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Lithium ion cells and batteries used in portable electronic equipments-safety requirement GB
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1.What do portable electronic equipments include ?
2. Cell test items
3. Battery test items
4.Test items for protection circuit module (PCM) –safety requirements
5.Test items for PCM in host
6. Current Condition
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1.What do portable electronic equipments include ?
Electronic equipments are not more than 18kg and often can be taken by user :
Portable office products : laptop computer PDA etc.
Mobile communication products : cell phone ,wireless telephone , blue-tooth earphone ,one-way phone etc.
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1.What do portable electronic equipments include ?
Portable audio/video products : portable TV set , portable DVD player , MP3/MP4 player ,camera, video , voice recorder etc.
Others: electronic navigator ,digital photo frame ,game machine, E- book etc.
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1.What do portable electronic equipments include ?
Power bank is not included in GB31241, Relative standard are being made.
There may be some additional requirements for lithium ion batteries used in special fields such as medical , miner ,work on the bottom of the ocean
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2. Cell test items
Test condition
Capacity test
Cell condition
General safety requirements
Mark requirement
Electrical safety test
External short circuit at RT
External short circuit at 55C
Overcharge test
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2. Cell test items
Forced discharge
Environmental tests
Altitude simulation
Temperature cycle
Vibration test
Mechanical shock
Free fall
Crush
Impact test
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2. Cell test items
Abusive heating
Projectile
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3. Battery test items
Test condition
Battery condition
Label requirement
Duration
Environmental test
Altitude simulation
Temperature cycle
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3. Battery test items
Vibration test
Mechanical shock
Free fall
Mode stress relief
High temperature test
Washing test
Enclosure fireproof requirement (V1)
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3.Battery test items
Electrical safety tests
Over-voltage charge
Over-current charge
Over-voltage discharge
Over-current discharge
External short circuit
Reverse charge
ESD test
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4.Test items for protection circuit module (PCM) –safety requirements
Over-voltage charge protection
Over-current charge protection
Over-voltage discharge protection
Over-current discharge protection
External short circuit protection
High –voltage test
If PCM can pass these tests, It can be kept in the electrical safety test for battery . Or will be removed
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13. 5.Test items for PCM in host
Charge voltage control
Charge current control
Discharge voltage control
Discharge current control
Temperature control during charge or
discharge
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6.Current Condition
This is compulsory standard to come into effect on August 1 ,2015
It is possible for China to put lithium ion cells and batteries into CCC catalogue based on this standard .
The laboratory of Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical industry was the contracted laboratory of CQC (China quality center )
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6. Current Condition
CQC will issue the volunteer certification with SRICI’s test data and will issue CCC certification if lithium ion cells and batteries are put into CCC catalogue.
You will get one UN38.3 free if you apply for UN38.3 and GB31241 at the same time .
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Thanks !
Jianfeng Lu
Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry