Lithium-Ion Risk Prevention System

Introducing
Lithium-Ion Risk Prevention System

Lithium-Ion battery technology is leading the way

while continuously evolving for Energy Storage Systems
(ESS). The systems will vary in materials of construction
and configuration depending on use and application.
Larger batteries are often found in ESS.
With the continuing focus on climate change, we see a future
where our energy requirements will increasingly come from
renewable sources such as wind, wave and sun. This is a vital
element in our request to reduce emissions. The trend to
decrease environmental impact is helped by lowering costs
of ESS and favorable regulations in many countries.
Introducing
Lithium-Ion Risk Prevention System

The advancement in Lithium-Ion battery creates a domino effect into adjacent cells, for capturing data relating to the air directly
technology that can be used in place of, causing an increase in temperature in each adjacent to the Lithium-Ion batteries. The
or additionally to more traditional UPS of those cells. This can often lead to a controller is constantly monitoring both the
(Uninterrupted Power Supply) technologies, destructive sequence of events which could ambient environment and battery rack air for
is further driving the growth in demand for continue for several hours or even days as changes of less than 1 ppm of Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion battery technology. each cell is consumed. off-gas compounds.

The demand for power is expanding One of the early warning signs of a The system is seeking to detect the presence
globally, but some markets are moving problem is the production of off-gases, of off-gases, indicating the early stages of
at a quicker pace where there are huge and if detected early enough can allow battery cell malfunction prior to thermal
investments in Lithium-Ion battery actions to be taken that may prevent such runaway. The system will communicate with the
technology. As regulations become more a catastrophic event. battery management system, to shut down the
stringent and financing more readily failing batteries and, when combined with the
available, the growth will spread to other The Lithium-Ion Risk Prevention System AutoPulse, ZETTLER or FIRECLASS detection
regions. is designed to monitor the batteries and and Inergen® or SAPPHIRE Fire Suppression
detect these off-gases/toxic vapors in order Systems, may activate the suppression system
However, Lithium-Ion batteries can pose to provide an early warning detection. to mitigate off-gas ignition, while providing
severe risk if a cell begins to operate There are two Lithium-Ion Risk Prevention local and remote alarms to inform personnel
abnormally, resulting in an increase in Monitoring Sensors used in the system: and emergency response teams.
temperature, which if not addressed could a reference sensor and a monitoring sensor.
lead to a thermal runaway event. The reference sensor provides surrounding
ambient air data to the controller, while
Thermal runaway would normally start in the monitoring sensor is placed within the
a single cell before thermal propagation battery racks or racking system to allow
 Lithium-Ion
Battery Failure Stages Lithium-Ion Risk
Prevention System
offers advanced early failure
monitoring of Lithium-Ion
batteries by detecting
off-gases.
Battery Abuse Begins

Stage 1:
Battery Abuse
1 Thermal, Electrical
Battery Abuse
or Mechanical abuse
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Smoke Catastrophic failure

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Stage 4:
Smoke Detection Thermal Runaway 4 Fire Generation
Propagation occurrence
Introducing
Lithium-Ion Risk Prevention System

Features and Benefits

• Lithium-Ion battery technology for
Energy Storage Systems
• Provides an early warning detection
of off-gases/toxic vapors
• 5 second response time
• For use with AutoPulse, ZETTLER
or FIRECLASS Detection and Inergen®
or SAPPHIRE Fire Suppression Systems
• Patent pending

Applications
• Wind Farms
• Solar Farms
• Data Center/Battery Rooms
• Battery Manufacturers
• Engineering, Procurement
and Construction (EPCs) companies
Lithium-Ion Safety System Operation

Battery Management System

Disconnect Batteries Prior to

Thermal Runaway Off-Gas Alarm
Off-Gas Activated
Release

Off-Gas Detected Off-Gas Alarm

Lithium-Ion Fire Activated

Fire Releasing Panel Suppression/Inerting Systems
Battery Racks Release
Lithium-Ion Risk Prevention System

Fire Detected

Fire Detection
(entire system) Patent pending
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