South Korea's new KC 10031 standard addresses safety for reusable secondary batteries in appliances. Learn about requirements for BMS, testing, and more.

The new safety standards include four aspects, namely general requirements, quality and performance requirements, functional safety inspection, and safety standards for batteries used in ESS. Among these standards, requirements are set for the collection, storage and decomposition of relevant information on the pre - treatment such as handling and storage of reusable batteries. At the same time, functional safety inspections are carried out on the S/W verification of the battery management system (BMS), over - charging voltage and current tests, over - heat control tests, etc.

The proposed approval date and proposed effective time of this revision are October 19, 2023, and the comment deadline is June 12, 2023.

In view of these policy changes, people are reminded to pay close attention to the updates of South Korean policies and technical standards for battery - powered electrical products to avoid unnecessary losses. At the same time, it is also necessary to strengthen R & D innovation, develop new high - efficiency and energy - saving battery technologies to seize market opportunities, and do a good job in inspection and management throughout the entire chain to ensure that products meet the indicator requirements of the regulatory authorities in the target market.