Chad Energy Storage Fire Fighting System

Are lithium-ion battery energy storage systems fire safe?

With the advantages of high energy density, short response time and low economic cost, utility-scale lithium-ion battery energy storage systems are built and installed around the world. However, due to the thermal runaway characteristics of lithium-ion batteries, much more attention is attracted to the fire safety of battery energy storage systems.

How to protect battery energy storage stations from fire?

High-quality fire extinguishing agents and effective fire extinguishing strategies are the main means and necessary measures to suppress disasters in the design of battery energy storage stations . Traditional fire extinguishing methods include isolation, asphyxiation, cooling, and chemical suppression .

Why is safety important for the LFP battery energy storage industry?

A BESS made of LFP batteries exploded and caught fire in China, and several firefighters suffered death and mutilation in the blast in 2021 . Therefore, safety is crucial for the high-quality development of the LFP battery energy storage industry. Fig. 2.

Does a full battery energy storage cluster perform a free burn fire test?

Ditch et al. conducted large-scale free burn fire tests with full battery energy storage cluster, as exhibited in Fig. 8 H. The peak chemical HRR and convective HRR values for the LFP full battery energy storage cluster were 2540 kW and 1680 kW. These ratios are similar to those from intermediate-scale and small-scale results.