Custom Pet GPS Tracker Battery Manufacturer
A GPS pet tracker with long battery life needs enough usable energy within strict size and weight limits. Frequent location updates and cellular transmissions increase power demand, especially during active tracking.
VTCBATT develops custom LiPo batteries around your tracker's available space, current demand and target runtime. We help select the cell dimensions and capacity, then integrate PCM protection, wiring, connectors and temperature sensing as required for your device.
LiPo Battery Options for Pet GPS Trackers
Choose the voltage that best fits your tracker design, charging system, and space requirements.
A compact rechargeable battery option for pet GPS tracking.
Available in custom capacities, sizes, thicknesses, protection, wiring, and connectors.
Image illustrates the cell format; final capacity and assembly depend on your tracker design.
More voltage for new tracker designs.
A high-voltage LiPo can be evaluated when your design needs more energy within limited space. The charger and electronics must support the selected voltage.
Image illustrates the cell format; final capacity and assembly depend on your tracker design.
A 3.7V, 500mAh pouch cell for tracker designs where battery weight and enclosure space are tightly constrained. The published cell dimensions are 6.2 x 20.5 x 42 mm, with a listed weight of 13.5 g. Confirm the final protected-pack fit and runtime against your device’s power profile.
A 3.7V, 1000mAh pouch cell listed for pet GPS trackers. Its published 12 x 28 x 31 mm format offers a shorter footprint for housings that can accept more thickness; listed cell weight is 18 g. Confirm pulse-current capability, protection and connector layout for your tracker.
Battery Models for Pet GPS Trackers
Compare published cell formats as starting points for your tracker. Final selection depends on enclosure space, weight, charging design and wireless-transmission current peaks.
For LTE-M, NB-IoT or 4G Cat 1 trackers, share the module's peak current and pulse duration alongside sleep current, reporting interval and any Bluetooth Low Energy functions. We assess the battery against the complete device power profile.
| Model | Nominal voltage | Capacity | Published dimensions | Published weight | Published discharge | Details / datasheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LP602040 | 3.7 V | 500 mAh | 6.2 x 20.5 x 42 mm | 13.5 g | Standard 1C; pulse not stated | Product details Request datasheet |
| LP122629 | 3.7 V | 1000 mAh | 12 x 28 x 31 mm | 18 g | Standard 1C; pulse not stated | Product details Request datasheet |
| LP503450 | 3.7 V | 1000 mAh | 5.2 x 34.5 x 52.5 mm | 24 g | Standard 0.5C; pulse not stated | Product details Request datasheet |
| LP523450H | 3.85 V | 1150 mAh | 5.2 x 34 x 50 mm | ≤ 22 g | Peak 2 A; continuous not stated | Product details Request datasheet |
Published dimensions and weights are from the linked product pages; confirm whether your selected protection circuit, leads and connector are included in the final assembly size and weight. Standard discharge rate is not a verified maximum continuous or pulse-current rating. Confirm current profile, capacity test conditions and datasheet with engineering before selection.
Battery Design for Different Pet Trackers
Each tracker has different space, weight, and power requirements. We select the cell size and capacity based on your device, runtime, and usage needs.
More comfort starts with a smaller, lighter battery.
We customize compact LiPo batteries for small pet GPS trackers, balancing capacity and weight within the space available in your design.
Longer tracking starts with the right battery capacity.
For small-dog GPS trackers, battery weight matters as much as runtime. We design the battery around your collar housing and tracking requirements.
One collar, more functions, more power demands.
Custom LiPo batteries designed to support GPS tracking, activity monitoring, and alerts while balancing capacity, weight, and the space available inside your collar.
Outdoor use adds enclosure and routing constraints.
We select the LiPo size, lead exit and connector around the tracker housing and your reporting schedule. If the device targets an IP rating, sealing must be validated on the assembled tracker.
Custom Pack Design
Custom Design Around Your Tracker
The available battery space is often limited by the tracker housing, PCB, antenna, and other components.
