The Battery Testing Mentor

E40: Interview with Michael Becker (2/2)

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0200

Michael Becker is visiting the Battery Testing Mentor Podcast and is sharing in the second part of the interview more insights about fire testing, about standardization and the international significance of standards.
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E39: Interview with Michael Becker (1/2)

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0200

Michael Becker is visiting us from North America and shares some of his experiences about the fire testing and its importance for stationary batteries, but also all other batteries.

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E38: Environmental Testing

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0200

Environmental testing is a very important part of validating the quality of a battery. And ensuring that, batteries do not degrade prematurely because of external influence.
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E37: Batteries in the sky - an Interiview (2/2)

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0200

Pablo Gutierrez Gonzalez joins again to continue our interview about batteries in eVTOL applications. Tune in to hear about thermal runaway design, how to approach battery development and also about standards in the aircraft industry.

E36: Batteries in the sky - an Interiview (1/2)

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0200

We welcome Pablo Gutierrez Gonzalez in the Battery Testing Mentor Podcast to talk about electric flight and the batteries used there. He designed batteries for several eVTOLs and share his experience and especially view on the testing of these batteries.

E35: Interivew with Limatica (2/2)

Fri, 23 May 2025 05:00:00 +0200

Join us to understand how the voltage fluctuations of a cell is telling about its status and how the approach of Limatica is different to impedance spectroscopy and other active measurement approaches.
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E34: Interivew with Limatica (1/2)

Fri, 09 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200

Limatica is evaluating the quality of batteries by analyzing the voltage very accurately. Hear from the founders how they got to the idea and what problem they are solving with their technology.
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E33: ISO17025 as the basis for a good battery testing laboratory

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200

The ISO 17025 is the key that you need, when you want to set up a test laboratory fulfilling high quality demands. It describes how to make sure, that what you are measuring is true and that what you are testing is repeatable - and many more things.
Join me in walking through this standard.

E32: High Performance Battery - an Interview with Liam Phelan (2/2)

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200

In the second part of the interview with Liam Phelan we are talking about the approaches towards testing and validating such a new development as HPB is pursuing.

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E31: High Performance Battery - an Interview with Liam Phelan (1/2)

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0100

Liam Phelan of High Performance Battery is joining us for an interview about their developments in the solid space battery space.

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E30: When a Lithium Battery burns

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Recently there was an accident in the US with a containerized lithium ion battery burning. We will go through the video and see the power that such a fire has.
The youtube video with the news snippet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsEp0db5IdM

E29: Interview with Theion Part 2

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0200

In the second part of the interview with Theion, we are looking into the testing approaches when developing such a new chemistry. How do you proceed and what needs to be done?
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E28: Interview with Theion - Part 1

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0200

I was able to visit Theion in their premises in Berlin and talk with their CEO Dr Ulrich Ehmes about their lithium sulfur development. He explains here what are the big advantages of their battery development and how far they got already.
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E27: The EU Battery Regulation and Testing

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0200

What tests are required in the EU Battery Regulation? And what tests are not required, but should be done?
We explore how testing of batteries is touched by this new regulation.
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E26: Interview about the EU Battery Regulation

Fri, 24 May 2024 15:00:00 +0200

In the second part of the interview about the EU Battery Regulation Christian Theeck shares the key requirement sections and the upcoming CE marking necessary for batteries.

E25: Interview about the EU Battery Regulation

Mon, 13 May 2024 09:00:00 +0200

In this interview with Christian Theeck we dive into the details of the EU Battery Regulation.
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E24: Introduction to the new EU Battery Regulation

Thu, 02 May 2024 16:00:00 +0200

This is the start of a small series about the EU Battery Regulation. We dive into why it is here and what impact it will have.
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E23: Part 3 of the Interview with Pierre Freundt

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0200

This episode concludes the interview with Pierre Freundt. Note: this interview has been conducted in German and was translated by AI tools. For the original interview visit: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyAd5leBxG7_bH7vvOW9WFHtllWCoH8-7

E22: Part 2 of the Interview with Pierre Freundt

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0100

Today Pierre Freundt is visiting the Battery Testing Mentor Podcast. We talk about his experience in the field of battery testing; this is Part 2 of 3 of the interview with him.
Note: this interview has been conducted in German and was translated by AI tools. For the original interview visit: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyAd5leBxG7_bH7vvOW9WFHtllWCoH8-7

E21: Part 1 of the Interview with Pierre Freundt

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0100

Today Pierre Freundt is visiting the Battery Testing Mentor Podcast. We talk about his experience in the field of battery testing; this is Part 1 of 3 of the interview with him.
Note: this interview has been conducted in German and was translated by AI tools. For the original interview visit: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyAd5leBxG7_bH7vvOW9WFHtllWCoH8-7

E20: How to build a battery testing lab?

