Qi Certification Safety, Efficiency, Compatibility Paul Golden VP Market Development Wireless Power Consortium
Today’s Agenda • Why is their a certification process? • Risks of uncertified products • WPC Awareness campaign • How to know if a product is certified 2
Why Certification? To provide a safe, energy efficient, reliable and interoperable wireless charging experience 3
Beware of fake, knock-off wireless charging products! 4
Be Cautious Of Confusing Claims 5
What are the risks? 6
Safety 93°C/200°F 7
Hot Enough To Do This
Device Damage Shorten Melt phone battery life covers 9
Interference 10
Compatibility 11
Qi Certification Testing ✔ • Safe ✔ • Energy efficient ✔ • Interoperable ✔ • Won’t create interference with other products 12
Qi Certification Testing • Product must pass compliance testing (including safety requirements) by an authorized test lab. There are 11 independent test labs globally. • Products must pass interoperability testing by an Interoperability Testing Center. There are two Interoperability Testing Centers. • Product must be compliant with the latest version of the Qi Specification • Owner of the product is a Qi Logo Licensee 13
Qi Certified Awareness Campaign • Top 50 US Consumer Electronics Retailers • Major European Retailers 14
Qi Certified Awareness Campaign • Media Release • Analyst briefings • WPC owned online channels 15
Awareness Campaign – Phase 2 • Retail buyer meetings • Online video campaign • Influencer campaign • CES 2018 16
How To Know If A Product Is Qi Certified? Look for the Qi logo 17
To Be Sure, Look On The Qi Certified Product Database https://www.wirelesspowerconsortium.com/products/search/ 18
Retailers: Ask vendors for their Certificate of Registration 19
Summary • Uncertified wireless chargers pose consumer risks and retailer liabilities • Qi Certification ensures that products are safe, energy efficient, interoperable and work as they’re supposed to • Qi compliant, Qi compatible, works with Qi etc. are not synonymous with Qi Certified • WPC’s outreach campaign will create awareness and educate consumers and retailers alike on the risks and how to be sure that a product is Qi Certified. 20
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