World’s First Silicon-Dominant Lithium-Ion Battery Receives UN, UL, CTIA/IEEE 1725 and IEC Certifications
Enevate’s patented HD-Energy® Technology achieves multiple global
battery safety and quality certifications
Enevate
Corporation, an advanced Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology
developer, announced that it has developed the world’s first
silicon-dominant Li-ion battery which has achieved key global safety and
quality certifications—including UN 38.3, UL 1642, UL 2054, CTIA/IEEE
1725, IEC 62133, and IEC 61950—for smartphone and other consumer
applications. Both its cell and battery pack have been certified and
demonstrate safety and commercial readiness of Enevate’s HD-Energy®
technology. These certifications to specifications from
international bodies are to protect the consumer and public, and help
ensure battery safety and quality.
Enevate’s patented HD-Energy
technology—a silicon-composite anode film with more than 70 percent
silicon—delivers more than four times the energy density of conventional
Li-ion battery anodes. The resulting products provide ultrafast,
industry-leading charging capabilities up to 4C rates without
compromising energy density—charging to 90 percent in just 15 minutes
without damaging the cell while having an additional 35 percent to 50
percent runtime in mobile devices such as smartphones. The HD-Energy
technology offers excellent low temperature operation and provides an
inherent safety advantage with a 40 percent higher overcharge capability
while being able to avoid lithium plating compared to conventional
Li-ion cells.
“These certifications are the first in the industry for a
silicon-dominant Li-ion battery and are evidence of our technology
leadership and commitment to continuous technology innovation,” said Jarvis
Tou, Enevate’s executive vice president, marketing & products. “It
also demonstrates how readily we took our technology from R&D through
product development to global certifications and approaching
market-ready status.”
For example, UN 38.3 is a certification to ensure air transport safety
of Li-ion batteries. UL 1642 and UL 2054 are standards intended to
reduce risk of a safety event when Li-ion batteries are used in a
product. CTIA/IEEE 1725 is a safety and quality certification of
rechargeable batteries for use in cellular or mobile phones in the
United States. Similarly, IEC 62133 is a global safety standard for
rechargeable batteries in portable devices. Enevate’s state-of-the-art
silicon-dominant anode production process is also ISO 9001 certified,
which is required to support certain battery certifications such as
CTIA/IEEE 1725.
The same HD-Energy technology
used in smartphones is being further developed for licensing and use in
the electric vehicle (EV) industry. “Achieving these global consumer
electronics certifications now allows us to set our sights on
confidently achieving quality and safety certifications in the EV
space,” stated Tou.
About Enevate
Corporation
Enevate
Corporation is an advanced rechargeable energy storage company
focused on next-generation electric vehicles and mobile devices with
global headquarters in Irvine, CA. Enevate’s silicon-dominant Li-ion
batteries, with its breakthrough HD-Energy
technology, deliver significant performance improvement over
conventional Li-ion batteries. Investors include Mission Ventures,
Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tsing Capital, Infinite Potential Technologies,
Presidio Ventures—a Sumitomo Corporation company, and CEC Capital.
Enevate, the Enevate logo, HD-Energy, and eBoost are registered
trademarks of the Enevate Corporation. To learn more about or to license
Enevate’s industry-defining battery technology, visit www.enevate.com.
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