Electric vehicles (EVs) require different types of hoses, tubing, and fluid transfer assemblies than traditional vehicles with internal combustion engines do. As a result, this demands a new approach to fluid conveyance. In an EV a complex network of hoses and tubes (which are often longer and narrower than traditional hoses), works tirelessly to manage the immense heat generated by large battery packs. For engineers, ensuring the long-term performance and durability of these critical thermal management systems is essential.
Electric vehicles also require many of the same hoses, tubing, connections, and assemblies of a traditional vehicle, such as air conditioning and brake lines. While these may not be unique to electric vehicles, they may require special considerations to ensure performance in an electric vehicle assembly.
EV Hose and Tube Testing Developed for a New Era of Vehicles
Our laboratories are equipped with custom fixtures and test rigs designed to recreate the specific service environments and complex geometries of your EV hoses and assemblies. We help you proactively identify and mitigate risks to performance and reliability.Key testing capabilities include:
- Burst testing
- Flex testing for connections
- Impulse testing
- Leak detection
- Pressure testing
- PVT testing
- Swell testing
- Temperature testing
- Vacuum
- Vibration testing
Materials testing for EV applications
Our materials experts have years of experience working with common EV hose materials, such as nylon, EPDM, and thermoplastic elastomers, and can help you qualify new materials. In addition, our experienced sample prep technicians can excise samples from production samples and most whole products to simplify the process for our clients.Key capabilities include:
- Adhesion
- Brittleness
- Fluid and heat aging
- Melt flow
- Ozone exposure
- Tensile testing
