Advances in Lithium-Ion Battery Safety and Fire

A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105). This special issue belongs to the section "Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2024 | Viewed by 588

Special Issue Editors

School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China
Interests: thermal runaway and propagation; battery safety after ageing; multi-scale battery fire; thermal management; safety monitoring and mitigation strategy; fire dtection and extinguishing
School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China
Interests: battery hazard control; thermal runaway early warning; water mist fire extinguishing; battery fire extinguishing agent
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Interests: electrochemical electrode; battery safety monitoring; gas sensors and sensing systems; sensing signal recognition; low-power and high-performance sensors and sensor arrays
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Lithium-ion batteries have become one of the most competitive energy storage media for electric vehicles, energy storage power stations, novel energy storage systems, and so on. The safety issues associated with batteries, including thermal runaway, thermal runaway propagation, ageing degradation, fire and explosion, have caused widespread concern. These issues have not been satisfactorily unveiled and resolved. To this end, this Special Issue focuses on advances in the fundamental science and key technologies for thermal safety and management with regard to the related fire and explosion of batteries, including mechanisms, modelling, characteristics, monitoring, control, standard, etc.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Intrinsic design for battery safety (flame retardant electrolyte, self-closing separator, high stability electrode, etc.);
  • Insights into thermal runaway/propagation mechanisms and numerical modelling analysis;
  • Advanced thermal management strategies;
  • Multi-scale battery fire tests (cell, module, vehicle, energy storage station, etc.);
  • Process safety and emergency disposal of batteries during transportation;
  • Ageing mechanisms, diagnostic method and regulation measures under different paths;
  • Characteristics and evaluation of battery fire and explosion;
  • Detection, monitoring and early warning of battery thermal runaway and fire;
  • Explosion suppression and fire extinguishing involving battery fire;
  • Safety standards for battery production, storage, transportation, and usage processes.

We are delighted to invite you to publish an original research paper or a review paper in this Special Issue. Share your results to enhance the safety of batteries.

Dr. Zhi Wang
Dr. Tong Liu
Dr. Mingzhi Jiao
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • safety battery
  • thermal runaway
  • fire and explosion
  • thermal propagation
  • thermal management
  • battery ageing
  • multi-scale test and modelling
  • monitoring and early waring
  • fire detection
  • fire extinguishing
  • explosion suppression
  • accident investigation
  • safety standards and guidelines

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18 pages, 43757 KiB  
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Lithium-Ion Battery Thermal Runaway: Experimental Analysis of Particle Deposition in Battery Module Environment
by Sebastian Hoelle, Hyojeong Kim, Sascha Zimmermann and Olaf Hinrichsen
Batteries 2024, 10(6), 173; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10060173 - 23 May 2024
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In this paper, a novel experimental setup to quantify the particle deposition during a lithium-ion battery thermal runaway (TR) is proposed. The setup integrates a single prismatic battery cell into an environment representing similar conditions as found for battery modules in battery packs [...] Read more.
In this paper, a novel experimental setup to quantify the particle deposition during a lithium-ion battery thermal runaway (TR) is proposed. The setup integrates a single prismatic battery cell into an environment representing similar conditions as found for battery modules in battery packs of electric vehicles. In total, 86 weighing plates, positioned within the flow path of the vented gas and particles, can be individually removed from the setup in order to determine the spatial mass distribution of the deposited particles. Two proof-of-concept experiments with different distances between cell vent and module cover are performed. The particle deposition on the weighing plates as well as the particle size distribution of the deposited particles are found to be dependent on the distance between cell vent and cover. In addition, the specific heat capacity of the deposited particles as well as the jelly roll remains are analyzed. Its temperature dependency is found to be comparable for both ejected particles and jelly roll remains. The results of this study help researches and engineers to gain further insights into the particle ejection process during TR. By implementing certain suggested improvements, the proposed experimental setup may be used in the future to provide necessary data for simulation model validation. Therefore, this study contributes to the improvement of battery pack design and safety. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Lithium-Ion Battery Safety and Fire)
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Planned Papers

The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.

Title: The effect of ambient pressure from 95 kPa to 20 kPa on thermal runaway early warning behaviors and hazards of lithium-ion battery
Authors: Qiang Sun 1*, Maoyong Zhi1, Pengfei Lv1, He Yuanhua2
Affiliation: 1College of Civil Aviation Safety Engineering, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, Sichuan, 618307, China. 2 Civil Aircraft Fire Science and Safety Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, Sichuan, 618307, China.

Title: Ageing and thermal safety of lithium-ion batteries under complex operating conditions
Authors: Zhi Wang 1,2*, Qingjie Zhao 1, Yuchen Song 1, Shaojia Wang 1 and Bobo Shi1
Affiliation: 1 School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China 2 Civil Aircraft Fire Science and Safety Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Guanghan, Sichuan, China * Correspondence: [email protected]

Title: A comprehensive investigation on fire and toxic/flammable gas hazards of lithium-ion batteries under a low ambient pressure
Authors: Xiantao Chen 1*, Haibin Wang 2, Song Xie 2, Jingyun Jia 1
Affiliation: 1College of Economic and Management, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, Sichuan, 618307, China. 2College of Civil Aviation Safety Engineering, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, Sichuan, 618307, China. * Correspondence: [email protected]

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