With the development of smart energy metering, more electronic components are utilized in electricity systems. The electronic devices are important for electric power measurement system, which can improve or deteriorate the precision and reliability of systems. So evaluation screening for components has become an effective way for incoming material quality management in energy metering systems. In order to achieve reasonable screening method and ensure the long-term reliability of electronic measurement equipment, the relevant test data of devices was analyzed according to testing standards and statistical methods in this paper. A rapid screening method for lithium/thionyl chloride batteries based on the analysis of measurement data of battery passivation characteristics was proposed.