Technological failure analysis

SERMA carries out failure, post mortem and construction analyses on batteries (cells, modules, packs) in a secure environment.

Batteries that stop charging, that have shorter service lives, that burst into flames, you have almost certainly heard of or witnessed this type of event.

Using cutting edge equipment, our experts can open and teardown batteries to carry out many analyses which will be used to determine failure root causes:

Component physical chemical analysis

  • SEM-EDX,
  • XPS,
  • TEM-EDX,
  • FIB-SEM

Electrical analyses

  • BMS check-up
  • Voltagemeasurement of each cell to know about propagation effect
  • Check electronic/heat and electrolyte traces

Non-destructive analyses

  • 3D tomography/ CT scan / X-Ray 
  • Electrical characterisation

More widely, SERMA is able to carry out all types of analysis on electronic components in order to perform construction and failure analyses of component :

  • Actives (MOSFET, IGBT, HEMT, Si, SiC, GaN, etc.)
  • Passives component analyses (capacitors, induction coils, transformers, windings, etc.).

 

Through our subsidiary SERMA Technologies, our experts carry out failure analysis on your components. To find out more, click here.

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