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GB 31241-2022: Lithium ion cells and batteries used in portable electronic equipment -- Safety technical specification
GB 31241-2022
GB
NATIONAL STANDARD OF THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
ICS 29.220.99
CCS K 82
Replacing GB 31241-2014
Lithium ion cells and batteries used in portable electronic
equipment - Safety technical specification
ISSUED ON: DECEMBER 29, 2022
IMPLEMENTED ON: JANUARY 01, 2024
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation;
Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China.
Table of Contents
Foreword ... 5
Introduction ... 8
1 Scope ... 10
2 Normative references ... 10
3 Terms and definitions ... 11
4 Test conditions ... 17
4.1 Applicability of the test ... 17
4.2 Environmental conditions for the test ... 17
4.3 Parameter measurement tolerance ... 18
4.4 Temperature measurement method ... 18
4.5 Charging and discharging procedure for test ... 18
4.6 Simulated faults or abnormal operating conditions ... 19
4.7 Type test ... 19
5 General safety requirements ... 23
5.1 General safety considerations ... 23
5.2 Safety working parameters ... 23
5.3 Labeling and warning instructions ... 24
5.4 Safety-critical components ... 26
6 Electrical safety test of cell ... 27
6.1 High temperature external short circuit ... 27
6.2 Overcharge ... 28
6.3 Forced discharge ... 29
7 Environmental safety test of cell ... 29
7.1 Low air pressure ... 29
7.2 Temperature cycle ... 30
7.3 Vibration ... 30
7.4 Acceleration impact ... 31
7.5 Dropping ... 31
7.6 Extrusion ... 32
7.7 Heavy impact ... 33
7.8 Hot abuse ... 33
7.9 Combustion injection ... 34
8 Environmental safety test of battery ... 34
8.1 Low air pressure ... 34
8.2 Temperature cycle ... 34
8.3 Vibration ... 34
8.4 Acceleration impact ... 34
8.5 Dropping ... 35
8.6 Stress relief ... 35
8.7 High temperature use ... 35
8.8 Washing ... 36
8.9 Flame retardant requirements ... 36
9 Electrical safety test of battery ... 37
9.1 General ... 37
9.2 Overvoltage charging ... 37
9.3 Overcurrent charging ... 38
9.4 Undervoltage discharge ... 38
9.5 Overcurrent discharge ... 38
9.6 External short circuit ... 39
9.7 Reverse charging ... 39
10 Safety requirements for battery protective circuit ... 39
10.1 Overvoltage charge protection ... 40
10.2 Overcurrent charge protection ... 40
10.3 Undervoltage discharge protection ... 41
10.4 Overcurrent discharge protection ... 41
10.5 Short circuit protection ... 41
11 Safety requirements for system protective circuit ... 42
11.1 Charging voltage control ... 42
11.2 Charging current control ... 42
11.3 Discharging voltage control ... 43
11.4 Discharging current control ... 43
11.5 Charging and discharging temperature control ... 43
12 Requirements for consistency ... 44
12.1 General requirements ... 44
12.2 Requirements for testing ... 44
Appendix A (Informative) Example of working range ... 47
Appendix B (Normative) Test sequence ... 55
Appendix C (Normative) Test tooling and measuring instruments ... 58
Appendix D (Informative) Reference standard for safety-critical components ... 61
Appendix E (Normative) Washing test ... 62
Appendix F (Normative) Test method for flammability ... 63
Appendix G (Normative) Test method for flame retardancy of wire ... 65
References ... 67
Lithium ion cells and batteries used in portable electronic
equipment - Safety technical specification
1 Scope
This document specifies the safety requirements and test methods for lithium ion cells
and batteries used in portable electronic equipment.
This document applies to lithium ion cells and batteries used in portable electronic
equipment (hereinafter referred to as cells and batteries). Examples of portable
electronic equipment within the scope of this document are as follows:
a) portable office products: laptops, tablets, etc.;
b) mobile communication products: mobile phones, cordless phones, walkie-talkies,
etc.;
c) portable audio/video products: portable TV sets, portable audio/video players,
cameras, video cameras, recording pens, Bluetooth headsets, portable speakers,
etc.;
d) other portable products: electronic navigators, digital photo frames, game
consoles, e-books, power banks, portable energy storage power supplies, portable
projectors, wearable devices, etc.
