A case study of Japan airlines B-787 battery fire

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2095-4239.2014.01.006

Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2014, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (1): 42-46.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4239.2014.01.006

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A case study of Japan airlines B-787 battery fire

FANG Mou^1,3, ZHAO Xiao^1,4, CHEN Jingbo^1,3, SHANG Yuming^1,3, LI Jianjun^1,3, HE Xiangming^1,2,3, MAO Zongqiang¹

1Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,China;
2State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,China;
3Huadong Institute of Lithium Ion Battery,Zhangjiagang 215600,Jiangsu,China;
4China Datang Corporation Science and Technology Research Institute,Beijing 102299,China

Received:2013-07-29 Online:2014-01-01 Published:2014-01-01

Abstract

Abstract: The battery fire of 7th January 2013 on a Boeing 787 jet operated by Japan Airlines is a typical battery safety accident. An internal short circuit of one cell caused severe thermal runaway, which propagated from cell to cell, leading to a cascading failure of the battery pack. This paper reports a case study of the accident. The results suggest the reason behind the thermal runway and ways to improve the safety of vehicle battery modules.

Key words: power battery module, internal short circuit, thermal runway, failure prediction

CLC Number:

TM912

FANG Mou, ZHAO Xiao, CHEN Jingbo, SHANG Yuming, LI Jianjun, HE Xiangming, MAO Zongqiang. A case study of Japan airlines B-787 battery fire[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2014, 3(1): 42-46.

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