General information
Recently, TCO announced the 9th-generation certification standards and implementation timetable on its official website. The 9th-generation TCO certification will be officially launched on December 1, 2021. Brand owners can apply for certification from June 15th until the end of November. Those who receive the 8th-generation certificate by the end of November will receive 9th-generation certification notice, and acquire the 9th-generation certificate after December 1. TCO have ensured the products certified before November 17 will be the first batch of 9th-generation certified products.
Difference analysis – Batteries
Battery-related differences between Generation 9 certification and Generation 8 certification are as follows:
Add: The best battery life for office users should be printed on the certificate;
Increase the minimum requirement of the rated capacity after 300 cycles from 60% to more than 80%;
Add new test items of IEC61960:
3. Battery replaceability(chapter 6 revision)
Description:
4. Battery information and protection (Chapter 6 addition)
The brand must provide battery protection software, which can reduce the maximum charge level of the battery to at least 80%. It must be pre-installed on the product. (Chrome OS products are not included)
The software provided by the brand must be able to determine and monitor the following content, and display these data to users:
5. Standardized external power supply compatibility (Chapter 6 addition)
Applicable scope: notebooks, smart phones and earphones with an external power supply of up to 100W.
The product must carry a USB Type C standardized socket (port) for USB Power Delivery that complies with the standard EN/IEC63002: 2017 or later-the identification and communication interoperability method of external power sources used by portable computing devices.
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The product must have a built-in wireless charging function that complies with Qi wireless power transmission system, Power Class 0 specification version 1.2.4 or future revisions.
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