This document may apply, as a reference, to lithium ion cells and batteries for similar
purposes to the examples above.
There may be additional requirements for lithium ion cells or batteries for portable
electronic equipment used in specific occasions such as vehicles, ships, and aircraft, as
well as in special fields such as medical treatment, mining, and submarine operations.
This document does not apply to lithium ion cells and batteries for electronic cigarettes.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of
their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the
version corresponding to that date is applicable to this document; for undated references,
the latest version (including all amendments) is applicable to this document.
GB/T 2423.5, Environmental testing - Part 2: Test methods - Test Ea and guidance:
Shock
GB/T 2423.10, Environmental testing - Part 2: Test methods - Test Fc: Vibration
(sinusoidal)
GB/T 2423.21, Environmental testing - Part 2: Test methods - Test M: Low air
pressure
GB/T 2423.22, Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests methods - Test N: Change of
temperature
GB 4943.1-2022, Audio/video, information and communication technology
equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements
GB/T 5169.5-2020, Fire hazard testing for electric and electronic products - Part 5:
Test flames - Needle-flame test method - Apparatus, confirmatory test arrangement
and guidance
GB/T 5330-2003, Industrial woven metal wire cloth (square opening series)
GB/T 6005-2008, Test sieves - Metal wire cloth perforated metal plate and
electroformed sheet - Nominal sizes of openings
GB/T 17626.2, Electromagnetic compatibility - Testing and measurement techniques
- Electrostatic discharge immunity test
3 Terms and definitions
The following terms and definitions are applicable to this document.
3.1
Lithium ion cell
A device – designed to be rechargeable – that realizes the mutual conversion of
chemical energy and electrical energy by relying on the movement of lithium ions
between the positive and negative electrodes.
Note: The device includes electrodes, diaphragms, electrolytes, containers and
terminals, etc.
3.2
Lithium ion battery
A ready-to-use assembly consisting of any number of lithium ion batteries including a
protective circuit.
Note 1: The protective circuit may either be independent, or in the charger or electronic
product (including its accessories). For the test of the protective circuit in the
charger or electronic product (including its accessories), see Chapter 11.
Note 2: The lithium ion battery may also contain components or materials such as
packaging materials, connectors, and protective devices.
3.3
Portable electronic equipment
A mobile electronic product – not exceeding 18 kg – that is intended to be frequently
carried by users.
3.4
Hand-held electronic equipment
Portable electronic equipment that is intended to be held in the hand during normal use.
3.5
User replaceable battery
A lithium ion battery – allowing direct user replacement – that is used in portable
electronic equipment.
3.6
Non-user replaceable cell/battery
A lithium ion cell or lithium ion battery – not allowing direct user replacement – that is
built into portable electronic equipment.
3.7
Nominal voltage
An appropriate approximate value that is used to identify the cell or battery voltage.
3.8
Rated capacity
The cell or battery capacity that is indicated by the manufacturer.
Note: in ampere hours (Ah) or milliampere hours (mAh).
Note: Flame is produced by combustion, which is a chemical reaction that emits light
and generates heat. A spark cannot be called a flame.
[Source: GB/T 28164-2011, 1.3.13, modified]
3.31
Fire enclosure
A part that is used to minimize the spread of combustion or flame.
3.32
Type test
A test that is carried out on representative samples, which is to determine whether its
design and manufacture can meet the requirements of this document.
[Source: GB 4943.1-2022, 3.3.6.15, modified]
4 Test conditions
4.1 Applicability of the test
The tests, which are specified in this document, shall be carried out only when safety is
involved.
When the standard content clearly stipulates that a certain type of cell or battery is not
applicable to the product test due to the product design, structure, and function
constraints, the test may not be performed. Where the cell or battery cannot be tested
due to constraints of product design, structure or function, but such a test needs to be
carried out, a relevant test can be carried out instead, by testing the electronic products
of the cell or battery, the charger attached to the electronic product, or the components
that form part of the electronic product, together with the cell or battery.
