On 16 May 2011, the IEEE-SA Standards Board approved IEEE Std 1725-2011. The document is available for sale through techstreet.com.
Title: P1725, Draft Standard for Rechargeable Batteries
for Cellular Telephones
Scope: This standard establishes criteria for design analysis
for qualification, quality, and reliability of rechargeable lithium
ion and lithium ion polymer batteries for cellular telephone applications.
Also included in the standard are: battery pack electrical and
mechanical construction, packaging technologies, and pack and
cell level charge and discharge controls and overall system considerations.
Purpose: The purpose of this standard is to ensure reliable
user experience and operation of cell phone batteries. The battery
and cellular telephone industries need standardized criteria for
design and qualification of rechargeable battery systems and for
verifying the quality and reliability of those batteries
