This SAE Information Report describes common practices for design of battery systems for vehicles that utilize arechargeable battery to provide or recover all or some traction energy for an electric drive system. It includes product description, physical requirements, electrical requirements, environmental requirements, safety requirements, storage and shipment characteristics, and labeling requirements. It also covers termination, retention, venting system, thermal management, and other features. This document does describe guidelines in proper packaging of the battery to meet the crash performance criteria detailed in SAE J1766. Also described are the normal and abnormal conditions that may be encountered in operation of a battery pack system1.1 PurposeThis document provides the guidelines for designing a battery system to package into manufacturer’s electric drive vehicles. It lays the foundation for electric vehicle battery systems and provides information to assist in developing a robust battery system.1.2 Field of ApplicationThis document applies to vehicles using electrically rechargeable storage traction batteries that provide energy and power to an electric drive system for propulsion, namely Electric Vehicles and some Hybrid Electric Vehicles.This document does not fully address all guidelines for mechanically rechargeable battery systems. Users ofmechanically recharged batteries should evaluate applicability of individual sections of this document.1.3 Product ClassificationThe battery system is a vehicle subsystem that provides all or some of the traction power and energy for vehicles using electric drive systems.This document does not apply to low voltage non-traction battery supply systems.1.4 Product DescriptionA battery system is the complete set of assemblies required to supply traction power and energy to an electric vehicle drive system. A battery pack is a single assembly with batteries that is part of a Battery System. In some cases a single pack may comprise the complete Battery System.Electric Drive vehicles may require an electrically rechargeable secondary battery to provide motive traction power and energy as well as power and energy for incidental loads like power steering, heating and air conditioning, FMVSS mandated exterior lighting, controls, customer convenience features, etc. The battery can also represent a significant physical load to the vehicle in terms of mass, volume, and controls complexity. Consequently, the battery exerts a significant factor in vehicle design.
SAE J2289-2008 Referenced Document
SAE J1211 Handbook for Robustness Validation of Automotive Electrical/Electronic Modules*, 2012-11-19 Update
SAE J1555 Recommended Practice for Optimizing Automobile Damageability*, 2019-01-01 Update
SAE J1654 Unshielded High Voltage Primary Cable*, 2021-07-01 Update
SAE J1673 High Voltage Automotive Wiring Assembly Design*, 2012-03-15 Update
SAE J1715 Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) and Electric Vehicle (EV) Terminology*, 2022-09-30 Update
SAE J1718 Measurement of Hydrogen Gas Emission from Battery-Powered Passenger Cars and Light Trucks During Battery Charging*, 2008-11-01 Update
SAE J1742 Connections for High Voltage On-Board Vehicle Electrical Wiring Harnesses - Test Methods and General Performance Requirements*, 2022-08-05 Update
SAE J1766 Recommended Practice for Electric, Fuel Cell and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Crash Integrity Testing*, 2014-01-10 Update
SAE J1772 SAE Electric Vehicle and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conductive Charge Coupler
SAE J1773 SAE Electric Vehicle Inductively Coupled Charging*, 2014-06-05 Update
SAE J1797 Recommended Practice for Packaging of Electric Vehicle Battery Modules*, 2016-08-01 Update
SAE J1798 Recommended Practice for Performance Rating of Electric Vehicle Battery Modules*, 2019-01-01 Update
SAE J1850 Class B Data Communications Network Interface*, 2022-12-20 Update
SAE J2184 Vehicle Lift Points for Service Garage Lifting*, 2019-01-01 Update
SAE J2288 Life Cycle Testing of Electric Vehicle Battery Modules*, 2020-01-01 Update
SAE J2293-2 Energy Transfer System for Electric Vehicles - Part 2: Communication Requirements and Network Architecture*, 2014-02-01 Update
SAE J2344 Guidelines for Electric Vehicle Safety*, 2020-01-01 Update
SAE J2380 Vibration Testing of Electric Vehicle Batteries*, 2021-01-01 Update
SAE J551 Performance Levels and Methods of Measurement of Magnetic and Electric Field Strength from Electric Vehicles, Broadband, 9 kHz to 30 MHz*, 2017-01-01 Update
UL 1244 Electrical and electronic measuring and testing equipment
SAE J2289-2008 history
2021SAE J2289-2021 Electric Driver Battery Pack System Functional Guidelines
2008SAE J2289-2008 Electric Drive Battery Pack System: Functional Guidelines
2000SAE J2289-2000 Electric Drive Battery Pack System Functional Guidelines