SupDet 2016 Session Focused on Hazards of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries have become a staple of everyday life, from the small ones that power our cell phones, laptops, and tools, to the larger energy storage systems (ESS) that may soon be found in many houses storing energy created by solar panels for later use. With the power potential that makes them so useful comes additional safety concerns. This morning at SupDet 2016 we heard from a number of researchers examining different issues. Mark Smith presented 3M’s promising experiments with using fluorinated ketones to stop thermal runaway in battery packs in “Preventing Cell-to-Cell Thermal Runaway in Li-ion Battery Packs by...