South Korea officially released the KC 62368-1 standard,
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▍What is TISI Certification?

TISI is short for Thai Industrial Standards Institute, affiliating to Thailand Industry Department. TISI is responsible for formulating the domestic standards as well as participating in international standards formulation and supervising the products and qualified assessment procedure to ensure the standard compliance and recognition. TISI is a governmental authorized regulatory organization for compulsory certification in Thailand. It is also responsible for formation and management of standards, lab approval, personnel training and product registration. It is noted that there is no non-governmental compulsory certification body in Thailand.

There is voluntary and compulsory certification in Thailand. TISI logos (see Figures 1 and 2) are allowed to use when products meet the standards. For products that have not yet been standardized, TISI also implements product registration as a temporary means of certification.

▍Compulsory Certification Scope

The compulsory certification covers 107 categories, 10 fields, including: electrical equipment, accessories, medical equipment, construction materials, consumer goods, vehicles, PVC pipes, LPG gas containers and agricultural products. Products beyond this scope are fall within the voluntary certification scope. Battery is compulsory certification product in TISI certification.

Applied standard: TIS 2217-2548 (2005)

Applied batteries：Secondary cells and batteries(containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes – safety requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for use in portable applications)

License issuance authority:  Thai Industrial Standards Institute

▍Why MCM?

● MCM cooperates with factory audit organizations, laboratory and TISI directly, capable to provide best certification solution for clients.

● MCM possesses 10 years abundant experience in battery industry, capable to provide professional technical support.

● MCM provides one-stop bundle service to help clients enter into multiple markets (not only Thailand included) successfully with simple procedure.

The National Institute of Technology and Standards of Korea officially released the KC 62368-1 standard through the 2021-0283 announcement today (the draft of KC62368-1 and the document for soliciting opinions were issued through the 2021-133 announcement on April 19, 2021), which replaces KC 60065, K 60950-1 and K 60950-22, and will be implemented today. The current three standards can be used until December 31, 2022 and be abolished afterwards. Products that are applied for with the current standards before then will still be valid for product conformity certification before the abolition.
In July 2021, the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has released the official 03 Series of Amendment of R100 Regulations (EC ER100.03) concerning electric vehicle battery. The Amendment was entered into force from the published date.
Revision of test qualification conditions: new requirement of “no gas emission” is added SOC Adjustment of tested samples: The SOC is required to be charged from previously not less than 50%, to not less than 95%, in vibration, mechanical impact, crush, fire burn, short circuit, and thermal shock cycle tests;
Revision of current in overcharge protection test: revision from 1/3C to the maximum charge current that REESS allows;
Addition of the overcurrent test;Requirements are added in respect of REESS low temperature protection, management of gas emission from REESS, warning in the event of operational failure of vehiclecontrols that manage REESS safe operation, warning in the thermal event within the REESS, heat conduction protection, and alarm policy document.