UN 38.3 （UN Manual of Tests and Criteria）Rev. 8 Released
UN 38.3 （UN Manual of Tests and Criteria）Rev. 8 Released,
UN 38.3,
▍What is CTIA CERTIFICATION?
CTIA, the abbreviation of Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, is a non-profit civic organization established in 1984 for the purpose of guaranteeing benefit of operators, manufacturers and users. CTIA consists of all U.S. operators and manufacturers from mobile radio services, as well as from wireless data services and products. Supported by FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and Congress, CTIA performs a large part of duties and functions that were used to be conducted by the government. In 1991, CTIA created an unbiased, independent and centralized product evaluation and certification system for wireless industry. Under the system, all wireless products in consumer grade shall take compliance tests and those complying with the relevant standards will be granted to utilize CTIA marking and hit store shelves of North American communication market.
CATL (CTIA Authorized Testing Laboratory) represents labs accredited by CTIA for testing and review. Testing reports issued from CATL would be all approved by CTIA. While other testing reports and results from non-CATL will not be recognized or have no access to CTIA. CATL accredited by CTIA varies in industries and certifications. Only CATL which is qualified for battery compliance test and inspection has access to battery certification for compliance to IEEE1725.
▍CTIA Battery Testing Standards
a) Certification Requirement for Battery system Compliance to IEEE1725— Applicable to Battery Systems with single cell or multiple cells connected in parallel;
b) Certification Requirement for Battery system Compliance to IEEE1625— Applicable to Battery Systems with multiple cells connected in parallel or in both parallel and series;
Warm tips: Select above certification standards properly for batteries used in mobile phones and computers. Do not misuse IEE1725 for batteries in mobile phones or IEEE1625 for batteries in computers.
▍Why MCM？
● Hard Technology: Since 2014, MCM has been attending battery pack conference held by CTIA in US annually, and is able to obtain latest update and understand new policy trends about CTIA in a more prompt, accurate and active way.
●Qualification: MCM is CATL accredited by CTIA and is qualified to perform all processes related to certification including testing, factory audit and report uploading.
On November 27, 2023, “UN Manual of Tests and Criteria” (Rev. 8) was officially released on the United States website. “UN Manual of Tests and Criteria” (Rev. 8) adopts the revisions that made by the 11th session of the United Nations TDG and GHS Expert Committee on the “UN Manual of Tests and Criteria” (Rev. 7) and its Amendment 1. As the basic test for battery safety transportation, “UN Manual of Tests and Criteria” (Rev. 8) has added a new section of 38.3.3.2 “Testing of sodium ion cells and batteries”, and simultaneously added the exclusive entries related to sodium-ion batteries in the UN “Recommendation on the Transport of Dangerous Goods” (TDG) Rev. 23: UN 3551 and UN 3522.
T.1: Altitude simulation (cell and battery)
Test cells and batteries shall be stored at a pressure of 11.6 kPa or less for at least six hours at ambient temperature （20±5℃）
Test cells and batteries are to be stored for at least six hours at a test temperature equal to 72℃and -40℃. This procedure is to be repeated until 10 total cycles are complete.
Cells and batteries are firmly secured to the platform of the vibration machine, with the vibration to be a sinusoidal waveform with a logarithmic sweep between 7 Hz and 200 Hz, and the amplitude at 0.8mm, for cell and small battery pack the maximum acceleration of 8 gn, and for large battery pack the maximum acceleration of 2 gn.
