| Cooling performance | Cooling capacity, temperature-control range, temperature uniformity, and recovery time under stated operating conditions. | Test reports showing ambient temperature, coolant or airflow conditions, battery load, measurement points, and test method. | Compare results only when test conditions are equivalent. |
| Energy and operating cost | Power consumption, efficiency data, standby draw, and expected maintenance needs for the intended duty cycle. | Electrical ratings, measured power data, duty-cycle assumptions, and maintenance schedule. | Confirm voltage, frequency, and local power requirements. |
| Battery compatibility | Compatibility with battery dimensions, chemistry, heat output, installation layout, and the battery-management system interface, where applicable. | Interface drawings, heat-load assumptions, electrical schematics, and documented integration or validation tests. | Confirm requirements for the specific battery application. |
| Safety and protection | Protection against overtemperature, abnormal operation, leaks where liquid cooling is used, and electrical hazards; check alarms and shutdown behavior. | Risk assessment, protection-function test records, wiring diagrams, and installation and operating instructions. | Assess the complete system, not just individual components. |
| Environmental protection | Enclosure protection, corrosion resistance, vibration tolerance, and operating-temperature limits appropriate to the installation environment. | Relevant test reports and the exact test standard, configuration, and tested product model. | IP classifications are defined in IEC 60529; verify the required rating for the application. |
| Regulatory compliance | Identify applicable market requirements for the complete cooler and its electrical, radio, pressure, or refrigerant-related components, as relevant. | Declarations, certificates, test reports, product labels, and a list of covered models and configurations. | Requirements vary by destination market and product design. |
| Battery-related standards | Check whether battery safety standards are relevant to the supplied battery system and its intended use; do not assume a cooler certificate covers the battery. | Applicable battery-system documentation and test records. IEC 62619 addresses safety requirements for industrial secondary lithium cells and batteries. | Confirm scope and applicability with the project’s compliance specialist. |
| Transport documentation | Determine whether the shipment includes lithium batteries and whether dangerous-goods transport rules apply to the shipped configuration. | Shipping classification and required transport documents. UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, subsection 38.3, sets tests for lithium cells and batteries transported by air, sea, road, or rail. | A cooler-only shipment and a battery-containing shipment may have different requirements. |
| Quality management | Review incoming inspection, process controls, traceability, nonconformance handling, and corrective-action procedures. | Current quality-system certificate, its scope and issuing body, plus sample inspection and corrective-action records. | A certificate does not replace product-specific verification. |
| Production capacity | Assess demonstrated output, available production slots, peak-season constraints, and the ability to scale the required configuration. | Recent production records, capacity calculation, production schedule, and evidence of equipment and workforce availability. | Separate rated capacity from actual output and committed capacity. |
| Lead time and delivery | Confirm sample, tooling, production, inspection, and shipping timelines, including the assumptions behind quoted delivery dates. | Written production milestones, shipping terms, packaging details, and a contingency plan for delays. | Confirm delivery terms and named place under the agreed Incoterms® rule. |
| Customization and change control | Review capability for mechanical, electrical, control, and language adaptations, and how design changes are reviewed and approved. | Change-control procedure, design-review records, sample approval process, and revision-controlled drawings. | Document the approved configuration before production. |
| Warranty and service | Review warranty coverage, exclusions, spare-parts availability, technical support channels, and service arrangements in the destination market. | Written warranty terms, parts list, support process, escalation contacts, and agreed response and resolution targets. | Set service-level expectations in the purchase agreement. |
| Supplier verification | Verify the legal supplier, manufacturing site, subcontracted processes, product ownership, and consistency between samples and production goods. | Business registration details, factory audit findings, approved-supplier list, and pre-shipment inspection records. | Use independent inspection where project risk warrants it. |