COMPARISON OF JIS AND

DIN STANDARDS

CHARGING PROCEDURE
JIS
CONSTANT CURRENT
CHARGING:
CHARGING THE BATTERY WITH 5
Hr RATE CURRENT
CONSTANT CURRENT
CHARGING:
CHARGING THE BATTERY WITH 20
Hr RATE CURRENT
CONSTANT VOLTAGECURRENT CHARGING:
1ST CHARGED WITH A CONSTANT
VOLTAGE OF 14.8 V AND WITH
CURRENT OF 5I20
FOR 18 Hr AND WITH I20
FOR NEXT 6 Hr

DIN
FOR ENCLOSED BATTERIES:
CHARGED WITH (16.000.10) V
FOR 24 Hr WITH CURRENT OF I20

FOR LOCKED BATTERIES:

20 Hr WITH VOLTAGE OF
(14.400.01) V WITH 5 I20 AND
THEN WITH O.5 I20
FOR NEXT 4 Hr

CAPACITY TEST
JIS

DIN

RESERVE CAPACITY TEST :

RESERVE CAPACITY TEST :
THE FULLY CHARGED BATTERY IS THE FULLY CHARGED BATTERY IS
DISCGARGED, WITHIN 1 TO 5 Hr
DISCGARGED, WITHIN 1 TO 5 Hr
OF ITS CHARGING, AT A CURRENT OF ITS CHARGING, AT A CURRENT
OF 25 A 1 % UNTIL TERMINAL
OF 25 A 1 % UNTIL TERMINAL
VOLTAGE FALLS TO 10.50V 0.05 VOLTAGE FALLS TO 10.50V 0.05
V AND THE DURATION OF
V AND THE DURATION OF
DISCHARGE t IS NOTED DOWN
DISCHARGE t IS NOTED DOWN
THE EFFECTIVE RESERVE
THE EFFECTIVE RESERVE
CAPACITY IS GIVEN BY
CAPACITY IS GIVEN BY
Cr,e = t [1-0.009(T-25)] min
Cr,e = t min
t: DURATION OF DISCHARGE
T: TEMPERATURE OF
ELECTROLYTE AT THE END OF
DISCHARGE

t: DURATION OF DISCHARGE

CAPACITY TEST
JIS

DIN

5 Hr RATE CAPACITY TEST :

THE FULLY CHARGED BATTERY IS
DISCGARGED, WITHIN 1 TO 5 Hr
OF ITS CHARGING, AT A CURRENT
OF I5
UNTIL TERMINAL VOLTAGE FALLS
TO 10.50V 0.05 V AND THE
DURATION OF DISCHARGE t IS
NOTED DOWN
THE EFFECTIVE RESERVE
CAPACITY IS GIVEN BY

20 Hr RATE CAPACITY TEST :

THE FULLY CHARGED BATTERY IS
DISCGARGED, WITHIN 1 TO 5 Hr
OF ITS CHARGING, AT A CURRENT
OF I20 2 %
UNTIL TERMINAL VOLTAGE FALLS
TO 10.50V 0.05 V AND THE
DURATION OF DISCHARGE t (IN
Hr)IS NOTED DOWN
THE EFFECTIVE RESERVE
CAPACITY IS GIVEN BY

C5,e = I5 x t min

C20,e = I20 x t min

C5,e = 5 Hr RATE CAPACITY

t: DURATION OF DISCHARGE

C20,e = 20 Hr RATE CAPACITY

t: DURATION OF DISCHARGE

CRANKING PERFORMANCE TEST

JIS
COLD CRANKING AMPERE TEST(180 C):
WITHIN 1 TO 5 HRS OF
CHARGING THE BATTERY IS
KEPT IN A COOLING CHAMBER
AT - 180 1 C FOR MIN. 24 Hrs
AND THEN DISCHARGED
WITHIN 2 MIN WITH NOMINAL
ICC 0.5 % FOR 30 SEC
THEN TERMINAL VOLTAGE IS
RECORDED . IT SHOULD NOT
BE BELOW 7.5 V
THE BATTERY IS LEFT FOR 20
SEC
DISCHARGED WITH 0.6 ICC
0.5 % UNTILL THE VOLTEGE
FALLS TO 6 V

