Battery protection software (new and refurbished equipment)
Level: Core
Details
- Type:
- Technical specification
- ID:
- 11545
- Group:
- Reused or remanufactured IT equipment
Criterion text
The supplier shall provide the equipment with pre-installed software that allows a maximum battery charge limit (such as ≤80% state of charge) to be set when the equipment runs regularly on the mains.
Verification
Upon request, the supplier shall be ready to present one of the following; for example:
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Documentation showing that the requirement is met, such as a product information sheet, a manual or similar.
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Labelling that meets the requirement, such as valid certification in accordance with
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TCO Certified, generation 9, for notebooks
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TCO Certified, generation 9, for tablets
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TCO Certified, generation 9, for smartphones
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Blue Angel, Computers and keyboards, DE-UZ-78 (2017 version)
Proposed follow-up
Check/review the information provided by the supplier in its tender.
Labelling
If the requirement is verified by a label, check that there is valid certification for the product. This can be verified on the environmental certification website, TCO Certified, Blue Angel
Spot checks
Check that documentation in accordance with the requirement is available.
Information about the criterion
The requirement is recommended for the following new and refurbished equipment:
- laptops
- smartphones and tablets.
Environmental goals
Versions history
The version date indicates when the sustainability criterion was created or last updated. Last reviewed dated tells when we last checked that the sustainability criterion still is relevant.
- Current ID
- 11545
- Version date
- 2023-02-08