Share your battery compartment dimensions and 3D drawing with us. We can review the available space, battery orientation, and wire-exit position to determine a suitable battery layout.
For curved or irregular housings, the battery shape and installation position can be evaluated together with the overall enclosure design.
If your tracker targets an IP67 or IP68 rating, share the enclosure and sealing design during battery development. Battery dimensions, wire routing and connector placement must fit within that design. The final IP rating must be verified on the assembled device.
Pet GPS Tracker Battery Life Calculator
Estimate pet tracker battery life from your device's operating modes, or calculate the battery capacity needed for your target runtime.
Active tracking average current should already include GPS and cellular use during that mode. Reporting intervals describe the test condition and are not added again.
Example display values: 4.8 days and 850 mAh. These are illustrations, not verified performance.
This is an engineering estimate. Actual runtime can vary with GPS signal strength, cellular coverage, temperature, device orientation, and tracking frequency.
Battery Testing and Documentation
Discuss the testing and documentation requirements for your target market with our team. We can review the selected battery design against your project's UN38.3 transport testing and IEC 62133-2 requirements, together with any requested UL evaluation.
Available reports and certificates must be confirmed for the exact cell or battery pack. We also agree on sample checks for dimensions, capacity, protection operation, temperature monitoring and charging behavior before production.
Pet GPS Tracker Battery FAQs
Pet GPS tracker battery life depends on battery capacity, report frequency, and the balance between active tracking and power-saving sleep modes. Continuous live tracking and frequent GPS updates draw significantly more energy than periodic pings. Environmental factors like cellular signal strength, GPS line-of-sight, and extreme operating temperatures also directly impact runtime. You can use our runtime calculator for a preliminary estimate, followed by real-device validation under typical usage scenarios.
A rechargeable LiPo pouch battery is a practical choice for compact pet GPS trackers and smart collars. Different sizes and capacities can be evaluated to suit your enclosure and weight limit. Standard 3.7V and high-voltage LiPo options require compatible charging circuits and protection settings. A high-voltage cell is not automatically a direct replacement; its specified charge limit and the device's voltage range must be checked.
A small pet GPS tracker can achieve longer battery life by balancing battery capacity against device size, weight, and power consumption. Because small housings constrain cell volume, extended runtime relies on optimizing low-power firmware (e.g., deep-sleep modes, motion-sensor-triggered reporting) and using high-energy-density cell chemistries. We can review your 3D housing models to recommend a battery that balances usable capacity, weight and fit for your small pet GPS tracker.
Not always. A higher rated capacity (mAh) can extend runtime when voltage and operating conditions are comparable, but it may also increase the cell's physical size and weight. Furthermore, a battery must deliver sufficient peak discharge current during RF transmission bursts without experiencing excessive voltage drops that trigger premature device shutdown. Runtime comparisons should always be benchmarked using identical location-update intervals, network conditions, and end-of-discharge cut-off voltages. For a useful pet GPS tracker battery life comparison, measure normal-use runtime and continuous tracking separately. When comparing batteries with different voltages, compare usable energy in Wh rather than mAh alone.
We can evaluate whether an optimized cell footprint, custom dimensional tooling, or a more compact protection-circuit (PCM) layout can recover unused space inside your housing. Share your internal compartment dimensions or 3D STEP files. Because a complete assembly must account for wire routing, insulation, manufacturing tolerances, and cell swell/expansion over lifecycle aging, any capacity increase is verified against real mechanical constraints.
Yes, when the charging system is matched to the selected battery. Magnetic contacts and docks provide an electrical connection, while the charging circuit controls how the battery is charged. We can review charge voltage, current, temperature monitoring and connector pinout with your team. Where an NTC sensor is used, the charging or control circuit must respond to its temperature readings.
Start with your available battery dimensions, weight limit, voltage requirements, target runtime and estimated order quantity. If available, include average current in each operating mode, peak current and pulse duration, operating temperatures, charge voltage and current, and connector or NTC details. If your design is still in development, send the information you have and tell us which requirements are not yet fixed.
