Glossary

For the purposes of this technical documentation for the Battery Passport software solution, the following terms and definitions apply.

Table 1. Glossary for the Battery Passport software solution
Term Definition

battery

device delivering electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy, having internal or exter- nal storage, and consisting of one or more non-rechargeable or rechargeable battery cells, modules or of packs of them and includes a battery that has been subject to preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing

[SOURCE: Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Article 3, 1(1)]

battery model

version of all battery units which share the same technical characteristics relevant for the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on sustainability, safety, labelling, marking and information, and the same model identifier

[SOURCE: Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Article 3, 1(19)]