Note: The portable electronic equipment and its attached charger or components that
form part of it come from the manufacturer of the cell or battery or the
manufacturer of the electronic product, who shall provide operating instructions.
Unless otherwise specified, the samples after the test are not required to be used
normally.
4.2 Environmental conditions for the test
Unless otherwise specified, the test is generally carried out under the following
conditions:
a) temperature: 20 °C ± 5 ℃;
It is recommended to discharge the cell or battery at a constant current at the
recommendation discharging current (Icr) to the end of discharge voltage (Ude).
4.6 Simulated faults or abnormal operating conditions
Simulated faults or abnormal operating conditions, if required, shall be applied
sequentially, with one fault simulated at a time. Failures directly caused by simulated
faults or abnormal operating conditions are considered part of the simulated faults or
abnormal operating conditions.
When a single fault is set, this single fault shall include failure of any component.
Circuit boards, circuit diagrams and component specifications shall be inspected to
determine reasonably foreseeable failure conditions, such as:
a) short circuit and open circuit between any two pins of a semiconductor device;
b) short circuit and open circuit of the capacitor;
c) short circuit and open circuit of the current limiting device;
d) short circuit and open circuit of the voltage limiting device;
e) an internal fault causing excessive power consumption in the integrated circuit.
4.7 Type test
4.7.1 Requirements for samples
Unless otherwise specified, the tested samples shall be representative samples of the
products which are going to be accepted by the customer, including a small batch of
trial production samples or products that are ready to be delivered to the customer.
Where the test requires the introduction of wire testing or connection, the total
resistance generated by the introduction of wire testing or connection shall be less than
20 mΩ.
4.7.2 Number of samples
Unless otherwise specified, 3 samples shall be prepared for each test item.
4.7.3 Sample capacity test
The actual capacity of the cell or battery sample shall be greater than or equal to its
rated capacity, otherwise, it cannot be used as a typical sample for the type test.
Note: Unless otherwise specified, the above requirements are for type tests only.
First, fully charge the sample according to the charging procedure specified in 4.5.1;
then, leave for 10 minutes; then, discharge according to the discharging procedure
specified in 4.5.2. The capacity provided during discharge is the actual capacity of the
sample.
Where there is disagreement with the capacity test result, the test can be re-performed
at the ambient temperature of 23 °C ± 2 °C, which is used as the arbitration condition.
4.7.4 Sample pretreatment
Before carrying out the test items specified in 4.7.5, the sample shall be pretreated as
follows.
a) Charge-discharge cycle
Carry out two complete charge-discharge cycles for the cell or battery in
accordance with the charge-discharge procedure specified in 4.5, with a 10 min
break between the charge and discharge procedure.
Note 1: The capacity test can be carried out at the same time during the pretreatment of
a) charge-discharge cycle, and the smaller value of the capacity after two
complete charge-discharge cycles is taken as the sample capacity.
b) Electrostatic discharge
For the battery with its own protective circuit, after the pretreatment of a) charge-
discharge cycle is completed, fully charge according to the charging procedure
specified in 4.5.1 and, according to the provisions of GB/T 17626.2, carry out 4
kV contact discharge test (±4 kV each 10 times) and 8 kV air discharge test (±8
kV each 10 times) on each output terminal of the battery.
Note 2: The samples in Chapter 8 are not subjected to electrostatic discharge
pretreatment.
In the pretreatment process, such phenomena as fire, explosion, liquid leakage, etc. are
also considered not to meet the requirements of this document.
4.7.5 Test items
Unless otherwise stated, the tests specified in this document are type tests.
The type test items of cell are shown in Table 1, and the Arabic numerals in the “sample”
column are the serial numbers of test samples.
Example 4: Do not use after immersion in water.
For user replaceable batteries that can be put into the swallowing gauge, warning
instructions in Chinese shall also be given on their min. package.
Example 5: Small cells that may be swallowed by children must be kept out of reach
of children.
Example 6: Do not swallow cells, swallowing may cause burns.
Example 7: If swallowed, seek medical attention p...