Society of Automotive Engineers
     Safety Working Group

 
Organization Society of Automotive Engineers
Mission Recommend design and construction, operation, emergency response and maintenance practices for the safe use of fuel cell vehicles by the general public.
 
Identification SAE J1766
 Recommended Practice for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery Systems Crash Integrity Testing
Scope Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles contain many types of battery systems. Adequate barriers between occupants and battery systems are necessary to provide protection from potentially harmful factors and materials within the battery system that can cause injury to occupants of the vehicles during a crash. This SAE Recommended Practice is applicable to all Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Electric Vehicle battery designs, including those described in SAE J1797. The potentially harmful factors and materials addressed by this document include electrical isolation integrity, electrolyte spillage, and retention of the battery system. The purpose of this document is to define test methods and performance criteria which evaluate battery system spillage, battery retention, and electrical system isolation in Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles during specified crash tests.
Status Published in April 2005. Available at www.sae.org.
A revision is underway.
Identification SAE J2578
 Recommended Practice for General Fuel Cell Vehicle Safety
Scope This SAE Recommended Practice identifies and defines the preferred technical guidelines relating to the safe integration of fuel cell system, fuel storage, and electrical systems into the overall Fuel Cell Vehicle. The purpose of this document is to provide introductory mechanical and electrical system safety guidelines that should be considered when designing fuel cell vehicles for use on public roads.
Status

Originally published January 2008. Updated and re-published January 2009. Available at www.sae.org

A revision is underway.
Identification

SAE J2579

Technical Information Report for Fuel Systems in Fuel Cell and Other Hydrogen Vehicles
Scope The purpose of this document is to define design, construction, operational and maintenance requirements for hydrogen storage and handling systems in on-road vehicles. Performance-based requirements for verification of design prototype and production hydrogen storage and handling systems are also defined in this document. Complementary test protocols (for use in type approval or self-certification) to qualify designs (and/or production) as meeting the specified performance requirements are described.

Status

Originally published December 2002. Updated and re-published January 2009.  Available at www.sae.org

 

Undergoing revisions to:

  • Strengthen qualification of Compressed Hydrogen Storage Systems, and

  • Add performance-based tests for

    • Localized fire, and

    • Material compatibility.

The Safety Working Group is working on tank testing requirements, addressing both glass and graphite fiber composite tanks.

 
Identification SAE J2760
 Technical Information Report for Pressure Terminology Used in Fuel Cells and Other Hydrogen Vehicle Applications
Scope

The purpose of this document is to disseminate definitions used in SAE J2579.
Status

Originally published May 2006. Updated and re-published June 2011. Available at www.sae.org.