Experimental study on fire extinguishing of large-capacity lithium-ion batteries by various fire extinguishing agents

doi:10.12028/j.issn.2095-4239.2018.0188

Abstract

Abstract: To study the suppression effectiveness of different fire extinguishing agent on large-capacity power lithium-ion battery fires, an extinguishing test platform was built. This platform was suitable for various fire-extinguishing agent. During the test, a 300W external electric heater was used to trigger the thermal runaway. The extinguishing behavior and efficiency were studied by changing the species of the extinguishing agent. The results showed that, for the fire of single cell with capacity of 38Ah, the ABC powder, HFC, water, C₆F₁₂O and CO₂ agent could suppress the open flame quickly, but the battery suppressed by CO₂ agent reburned after a while. During the suppression process, different fire extinguishing agents showed significant difference in inhibiting temperature rise. The water agent showed the best cooling efficiency among all the agents, followed by C₆F₁₂O, HFC, ABC powder and CO₂. The results of this study can provide experimental support for engineering applications and regulations formulation.

Key words: lithium-ion batteries, thermal runaway, battery fires suppression, extinguishing agent

CLC Number:

TQ028.8

LIU Yujun, DUAN Qiangling, LI Ke, CHEN Haodong, WANG Qingsong. Experimental study on fire extinguishing of large-capacity lithium-ion batteries by various fire extinguishing agents[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2018, 7(6): 1105-1112.

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