Table 1 Test procedure 1 of charge and discharge profile measurement.

From: Charge and discharge profiles of repurposed LiFePO4 batteries based on the UL 1974 standard

Procedure and Step

Action

Key Parameters

Description

As per UL 1974

P1S1

Rest

\({t}_{rest}=1\) minute

Rest for 1 minute, observing the stability of OCV, and obtaining \(OC{V}_{ini}\)

19.2

P1S2

Charge in CC-CV mode

CC: \({I}_{const}=0.05Ca{p}_{N}/{\rm{h}}\)

CV: \({V}_{thres}=3.5\) V, \({I}_{cut}=0.045Ca{p}_{N}/{\rm{h}}\)

Safe charge at small \({C}_{R}=0.05{{\rm{h}}}^{-1}\)

N/A

P1S3

Charge in CC-CV mode

CC: \({I}_{const}=0.1Ca{p}_{N}/{\rm{h}}\)

CV: \({V}_{thres}=3.5\) V, \({I}_{cut}=0.095Ca{p}_{N}/{\rm{h}}\)

Safe charge at small \({C}_{R}=0.1{{\rm{h}}}^{-1}\)

N/A

P1S4

Charge in CC-CV mode

CC: \({I}_{const}=0.2Ca{p}_{N}/{\rm{h}}\)

CV: \({V}_{thres}=3.5\) V, \({I}_{cut}=0.195Ca{p}_{N}/{\rm{h}}\)

Safe charge at small \({C}_{R}=0.2{{\rm{h}}}^{-1}\)

N/A

P1S5

Charge in CC-CV mode

CC: \({I}_{const}=0.5Ca{p}_{N}/{\rm{h}}\)

CV: \({V}_{thres}=3.5\) V, \({I}_{cut}=0.05Ca{p}_{N}/{\rm{h}}\)

Full charge at \({C}_{R}=0.5{{\rm{h}}}^{-1}\)

19.4

P1S6

Rest

\({t}_{rest}=1\) hour

Rest for 1 hour

19.4

P1S7

Discharge in CC mode

CC: \({I}_{const}=0.5Ca{p}_{N}/{\rm{h}}\), \({V}_{cut}=2.5\) V

Full discharge at \({C}_{R}=0.5{{\rm{h}}}^{-1}\) and obtaining \(Ca{p}_{D}\)

19.4

P1S8

Rest

\({t}_{rest}=1\) hour

Rest for 1 hour

19.4

P1S9

Charge in CC-CV mode

CC: \({I}_{const}=0.5Ca{p}_{N}/{\rm{h}}\)

CV: \({V}_{thres}=3.5\) V, \({I}_{cut}=0.05Ca{p}_{N}/{\rm{h}}\)

Full charge at \({C}_{R}=0.5{{\rm{h}}}^{-1}\) and obtaining \(Ca{p}_{C}\)

19.4

P1S10

Rest

\({t}_{rest}=1\) hour

Rest for 1 hour

19.4

  1. The procedure is designed according to UL 1974. The notation “P n S m” indicates “the m-th step of the test procedure n.”