该SAE标准定义了锂基可充电电池系统的最小可接受安全标准集，该锂基可充电电池系统被考虑用于车辆推进应用中，作为连接到高压动力传动系的能量存储系统。虽然目标是当安装到车辆应用中时电池系统是安全的，但该标准主要集中在尽可能仅利用电池系统可以评估的条件上。由于这是一组最小标准，因此认识到电池系统和车辆制造商可能对电池单元、模块、电池组和系统具有附加要求，以便确保用于给定应用的安全电池系统。 电池系统是一个功能齐全的储能系统，由电池组和必要的辅助子系统组成，用于物理支持和外壳、热管理和电子控制。

This SAE Standard defines a minimum set of acceptable safety criteria for a lithium-based rechargeable battery system to be considered for use in a vehicle propulsion application as an energy storage system connected to a high voltage power train. While the objective is a safe battery system when installed into a vehicle application, this Standard is primarily focused, wherever possible, on conditions which can be evaluated utilizing the battery system alone. As this is a minimum set of criteria, it is recognized that battery system and vehicle manufacturers may have additional requirements for cells, modules, packs and systems in order to assure a safe battery system for a given application. A battery system is a completely functional energy storage system consisting of the pack(s) and necessary ancillary subsystems for physical support and enclosure, thermal management, and electronic control.