, phone number.

ii. Model number and/or part number.

iii. Electrical description. Voltage, ampere-hour capacity, and nominal load profile.

iv. Electrical safety devices integral to the battery cell.

v. Battery cell format/configuration. Cylindrical, prismatic, pouch, A, AA, AAA, C, D, etc…including the dimension of the battery.

vi. Cell yield pressure.

vii. Cell failure modes. Indicate whether a single cell failure can cascade into multiple cell failures based on historical test data or equivalent.

viii. All applicable Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), product information sheets or equivalent document.

b. Battery Pack Design (Multiple Cells) Data.

i. Manufacturer. Name, address, phone number.

ii. Model number and/or part number.

iii. Electrical description. Voltage, ampere-hour capacity, and nominal load profile.

iv. Electrical safety devices integral to the battery pack.

v. Battery pack configuration. Number of cells in the battery pack; indicate the battery pack electrical connections, parallel or series.

vi. Battery housing/container, strength, and free volume. Use section 4.e if provided at the system level.

vii. Battery pack yield pressure and battery pack pressure relief or venting mechanisms. If unvented, indicate the battery housing ambient yield pressure.

Use section 4.f if provided at the system level.

viii. Discharge ratings.

ix. All applicable Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), product information sheets or equivalent document.

c. For Secondary (Rechargeable) Batteries Only.

i. Rated cycle-life and the mean-time-between failures for the battery cell and the battery pack.

ii. Discharge and charge rates, including the limiting discharge and charge rates.

d. For Thermal Batteries Only.

i. Case temperature information, to include:

1. Specification requirements and actual battery performance.

2. Complete temperature profile from activation to battery cool down.

This is normally beyond specification life.

ii. Method of activation, and sequence/failure analysis.

iii. Battery cool down time.

iv. Hang-fire analysis.

e. For Reserve Batteries Only.

i. Method of activation, and sequence/failure analysis.

ii. Expected activated life before self-depletion.

iii. Hang-fire analysis.

2. LITHIUM BATTERY-POWERED SYSTEM DESCRIPTION.

a. Manufacturer. Name, address, phone number.

b. Model number and/or part number, and device name.

c. Battery installation. Mounting, seals, electrical connectors, etc.

d. Battery housing/container, strength, and free volume, if applicable at the system level.

e. Battery pack safety features or venting mechanisms, if applicable at the system level.

Provide description of the safety features and estimate of operational venting pressure.

f. Electrical schematic. Schematic shall show the fuses, blocking diodes, relays, etc… and external power interfaces.

g. Charger and charge control mechanism. Provide description of the charger and charge control mechanisms if applicable. Discuss if cells are individually equilibrated, or is the battery charged as a series/parallel string. For large form lithium batteries, provide information on charging system safety including design, validation and testing.

h. Other safety controls and mitigations. Provide description of other safety controls or mechanisms such as a Battery Management System (BMS), software shutdown mechanism, etc…

3. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) AND LOGISTICS. CONOPS and logistics information shall be provided for both ashore, aloft and afloat use of the lithium battery. For systems going aboard Naval ships and submarines for transportation and/or deployment, logistical information pertaining to stowage location, charge location, sparing plan, and emergency response plan shall be provided. It is acceptable to provide the relevant information from another document source.

a. Packaging. How will the system and battery be packaged?

b. Transportation methods. How will the system and battery arrive at the use location?

c. Storage facilities. How will the system and battery be stored from delivery to disposal?

d. Disposal information. How will the battery be disposed?

4. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES, OPERATING PROCEDURES, CASUALTY PROCEDURES AND/OR

DRAFT TEMPORARY STANDING ORDERS (TSO) FOR US NAVY SHIPS OR SUBMARINES. Provide all battery maintenance procedures to be conducted while underway. Provide any procedure which impacts safe handling or operation of the battery system. Provide any unique casualty procedures or procedures which deviate from standard shipboard firefighting procedures.

a. Charging. Outline procedures for charging including whether manned charging is required.

b. Firefighting. Outline unique firefighting procedures such as immediate use of water over extinguishers, ventilation valve line-ups, or other changes from standard shipboard firefighting procedures.

c. Deluge procedures. Outline how and when deluge should occur, if applicable.

d. Watchstanding. Outline watchstanding or other continuous or periodic monitoring requirements.

e. Maintenance. Outline any battery related maintenance conducted while underway including periodicity.

5. FUNCTIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY TEST DATA. Functional, environmental and safety tests representative of the actual environments to be encountered by the complete end item, including the battery, performed to date. This shall include the description of the testing performed, results, and supporting data. Data may include results from battery testing conducted by other services or agencies, manufacturers, or independent evaluators, e.g.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL).

6. SAFETY TESTING PROGRAM PLAN OR COMPLETED TEST DATA. Proposed safety testing program plan or completed test results from the specific lithium battery safety abuse tests identified in chapter 13 of S9310 revision 3.

7. SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM (SSP). Summarized results from the System Safety Program should be submitted with the safety data package. Specifically, the preliminary hazard list and hazard analysis data must be supplied. For systems going on US Navy ships and submarines, a draft Hazard Assessment Report (HAR), in accordance with SER 05S/2019-135 dated 15 AUG 2019, is required for all hazards.