If manufacturers pay too little attention to battery quality, it can affect battery performance and safety. Defective batteries can damage devices. In the worst-case scenario, it may even cause fires or explosions and thus, personal injury as well. This is why an increasing number of consumers are also looking out for the independent VDE mark on batteries.

Developments in electromobility and increased demand for wireless electric devices increase the demand for powerful and reliable batteries.

Thanks to lithium-ion batteries and other technologies, an increasing number of electrical products that are currently tethered to a power cable can operate "wirelessly" in the future.

The VDE Institute has established a modern testing center for testing batteries.

VDE Experts can test all types of batteries and storage systems in this test center. They can also perform this testing during the development phase.

High demands are placed on the safety and reliability of batteries worldwide. As a result, the experts at the VDE Institute con[1]duct extensive testing. We perform chemical analyses and tests related to compliance of requirements according to Battery.

Directive 2006/66/EC and assess the corrosion resistance. The effects of shocks,

vibrations, vacuum, squashing, piercing, freefall and impact on batteries are tested

during mechanical tests. A climate chamber is used to test if batteries can withstand

various thermal conditions (climate test, temperature shock, moisture).

Demand for batteries along with stationary and mobile storage systems in the renewable energies sector is also increasing worldwide.

The market for energy storage systems is currently unfolding very dynamically, primarily in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. With laboratories in Asia, Germany and the USA, the VDE is expanding its testing and certification product portfolio for energy storage products and systems on an international scale.

The VDE Institute is one of the few conformity assessment bodies that is recognized by the BMWi for the “Measuring devices and additional equipment in the electromobility application field” measuring device category.

We support manufacturers in placing charging stations and wallboxes on the market in order to use them in the billing systems of charge point operators (CPOs) or downstream electromobility providers (EMPs) in compliance with calibration law.

As a technical service appointed by the Federal Motor Vehicle Transport Authority (KBA), the VDE Institute on the one hand checks if electrical vehicles and also light electrical vehicles (LEV) and PEDELECs are safe, particularly with regard to their electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). The entire electronics and components of conventional vehicles are also tested by the VDE Institute.

Motors are installed almost everywhere and many electric devices would not be

functional without them. The VDE Institute assists in testing and certification.

Testing and certifying motors is an important safety criterium. Motor tests can

both be tailored to the purpose in a certain device and to the motor’s uni-

versal use. At the same time, they are tested for normative requirements like

longevity, energy efficiency, among others.

We test motors for many different major and minor purposes.

We offer you the following services:

• Chemistry and sustainability
• Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
• Energy efficiency measurements
• Environmental simulation test
• Inspections
• International service
• Insulating material testing
• Product safety

Our certifications for motors include the VDE mark, CB, CC and EAC certificates, expert opinions and test reports for informational purposes.

Testing for product safety is one of the core tasks of the VDE Institute. It forms the

basis for all further tests. Since the foundation of the VDE Institute, the safety of the tested electrical products has been the most important focus of our tests.

With a VDE certification, manufacturers have the certainty that their product com[1]plies with the current normative and legal safety requirements as well as the recognized rules of technology. In doing so, we support manufacturers already during

the development process and thus ensure early error detection and cost savings.

Consumers can be sure that there is no danger from a VDE-tested product. The VDE mark

thus also ensures legal certainty in liability matters. For buyers, distributors and importers, the VDE mark also means a sure sign that their product meets all requirements.

In addition to certification with the promotionally effective VDE marks, we offer a whole

range of other national and international test marks and certificates. Our International

Service gives you access to all major markets worldwide.

Our certifications are based on national and international guidelines, standards and legal

requirements. The granting of approval to carry the corresponding VDE mark includes

regular factory inspections and product monitoring to ensure consistent product quality.

Our range of services:

• CE conformity test
• Conformity test during the development process
• Design checks
• Standards consulting
• Directive research and support in the preparation of the EU and UKCA declaration of conformity
• Standards compliance testing and certification
• Testing according to customer specifications
• Testing in the VDE laboratories and in the manufacturer's laboratories
• Risk analyses
• Spot tests
• Support in questions of safety, EMC and other properties of your products and the assessment of your management system

If manufacturers pay too little attention to battery quality, it can affect battery performance and safety. Defective batteries can damage devices. In the worst-case scenario, it may even cause fires or explosions and thus, personal injury as well. This is why an increasing number of consumers are also looking out for the independent VDE mark on batteries.

Developments in electromobility and increased demand for wireless electric devices increase the demand for powerful and reliable batteries.

Thanks to lithium-ion batteries and other technologies, an increasing number of electrical products that are currently tethered to a power cable can operate "wirelessly" in the future.

The VDE Institute has established a modern testing center for testing batteries.

VDE Experts can test all types of batteries and storage systems in this test center. They can also perform this testing during the development phase.

High demands are placed on the safety and reliability of batteries worldwide. As a result, the experts at the VDE Institute con[1]duct extensive testing. We perform chemical analyses and tests related to compliance of requirements according to Battery.

Directive 2006/66/EC and assess the corrosion resistance. The effects of shocks,

vibrations, vacuum, squashing, piercing, freefall and impact on batteries are tested

during mechanical tests. A climate chamber is used to test if batteries can withstand

various thermal conditions (climate test, temperature shock, moisture).

Demand for batteries along with stationary and mobile storage systems in the renewable energies sector is also increasing worldwide.

The market for energy storage systems is currently unfolding very dynamically, primarily in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. With laboratories in Asia, Germany and the USA, the VDE is expanding its testing and certification product portfolio for energy storage products and systems on an international scale.

The VDE Institute is one of the few conformity assessment bodies that is recognized by the BMWi for the “Measuring devices and additional equipment in the electromobility application field” measuring device category.

We support manufacturers in placing charging stations and wallboxes on the market in order to use them in the billing systems of charge point operators (CPOs) or downstream electromobility providers (EMPs) in compliance with calibration law.

As a technical service appointed by the Federal Motor Vehicle Transport Authority (KBA), the VDE Institute on the one hand checks if electrical vehicles and also light electrical vehicles (LEV) and PEDELECs are safe, particularly with regard to their electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). The entire electronics and components of conventional vehicles are also tested by the VDE Institute.

Motors are installed almost everywhere and many electric devices would not be

functional without them. The VDE Institute assists in testing and certification.

Testing and certifying motors is an important safety criterium. Motor tests can

both be tailored to the purpose in a certain device and to the motor’s uni-

versal use. At the same time, they are tested for normative requirements like

longevity, energy efficiency, among others.

We test motors for many different major and minor purposes.

We offer you the following services:

• Chemistry and sustainability
• Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
• Energy efficiency measurements
• Environmental simulation test
• Inspections
• International service
• Insulating material testing
• Product safety

Our certifications for motors include the VDE mark, CB, CC and EAC certificates, expert opinions and test reports for informational purposes.