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Regulatory Compliance

UL 1310, The UL Standard for Safety of Class 2 Power Supplies, AC Adapters and Battery Chargers testing
Our technical evaluation will include the following tests based on UL1310:

  • Voltage stress testing
  • Load stress testing
  • Leakage current testing
  • Dielectric withstand testing
  • Humidity testing
  • Connector analysis and testing
  • Maximum input voltage testing
  • Output current and power testing
  • Normal temperature
  • Restricted air flow during temperature testing
  • User abuse tests
  • Component failure test

UL 1642, The UL Standard for Safety of Lithium-ion Batteries testing
Our technical evaluation will include the following tests based on UL1642:

  • Electrical stress tests
    • Short circuit test
    • Heating test
    • Abnormal charging test
    • Forced discharge test 
  • Environmental stress tests
    • Heating test
    • Temperature cycling test
    • Low pressure altitude simulation test
  • Mechanical stress tests
    • Crush test
    • Impact test
    • Humidity test
    • Shock test
    • Vibration test
    • Drop test
  • User replaceable Li-Ion batteries
    • Fire exposure test
    • Test for flaming particles
    • Projectile test
    • Explosion test

UL 2054, The UL Standard for Safety of Commercial and Household Battery Packs testing
Our technical evaluation will include the following tests based on UL2054:

  • Electrical tests
    • Short circuit test
    • Abnormal charging test
    • Abusive overcharge test
    • Forced discharge test
    • Limited power source test 
  • Mechanical tests
    • Crush test
    • Impact test
    • Shock test
    • Vibration test
  • Battery enclosure tests
    • General
    • 250 lb crush test
    • Mold stress relief tests
    • Drop impact test
  • Fire exposure tests
    • Test for flaming particles
    • Projectile test
  • Environmental tests
    • Heating test
    • Temperature cycling test

United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods for Li and Li-Ion battery packs
Our technical evaluation will include the following tests based on the following United Nations test requirements:

  • Altitude simulation stress testing
  • Vibration, shock, and short circuit testing
  • Vibration, shock, and charge testing
  • Internal short testing
  • Vibration, shock, and low capacity cell testing
  • Forced discharge testing

IEEE1625 Standard for Rechargeable Batteries for Mobile Computers
Our technical evaluation for all cells, battery pack and chargers follow the following guidelines:

  • Battery pack safety design
  • Electrical over-stress conditions
  • Mechanical stress conditions
  • Connector interface stress conditions
  • Assembly precautions
  • Configuration of cells in the battery pack
  • Normal operating conditions
  • Rating of components
  • Other relevant battery testing standards
  • Field failure analysis experience

ANSI C18.2M, Part 1-2003 American National Standard for portable rechargeable cells and batteries
Our technical evaluation will include the following tests based on ANSI C18.2M:

  • Electrical tests
    • Charge and discharge capacity characterization
    • Temperature effects on charge and discharge capacity characterization
    • Effective internal resistance
    • Internal impedance characterization
    • Cycle life testing
    • Extended charging testing
    • Storage testing
    • Charge efficiency
    • Over-discharge performance
  • Mechanical tests
    • Shock test
    • Vibration test
    • Drop test
    • Terminal endurance test
    • Thermal shock test

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