DC Ground Fault Induced Fire Accident in Lithium Ion Battery based ESS

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Abstract

Energy Storage Systems (ESS) based on lithium ion battery are rapidly increasing their capacity because they can efficiently store electricity in a small area with high energy density. However, 23 fire accidents have been reported for last 21months. To date, the origin of fire has not been clearly elucidated. In this work, we investigated the origin of a fire accident through experimental field analysis and its corresponding simulation. Empirical and theoretical study reveals that the ground fault in battery string would induce high current from gird to battery modules with voltage imbalance, which is enough high to ignite fire. Therefore, it is required to protect ESS system form ground fault in battery modules.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1470-1476
Number of pages7
JournalTransactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
Volume68
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • DC Ground Fault
  • ESS
  • Fire hazard
  • Lithium ion battery
  • Voltage difference

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