CTIA Battery Certification - IEEE 1725 & IEEE 1625

about ctia battery certification

The CTIA – The Wireless Association, working in partnership with leading cellular network operators, have devised a scheme that helps battery cell / pack and end product manufacturers raise safety and quality levels. CTIA Battery Certification is becoming increasingly necessary to satisfy US network operators that your cellular product system is safe. Without certification you may find that the network operators refuse to accept your products.

your ctia-Authorized testing laboratory

TÜV SÜD is appointed by the CTIA as an CTIA Authorized Testing Laboratory (CATL), and can obtain CTIA Battery Certification on your behalf via our dedicated laboratories.

We have an established and proven track record in the certification and testing of cellular products. Our specialist team of auditors and consultants are leading experts in the battery industry and specialize in Li-Ion and Li-Ion Polymer technologies. In addition to providing certification services, we also carry out all testing and auditing that is necessary to satisfy CTIA Battery Certification requirements.

the ieee 1725 & ieee 1625 standards for mobile devices

The aim of the CTIA program is to verify compliance of cellular products in accordance with the standard IEEE 1725 ‘Standard for Rechargeable Batteries for Cellular Telephones’ or IEEE 1625 "Standard for Rechargeable Batteries for Multi-cell Mobile Computing Devices” and associated CTIA documents. This relates to the complete cellular product system (cell, battery pack, external back-up battery pack, cellular product (host), power adapter and/or charging cradle) and its interaction. The program is a system-level certification scheme encompassing recognition of subsystems such as battery packs and adapters and certification of complete cellular product systems utilizing recognized subsystems.

In the context of the CTIA Battery Certification program cellular products covers a variety of portable products that feature cellular functionality including mobile/cellular phones, laptop /netbook computers, tablets, e-book readers and data capture and identification products.

The criterion for selecting certification to either IEEE 1725 or 1625 is dependent on the cell configuration within the battery pack; products powered by single cell or parallel only connected cells are certified against IEEE 1725 where as products powered by battery packs with multiple series cells or combination of series and parallel cells are certified against IEEE 1625.

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