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0100

In this episode we will explore aspects that are necessary to consider when planning and building a battery testing laboratory. Tune in to hear more.

E19: Battery Safety Testing

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Battery safety testing is key for validating a battery; and it is not a simple type of testing. We dive a bit into the specifics of it.
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E18: Restart of the Battery Testing Mentor Podcast

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0100

The first episode after a long time is about some insights from the Battery Safety Workshop Conference. Topics include:
* Solid State battery Safety

E17: Performance Testing

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0200

What is needed for testing cells, modules or packs for performance or lifetime? We explore this here in the episode.

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E16: Interview with Benjamin Streipert (4/4)

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 04:00:00 +0200

In the fourth and last part of the interview with Benjamin, we talk about testing on battery pack level.

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E15: A visit to the Battery Show Europe

Fri, 26 May 2023 06:00:00 +0200

I have been in the last couple days at the Battery Show Europe in Stuttgart. Here I share my main insights from this exhibition and the conference.

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E14: UN38.3 Testing: the most basic testing standard for Lithium Ions

Fri, 19 May 2023 07:00:00 +0200

The UN38.3 standard is the testing standard that any commercial Lithium Ion cell needs to be tested for. We go through the standard, the tests and how to differentiate between them.

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E13: Interview with Benjamin Streipert (3/4)

Fri, 05 May 2023 05:00:00 +0200

In the third part of the interview with Benjamin, we talk about environmental testing on battery pack level.

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E12: A visit to a battery conference

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 05:00:00 +0200

Due to some difficulties, I was not able to release the last parts of the interview with Benjamin. So, I decided to make a short episode about the impressions I had when visiting the Battery Power Conference yesterday.

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E11: Interview with Benjamin Streipert (2/3)

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0200

This is the second part of the Interview with Benjamin Streipert. We talk about his battery cell development andthe early testing. The next part is about battery pack testing.

The original German version can be found on youtube.

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E10: Interview with Benjamin Streipert (1/3)

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 05:00:00 +0200

This is the first part of the Interview with Benjamin Streipert. We talk about his experience in battery testing. The following parts will handle about battery cell development and then about battery pack testing.

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E09: Hazard Levels of a Lithium Ion Cell

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we are looking into the hazard levels of a lithium ion cell and how to distinguish these.

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E08: The Thermal Runaway of a Lithium Ion Cell

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we are looking into the thermal runaway of lithium ion cells and what phases it goes through.

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E07: What is inside a battery pack?

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 06:00:00 +0100

In this episode we are continueing what we started in the last episode. We look how modules are put together to form a battery pack.

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E06: From battery cells to a module

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 06:00:00 +0100

We are looking into the components that are necessary to make a module from severl lithium ion cells.

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E05: Battery Development and Testing

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 06:00:00 +0100

Testing is an important part of development. We explore how the development takes place and how the testing is connected to the development.

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E04: Handle batteries safely

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:00:00 +0100

How to handle batteries? We explore this question beyond the normal "Take care" message.

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E03: How does a Lithium Ion cell work?

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 07:00:00 +0100

In this episode we will build together a lithium ion cell - from the current collectors to anode and cathode, the electrolyte and the separator.
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E02: Battery risks

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0100

Are batteries dangerous? We explore together under wich conditions which risks might appear.

E01: Why am I doing this podcast? And how will it look like?

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0100

In this episode I am explaining where I am coming from, what experience I bring and why I started this podcast. Join me on this personal journey through my last ten years and understand how the podcast will work.
In some way this is an extended version of the trailer.
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Teaser - The Battery Testing Mentor

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 18:00:00 +0100

The Battery Testing Mentor Podcast talks about battery handling and battery testing.

The goal of this podcast is to provide you with recommendations and learnings that help you in your work with batteries. Topics like battery function, safety, handling, and test strategies will all be in this podcast. In addition, I plan interviews with people who develop batteries to share firsthand what is essential.

This should be short, packed with knowledge, and actionable advice, and not just small talk. Episodes will be around 15 minutes max, and you can get a summary of everything that was discussed with every episode. Sign up: www.batterytestingmentor.com