Battery Fire Risk - FIVE Conference Summary

Battery Fire Risk

The FIVE Conference is THE reference in Fire Risk for Transportation. It is organised each 2 years by RISE = Swedish 🇸🇪 Lab on Fire Safety Engineering 🔥 for Industrial and Transportation 🚗🚌

All the papers are available for free here

Meanwhile, below is the summary of the the 2020 Edition related to Electric Vehicles 🚗🔌

1️⃣ Electric Vehicles 🚗⚡️are not more prone to sudden Fire than traditional IC Engines

2️⃣ BUT Fire fighters and general public are under-prepared to face Battery 🔋 and Electricity specific Fire

3️⃣ There is a lack of official procedure in case of massive fire for e-bus 🚌 or e-truck especially when they are charging

4️⃣ Most of Battery Fires have been investigated on a cell or on a Module level but there are very few studies on full Pack and complete Vehicles 🚘

5️⃣ Full Combustion of a Battery 🔋 releases more energy than its electric Capacity

6️⃣ Battery Fire 🔥 involves 3 steps: (1) Gas release; (2) Fire; (3) Explosion

7️⃣ Hydrogen Fluoride (HF), a highly toxic and dangerous (skin damage 🙌🏻) gas, is the major difference with conventional Battery Pack can release kg of HF

8️⃣ It is highly advised to charge your car in a separated garage ↔️ 🏡

Want to know more about about the principle and the mechanisms leading to Battery runaway?

Or maybe what can be the root causes leading to Battery Fire?

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