DIN
COLD CRANKING AMPERE TEST(180 C):
WITHIN 1 TO 5 HRS OF
CHARGING THE BATTERY IS
KEPT IN A COOLING CHAMBER
AT - 180 1 C FOR MIN. 24 Hrs
AND THEN DISCHARGED
WITHIN 2 MIN WITH NOMINAL
ICC 0.5 % FOR 10 SEC
THEN TERMINAL VOLTAGE IS
RECORDED . IT SHOULD NOT
BE BELOW 7.5 V
THE BATTERY IS LEFT FOR 10
SEC
DISCHARGED WITH 0.6 ICC
0.5 % UNTILL THE VOLTEGE
FALLS TO 6 V

CRANKING PERFORMANCE
TEST
JIS
DIN
HIGH RATE DISCHARGE TEST
(- 150 C) :
KEPT IN THE COOLING CHAMBER
FOR 16 Hrs. AND THEN
DISCHARGED WITH HIGH
CURRENT TILL THE TERMINAL
VOLTAGE FALLS TO 6 V AND THE
TIME IS NOTED

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CHARGE ACCEPTANCE TEST

JIS

DIN

CHARGE ACCEPTANCE TEST

1(250 C):
I=1.2429 Cr,e EXP (0.8455) / 10
A
BATTERY IS DISCHARGED WITH
I FOR 5 Hrs
KEPT IN A COOLING CHAMBER
AT 250 1 C AND THEN
CHARGED WITH CONSTANT
VOLTAGE OF 14.4 0.1 V AND
CHARGING CURRENT ICA1
RECORDED AFTER 10 MIN
ica1 = 20 ICA1 / 1.2429 Cr,e
EXP (0.8455)
ica1 = CHARGE ACCEPTANCE
RATIO

CHARGE ACCEPTANCE TEST

1(250 C):
I= Ce / 10 A
BATTERY IS DISCHARGED WITH
I FOR 5 Hrs
KEPT IN A COOLING CHAMBER
AT 250 1 C AND THEN
CHARGED WITH CONSTANT
VOLTAGE OF 14.4 0.05 V AND
CHARGING CURRENT ICA
RECORDED AFTER 10 MIN
REQUIRMENT
FOR ENCLOSED : ICA >= 2 I0
FOR LOCKED : ICA >= I0

CHARGE ACCEPTANCE TEST

JIS
CHARGE ACCEPTANCE TEST
1(250 C):
BATTERY IS DISCHARGED WITH
I5 FOR 2.5 Hrs
KEPT IN A COOLING CHAMBER
AT 250 1 C AND THEN
CHARGED WITH CONSTANT
VOLTAGE OF 14.4 0.1 V AND
CHARGING CURRENT ICA2
RECORDED AFTER 10 MIN

DIN

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CHARGE CONSERVATION
TEST
JIS
DIN

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FULLY CHARGED BATTERY MUST BE

STORED WITH THEIR TIGHTLY DRIVEN
DRAIN PLUGS IN A CLEAN DRY
SURFACE AT 400 2 C FOR 21 DAYS
WITH OPEN CIRCUIT. NO CABLES
MUST BE CONNECTED TO THE END
POLES. AFTER STORAGE BATTERY IS
SUBJECTED TO COLD START TEST
WITHOUT ANY CHARGING
FOR ENCLOSED BATTERIES WITH
NORMAL WATER CONSUMPTION:
VOLTAGE MAY NOT FALL BELOW 8.00 V
AFTER 30 SEC OF DISCHARGING
FOR ENCLOSED BATTERIES WITH
LOW AND VERY LOW WATER
CONSUMPTION AND LOCKED
BATTERIES:
VOLTAGE MAY NOT FALL BELOW 8.50 V
AFTER 30 SEC OF DISCHARGING

ENDURANCE TEST
JIS

DIN

1. LIGHT LOAD ENDURANCE TEST :

Throughout the test , the battery
shall be placed in a water bath at
41 C. Connect the endurance test
equipment and repeat the
discharging and charging cycles.
DISCHARGING : Discharging
current 25 A for 240 s
CHARGING : Charging voltage 14.8
V , current limit 25 A for 600 s.
During the test the battery is left
for 56 h at every 480 cycles and
then discharged at cold cranking
current for 30 s and voltage is
noted.
The end of test shall be the timing
when the voltage after 30s
becomes 7.2 V or under.

