1. Background: International Trends in Fuel Cell Testing With the global focus on sustainable energy, fuel cell technology is being increasingly applied in transportation, stationary power systems, and portable devices. To ensure the performance and longevity of fuel cells, precise testing and diagnostic methods have become critically important. Internationally, research institutions and enterprises are dedicating resources to the development of advanced testing platforms that address various performance evaluation needs—from laboratory research to high-power application scenarios.

In the modern battery testing field, accuracy, efficiency, and system integration capabilities are the key factors that customers care about most. The ITECH IT2700 electronic load series has gained market recognition not only for its compact size and high performance but also for its revolutionary upgrade to battery testing through the free PV2700 upper computer software!

With the rapid development of new energy vehicles and low-altitude economy technologies, hybrid energy systems combining lithium batteries and fuel cells—known as hydrogen-electric hybrid systems—are emerging as a key solution to enhance energy efficiency and extend operational endurance.

Background Nowadays, the competition of practical use of solid-state batteries has begun. Toyota, which is leading the way in patents, plans to open trial production EVs within 2021. Volkswagen and Quantum Scape, a Silicon Valley start-up, will start producing batteries that can significantly extend the range of PEV around 2024. Solid-state battery technology is regarded as the next-generation key technology affecting the EV industry.

Under the pressure of cost reduction and efficiency, batteries and system integrators have flocked to larger capacity cells and higher capacity energy storage system tracks. According to different capacities, energy storage cells can be divided into three generations of products, the first generation of 280Ah, the second generation of 300Ah or more energy storage cells, represented by 314Ah capacity.

Background Effective January 1, 2009, the latest version of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) added UN serial numbers for dangerous goods, and lithium batteries will be classified as lithium-ion batteries (UN 3090 and UN 3091) and lithium metal batteries (UN 3480 and UN 3481). The regulation states that lithium batteries cannot be transported by air if they do not come with a test report or certificate of approval based on UN38.3.