Laptop manufacturers look for safer battery standards

It is expected that by the middle of next year, a group of laptop and battery manufacturers will jointly announce the new lithium ion battery standard, which is much safer, after a series of recent battery recalls due to fire risk. explosive.

According to the IPC electronic industry organization, the new battery standard will include many processes, from processing, quality control, to warranty and maintenance, applicable to all types of rechargeable lithium ion batteries. again.

On October 12, at a meeting held at the IPC, Illinois, US office, Lenovo CEO Anthony Corkell was elected chairman of the IPC Lithium Ion Battery Committee. Currently, IPC has not disclosed specific changes that apply to lithium ion batteries. However, because this battery technology has been established, if there is a change, the process only applies to the control process, and quality warranty.

IPC convened its first meeting of the lithium battery icon last September when Sony's laptop battery explosion reports were announced. In August 2006, a number of PC manufacturers such as Dell and Lenovo had to work with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall and replace 8 million laptop batteries.

A number of other PC vendors are also involved in battery recalls including Apple, IBM, and Toshiba, Sony, and it is unclear whether they will join the IPC organization.