A Study on Integrated Safety Management for e-Mobility Common-use Swappable Battery Services Based on a Testbed Pilot

Jungsoo Park; Sein Oh; Seungbae Ahn; Youngmin Jang

doi:10.22680/kasa2026.18.3.078

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A Study on Integrated Safety Management for e-Mobility Common-use Swappable Battery Services Based on a Testbed Pilot 테스트베드 실증 기반 e-모빌리티 공용 교환형 배터리 서비스의 통합 안전관리 방안 연구

30 September 2026. pp. 78-86

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Abstract

Common-use swappable battery services are attracting attention as a solution to the short driving range and long charging time of light e-mobility vehicles. In Korea, the national standards KS R 6100, 6200, 6300 and 6400 have standardized battery packs, charging stations and electric two-wheelers at the hardware level. However, the safety requirements that arise from the integrated and unattended operation of these components in the field remain insufficiently addressed. In this study, an integrated testbed consisting of electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, common-use swappable battery packs, charging stations and a service platform was operated on real roads over 21 sessions, which yielded 56 operation records and 860 runs. Issues were logged in 26 of the 56 records and were grouped into seven types, namely communication loss, protection faults of the battery management system (BMS), pack detachment during riding, mismatch of the displayed state of charge (SOC), non-identification of battery IDs, station shutdown by a humidity warning and lock failure. Each type was quantified by its frequency of occurrence and rated with a risk matrix that combines frequency and severity. Three types were rated high, two medium and two low, and no issue recurred in the seven sessions that followed the remedial actions. Hazards were then classified into five types on the basis of standard safety tests, service cases and the rated pilot issues, and the main causes and preventive measures of each type were identified. Responsibilities of manufacturers, service operators and users over the service life cycle were defined together with a history management scheme based on battery IDs. Inspection intervals, abnormality detection criteria and an accident reporting procedure were specified according to the risk levels. The proposed measures are expected to support the safe and efficient use of the charging infrastructure and to prevent accidents.

Keywords

e-Mobility(e-모빌리티)

Common-use swappable battery(공용 교환형 배터리)

Charging station(충전 스테이션)

Testbed pilot(테스트베드 실증)

Integrated safety management(통합 안전관리)

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Information

Publisher :Korean Auto-vehicle Safety Association
Publisher(Ko) :한국자동차모빌리티안전학회
Journal Title :Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
Journal Title(Ko) :자동차안전학회지
Volume : 18
No :3
Pages :78-86
Received Date : 2026-07-06
Revised Date : 2026-09-09
Accepted Date : 2026-09-11
DOI :https://doi.org/10.22680/kasa2026.18.3.078

Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association ISSN:2005-9396(Print) 자동차안전학회지

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