Battery Standards

Several key industry standards for lithium batteries exists:

UN/DOT 38.3; ANSI C 18; UL1642; UL2054; IEEC 1625; IEEC1725; IEC 62133; IEC 60086; IEC 61960; IEC 62281; SAE J 2464; UL2580. When are these standards applicable?

· UN/DOT 38.3 -- if you are shipping lithium batteries, either alone or as part of a device. >>more<<

· ANSI C18.3 (Portable Lithium Primary Cells and Batteries) – general guidelines.

· UL1642 (Standard for Lithium Batteries) -- general guidelines covering “technician-replaceable or user-replaceable lithium batteries”.

· UL2054 (Household and Commercial Batteries) -- general guidelines. Individual lithium batteries (cells) covered by UL2054 must also meet UL1625. There is much overlap between UL1642 and UL2054.

· IEEE 1625 (Batteries for Portable Computers) -- guidelines to a comprehensive “system” approach to lithium battery safety.

· IEEE 1725 (Rechargeable Batteries for Cellular Telephones) -- guidelines to a comprehensive “system” approach to lithium battery safety.

· IEC 62133 (Secondary Cells and Batteries Containing Alkaline or other Non-Acid Electrolytes) -- general guidelines, expected to replace UL 1642 by 2012.

· IEC 60086-4 -- for general safety standards for primary lithium batteries.

· IEC 61960 -- for general safety standards for secondary lithium cells and batteries.

· IEC 62281 (Safety of primary and secondary lithium cells and batteries during transport) -- general guidelines.

· SAE J 2464 (Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Rechargeable Energy Storage System Safety and Abuse Testing) -- general guidelines.

· UL 2580 (Batteries for Use in Electric Vehicles), currently under development.