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  In recent years, countries around the world have continuously increased policy support for new energy vehicles, and car companies such as Tesla have also launched new models. It has led to the rapid growth of the global electric vehicle market.  However, the fire and explosion accidents of electric vehicles have occurred many times, making the safety issue the focus of consumers. In this context, countries and relevant international organizations have issued standards for the safety testing of power batteries to standardize the safe use of power batteries.   At present, the international technical standards/specifications related to the safety of power batteries are shown in the figure. Among them, the standards issued by ISO (International Organization for Standardization), IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) are international standards, which have strong reference significance for national standards, ...

  3.Comparison and analysis of nail penetration thermal runaway test Comparing the results of the six groups of tests, the batteries were damaged, but the severity of the tests was different. According to the different experimental characteristics, the experimental characteristics of nail penetration can be divided into three categories.   Category I: For example, the batteries in Group 1 and Group 5 only discharge electrolyte, without smoke and explosion;   Class II: For example, although the battery in Group 3 and Group 6 did not explode, a small amount of smoke and electrolyte were emitted from the pressure relief valve of the battery;   Category III: For example, the battery exploded and produced a large amount of smoke in the test of group 2 and group 3, which caused severe damage. It can be found that the result of thermal runaway caused by nail penetration is more random, but it has caused serious damage to the battery. In the first type of test results, the ...

  In recent years, the global energy crisis and environmental pollution have become increasingly serious. As a clean and pollution-free energy storage, lithium-ion batteries are gradually applied to new energy vehicles, solar energy conversion energy storage equipment, mobile communication equipment and other fields.  At present, new energy vehicles with lithium-ion batteries appear in more and more cities, but some potential safety hazards are gradually exposed. According to the fire investigation report of new energy vehicles, the vast majority of fires are caused by the battery heat out of control. Improper use, accidental damage or defects of lithium-ion batteries may lead to explosion and fire.  Among many reasons that trigger the thermal runaway of the battery, acupuncture is an irreversible destructive behavior that causes the battery damage. When the battery is pierced by sharp objects or subjected to a large impact force, it will cause mechanical damage to the ba...

  1.Safety of lithium-ion battery under overheating condition The safety problems of lithium-ion batteries are mainly manifested by fire and explosion caused by uncontrolled heat. The causes of thermal runaway can be divided into external conditions and internal conditions. The internal temperature of the battery also keeps rising when the external temperature keeps rising.  When the temperature rises to a certain temperature, the diaphragm will be thermally closed and the positive and negative poles will be isolated for safety protection. However, if the diaphragm fails to close effectively, or the diaphragm melts and breaks, or other exothermic reactions occur inside the battery at the same time, so that the battery temperature continues to be high, it may cause safety problems. It can be seen that the safety problems caused by overheating are the result of the comprehensive action of internal and external conditions.   For example, when the temperature of lithium cobal...

  1.Classification of thermal runaway accident triggering There are many triggering reasons for the thermal runaway accident of lithium-ion power battery. According to the characteristics of triggering, it can be divided into three categories: mechanical trigger, electrical trigger and thermal trigger. The three types of trigger forms have certain internal relations.  Generally, mechanical trigger will cause short circuit and electric trigger, while electric trigger heat generation will cause thermal trigger, and thermal runaway caused by thermal trigger is the core of accident trigger. The mechanism analysis of other triggering forms cannot be separated from the study of thermal triggering mechanism.   Mechanical trigger includes crush , nail penetration , drop , etc., which is mainly characterized by deformation of the battery under force; Electric triggering includes external short circuit, internal short circuit, overcharge, over-discharge, etc. The main feature is t...

1.Introduction As a broadly applied power source for portable devices,lithiumion battery has advantages of high energy density, no memory effects, long cycle life, being environmental friendly,etc. After small lithium-ion batteries are dominant in the consumer electronies area, large lithium-ion batteries are developed, marching into automobile and power grid applications.   The application of lithium-ion battery brings about fire accidents and explosions, many researchers in the field of battery chemistry have studied and analyzed the reasons of battery failures under various conditions from a chemistry point of view. According to such studics, continuous improvements of battery components were made: various anode and cathode materials were developed to improve the chemical stability; a multilayer separator was designed to limit thermal runaway; proper additives were introduced into electrolyte to block chemical reactions or to discharge the battery itself for mitigation of overch...