Experts in BESS Fire Protection Solutions
Early Fire Detection with Precision Monitoring Across Extensive Areas
BESS: Advanced Fire Safety for Critical Infrastructure
Lithium-ion ESS are increasingly critical for our energy infrastructure, but they come with significant fire hazards.Lithium-ion technology is inherently prone to thermal runaway—a dangerous chain reaction that can lead to catastrophic fires. These events produce toxic gases, extreme heat, and intense flames that are notoriously difficult to extinguish. As the ESS market rapidly expands across utility and commercial-scale applications, the associated risks are amplified. More systems mean more potential failure points,raising the likelihood of incidents. The combination of hazardous technology and growing deployment creates an urgent need for action. The time to act is now, as required by NFPA, to mitigate lithium-ion battery fires and protect against devastating consequences. Early detection and proactive prevention are key to safeguarding the future of ESS.
The Three Main Causes of BESS Fires
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High temperatures, humidity, Overcharging, over-discharging and short-circuiting can severely degrade a battery's performance or cause dangerous failures.
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Electrolyte leakage can trigger unwanted chemical reactions within the battery, which may accelerate the degradation of battery cells,reduce efficiency, or cause thermal runaway.
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Thermal runaway occurs when a battery cell overheats, triggering uncontrollable self-heating. This can lead to neighbouring cells overheating, potentially causing a fire or explosion. Once it starts,thermal runaway is difficult to stop.
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One Device, Maximum Protection
Our device provides advanced detection of Hydrogen, VOCs, Carbon Monoxide (CO), and smoke at the earliest stages of development. This comprehensive monitoring ensures that potential hazards are identified long before they become critical.
- Hybrid Suppression: Deploying a hybrid fire suppression system in BESS combines the benefits of water misting and gas suppression. Water mist cools overheated battery cells rapidly, reducing the chances of thermal runaway.
- Thermal Cooling Effect: Misting systems in BESS provide a powerful thermal cooling effect by lowering the temperature of overheated batteries quickly.
- Fire Without Damage: In a BESS fire scenario, gas suppression systems are deployed to suffocate the fire by displacing oxygen, preventing combustion.
BESS Monitoring
Stage 1 monitoring is the first and best chance to prevent catastrophic failure,making it a critical focus for safety.NFPA mandates in different codes monitoring broadly like everything to preclude (prevent) thermal runaway to temperature and humidity and other environmental conditions as specified by the manufacturer. It is important to verify the applicable NFPA code and ensure that the ESS manufacturer’s safety requirements are consistently met.
