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LITHIUM ION BATTERY STORAGE AND THE ASSOCIATED FIRE SAFETY DANGERS

Christian Dubay, P.E.Vice President and Chief EngineerNational Fire Protection Association

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1) Fire Protection Research Foundation Projectsa) Electrical Vehiclesb) Energy Storage Systems Workshopc) Fire Hazard Assessment of ESSd) Li-Ion Battery Hazard and Use Assessment

2) NFPA Projectsa) Codes and Standardsb) Emergency Responder Training

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FIRE PROTECTION RESEARCH FOUNDATION: EV BATTERY TESTING

Burners turned off ~ 20 minutes

Thermal images:0 hours after self-

extinguishing (top)

2 hours after self-extinguishing (middle)

3 hours after self-extinguishing (bottom)

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FIRE PROTECTION RESEARCH FOUNDATION: ESS IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT WORKSHOP

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FIRE PROTECTION RESEARCH FOUNDATION: LI-ION ESS HAZARD ASSESSMENT

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FIRE PROTECTION RESEARCH FOUNDATION: LI-ION BATTERY ASSESSMENT

17”

6.5”

13.5”

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FIRE PROTECTION RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Contact Information

Daniel Gorham, Research Project ManagerDgorham@nfpa.org

Amanda Kimball, Research DirectorAkimball@nfpa.org

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CODES AND STANDARDS

Draft DocumentNFPA 855: Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems

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CODES AND STANDARDS

Contact Information

NFPA 1, Fire CodeKristin Bigda, Principal Engineer

Kbigda@nfpa.org

NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler SystemsDavid Hague, Principal Engineer

Dhague@nfpa.org

NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems Brian O’Connor, Fire Protection Engineer

Boconnor@nfpa.org

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EMERGENCY RESPONDER TRAINING

Alternative Fuel Vehicles Safety Training Programwww.EVSafetyTraining.org

Energy Storage Systems Online Training

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EMERGENCY RESPONDER TRAINING

Contact Information

Andrew Klock, Sr. Project ManagerAklock@nfpa.org

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Thank YouChristian Dubay

cdubay@nfpa.org