Application solution / portable power
Portable Power Station and Emergency Battery Supply for Brands and ODM
LiFePO4 platforms for branded portable power stations and emergency supply programmes, with the air-freight and lithium transport constraints addressed before you commit to a launch date.
- LiFePO4 chemistry, AP / XP / Y series
- Multiple AC / DC / USB output configurations
- Air-freight watt-hour limits handled up front
- Full private-label enclosure and packaging
Catalog range
Portable AP / XP / Y series · plus 10 kWh all-in-one with 5 kW inverter
Who this page is for
Who this platform serves
Portable power is a brand-led category. The engineering is only half the problem — the other half is getting product to market legally and on schedule.
Buyer / 01
Portable power station brands
A launch-ready platform released under your own brand, with output configuration and enclosure matched to your positioning.
- Output port configuration
- Enclosure, colour, logo, packaging
- App and display options
Buyer / 02
Emergency and relief procurement
Supply against a specification where reliability, storage life and shipping documentation matter more than consumer features.
- Long shelf life at partial charge
- Rugged enclosure options
- Complete transport documentation
Buyer / 03
Retail and e-commerce channels
A boxed, self-explanatory product with the compliance evidence a marketplace or retailer will ask for before listing.
- Retail-ready packaging and manual
- Market-specific certification scope
- Volume and repeat supply planning
The constraint nobody mentions early enough
Watt-hour rating decides how your product can be shipped
Portable power stations sit exactly where lithium transport rules bite. A design decision taken for marketing reasons — a slightly larger battery to hit a headline number — can move the product into a more restricted shipping category, change the packing instruction, and add weeks to every consignment. Settle this before the enclosure is tooled, not after.
| Decision | Taken early | Taken late |
|---|---|---|
| Watt-hour rating | Shipping route confirmed first | Route restricted after tooling |
| UN number and packing | Configuration matched to lane | Rebooking and delay |
| UN38.3 testing | Scheduled into the timeline | Launch slips by weeks |
| Enclosure tooling | Once | Twice |
| Market certification | Parallel with sampling | Blocks the listing |
Recommended platforms
Platforms specified for portable and emergency supply
From handheld units through to a single-box home backup system, all on LiFePO4 chemistry.
Platform / 01
AP / XP / Y portable series
The core portable power station families, with LiFePO4 cells and multiple AC, DC and USB output combinations.
- LiFePO4 chemistry throughout
- Configurable output ports
- Private-label enclosure and packaging
Platform / 02
All-in-one 10 kWh system
Battery and 5 kW pure sine-wave inverter in one enclosure, for emergency backup where a portable unit is not enough.
- 10.0352 kWh capacity
- 5,000 W output
- 10 / 20 ms transfer, 1 – 9 parallel
Platform / 03
FT-B sealed packs
Where the deliverable is a battery to integrate rather than a finished product — mobile clinics, field equipment, relief kits.
- 12.8 V and 25.6 V, IP64
- 1.28 – 5.12 kWh
- ≥ 4,000 cycles
Engineering decision points
What to settle before tooling and before a launch date
Portable power programmes fail on schedule far more often than on engineering. Five of these six points are schedule risks.
01
Watt-hour rating against the shipping lane
Decide the target markets and shipping modes first, then set the capacity. Reversing that order is the most common and most expensive mistake in this category.
02
UN38.3 testing is on the critical path
Testing takes time and must name the final configuration. Schedule it alongside sampling. A design change after testing means testing again.
03
Output configuration is market-specific
Socket type, voltage and frequency differ by market. Confirm the destination markets before the enclosure is tooled, because output ports are a tooling decision.
04
Storage life and shelf state of charge
Emergency stock may sit for a year before use. Confirm the recommended storage state of charge and the maintenance charge interval, and print it in the manual.
05
Certification scope for the listing
Marketplaces and retailers ask for compliance evidence before a listing goes live. Confirm what is required per market and start it in parallel with sampling.
06
Branding depth versus lead time
Logo and packaging are quick. Custom enclosure tooling is not. Decide how far the private label goes before the launch date is announced.
Selection guide
Matching capacity to the use case
Portable buyers overestimate what they need for camping and underestimate what they need for outage backup. Both errors generate returns.
| Use case | Typical energy need | Capacity band |
|---|---|---|
| Phone, laptop, lights — day trip | 0.1 – 0.3 kWh | 0.3 – 0.5 kWh |
| Camping weekend, small cooler | 0.5 – 1.0 kWh | 1.0 kWh |
| Short outage — fridge and networking | 1.0 – 2.0 kWh | 2.0 kWh |
| Extended outage — fridge, lights, medical device | 2.5 – 5.0 kWh | 3.0 – 5.0 kWh |
| Mobile trade or field work with power tools | 1.5 – 3.0 kWh | 2.0 – 3.0 kWh with high peak output |
| Whole-home emergency backup | 8 – 15 kWh | All-in-one 10 kWh system |
Starting points only. Send the appliance list with peak wattage, the required runtime and the destination markets for a configured proposal.
Compliance for this application
Transport and market access for portable products
This is the category where documentation most often determines the launch date. Bring us the target markets and shipping modes at the start and we will map the requirements against the timeline rather than discover them at booking.
- UN38.3 Test Summary naming the final configuration
- SDS in the destination language
- Correct UN number and packing instruction for the configuration
- Dangerous goods packaging documentation for sea freight
- CE Declaration of Conformity for EU placement
- Market-specific electrical safety and EMC evidence for retail listing
OEM / ODM scope
What can be configured for a private-label portable line
Scope depth drives lead time. Decide how far the branding goes before a launch date is committed externally.
- Capacity, cell configuration and BMS thresholds
- AC socket type, DC and USB port configuration
- Inverter output power and waveform
- Enclosure colour, finish, logo and screen printing
- Display, app and monitoring options
- Retail packaging, manual, quick-start guide and carton design
Buyer questions
Technical and purchasing questions
For a launch programme, send the target markets and the intended timeline first.
Lithium transport rules are structured around watt-hour ratings and packing configurations. Crossing a threshold can change the packing instruction, restrict the shipping mode and add documentation. Decide the target markets and shipping lanes first, then set capacity.
It must name the final configuration, so it belongs alongside sampling rather than after it. Any design change after testing means testing again. Build it into the schedule from the start — this is the single most common cause of a slipped launch in this category.
Logo, colour, screen printing, packaging and manual are straightforward. A custom enclosure requires tooling, which has its own lead time and cost. Tell us how far the private label needs to go and we will quote both scope and schedule together.
At a partial state of charge in a cool, dry place, with a maintenance charge at a defined interval. We supply the recommended values for the specific platform, and they should be printed in the manual rather than left to the end user to guess.
AC socket type, count and rating, DC outputs and USB port mix are all configurable, and they are market-specific. Confirm destination markets before the enclosure is tooled, because ports are a tooling decision rather than an assembly decision.
It depends on how deep the customisation goes. Label-and-packaging programmes start low; custom tooling requires volume to justify. Send the intended scope and annual forecast and we will quote MOQ, tooling and lead time together.
Tell us the markets and the launch date
Target markets, shipping modes, capacity band, output configuration, branding depth and annual forecast. We will map the compliance path against your timeline before anything is tooled.