Fire Hazard Assessment of Lithium Ion Battery Energy Storage Systems

• Main Authors: Blum, Andrew F. (Author), Long Jr., R. Thomas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Fire,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Energy storage.; Electric power production.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Facility management.; Facility Management.; Energy Storage.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Energy Technology.

Providing a concise overview of lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery energy storage systems (ESSs), this book also presents the full-scale fire testing of 100 kilowatt hour (kWh) Li-ion battery ESSs. It details a full-scale fire testing plan to perform an assessment of Li-ion battery ESS fire hazards, devel...

Table of Contents:

• Background
• Literature Review and Gap Analysis
• Testing Program Summary
• ESS Description
• Testing Setup
• Test Results
• Key Findings
• Recommendations and Future Work
• Acknowledgements.