1. ENDURANCE TEST FOR

ENCLOSED BATTERY :
CORROSION TEST :
The battery is kept in a water bath
during the test at a temperature of
60c . The battery is charged for
13 days with a constant voltage of
14 v . The battery must be kept in
open circuit for 13 more days. The
battery is cooled down to 25c.
The above cycles has to be
repeated and ended if the battery
voltage reaches 6V in less than
30s with a current of 0.6 Icc.
CYCLIC TEST :
The batteries are kept at a
temperature of 25C . The
batteries must be connected to a
testing position and subjected to a
series of 180 cycles , (ie)
discharging for 1 hr with current =

ENDURANCE TEST
JIS

DIN

2. HEAVY LOAD ENDURANCE

TEST :
Throughout the test , the battery
shall be placed in a water bath at
41 C. Connect the endurance test
equipment and repeat the
discharging and charging cycles.
DISCHARGING : for 1 hr with
current of 20A ( 48 Ah or over upto
72 Ah) and with current of 40A
(72Ah to 176Ah)
CHARGING : for 5 hr with current
5A ( 48Ah or over upto 72 Ah) and
with current of 10A (72Ah to
176Ah).
The battery is discharged
successively at every 25 cycles
untill the terminal voltage of
battery falls to 10.2 V. After this
the battery is charged.
The end of the test shall be the

2. ENDURANCE TEST FOR LOCKED

BATTERY :
CORROSION TEST :
The battery is kept in a water bath
during the test at a temperature of
60c . The battery is charged for
13 days with a constant voltage of
14 v . The battery must be kept in
open circuit for 13 more days. The
battery is cooled down to 25c.
The battery must be dischrged for
30s with a current of 0.6 I cc. The
above process is repeated 3 times.
At the end of 4 th test the 30s
voltage must be greater than 7.2V.
.

ENDURANCE TEST
JIS

DIN
2. ENDURANCE TEST FOR LOCKED
BATTERY :
CYCLIC TEST :
The batteries are kept a
temperature of 25C . The
batteries must be connected to a
testing position and subjected to a
series of 36 cycles , (ie)
discharging for 1 hr with current =
5In followed by charging for 3 hr
with constant voltage of 14.8V.
The battery must be charged for
12h at 25 C . The battery is
stored in open circuit for 8hr. The
entire process must be repeated
four times. The battery is then
kept in a cooling chamber at a
temperature of -18C. Then
the battery is discharged at a
current of 0.6 I cc. The voltage at
the terminals must be measured

WATER CONSUMPTION TEST

JIS

DIN

A fully charged battery is cleaned

and dried and weighed (W 1). The
battery is placed in a water bath
at a temperature of 40C. The
battery is charged with voltage of
14.4 V for a period of 500h.
Immediately after this
overcharging clean and dry the
battery and weigh it (W 2).
Water consumption can be
calculated as
= (W 1- W 2)/ 1.2429 C 0.845.
THE RANGE OF WATER
CONSUMPTION SHOULD BE AS
FOLLOWS :
Small water consumption battery
4g/Ah

A fully charged battery is

weighed . For enclosed battery : It
is kept at a temperature of 40C .
The battrey is charged for 500 hr
with a voltage of 14.4 V.
For VRLA battery : The battery is
charged for 1000 hr with voltage
of 14.4V. The battery is then
weighed . The weight loss may not
exceed the following values :
ENCLOSED BATTERY :
Low water consumption : 4g/Ah Ce
Very low water consumption :
1g/Ah Ce
VRLA BATTERY :
(W1-W2)/2 may not exceed the
value 1g/Ah Ce.

Very Small water consumption

battery 1g/Ah

ELECTROLYTIC RETENTION
TEST
JIS
DIN
A fully charged battery is kept in
open circuit for 4h at temperature
25C.

ENCLOSED BATTERY : A fully

charged battery is kept in open
circuit for 4h at temperature 25C.
The battery shall be tilted in the
The battery shall be tilted in the
back and forth and both sides. The
back and forth and both sides.
battery shall be tilted at 55 to the
upright in the maximum period of
The battery shall be tilted at 45
1s. The battery shall be
to the upright in the maximum
maintained in this position for 3s.
period of 1s
The battery shall be back to the
upright position in the maximum
The battery shall be maintained in period of 1s. After this test no
this position for 3s
evidence of liquid shall be visible
on the vent plugs.
The battery shall be back to the
VRLA BATTERY : A fully charged
upright position in the maximum
battery is kept in open circuit for
period of 1s
6h at temperature 25C tipped on
a sheet of blotting paper, which is
After this test no evidence of liquid kept on an even isolated surface.
shall be visible on the vent plugs.
After this test no fluid should be
visible on the blotting paper.