LITHIUM ION BATTERY STORAGE AND THE

ASSOCIATED FIRE SAFETY DANGERS

Christian Dubay, P.E.

Vice President and Chief Engineer
National Fire Protection Association
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 PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1) Fire Protection Research Foundation Projects

a) Electrical Vehicles
b) Energy Storage Systems Workshop
c) Fire Hazard Assessment of ESS
d) Li-Ion Battery Hazard and Use Assessment
2) NFPA Projects
a) Codes and Standards
b) 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

13.
5”
6.5”
17”

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 FIRE PROTECTION RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Contact Information

Daniel Gorham, Research Project Manager

Dgorham@nfpa.org

Amanda Kimball, Research Director

Akimball@nfpa.org

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 CODES AND STANDARDS

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

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 CODES AND STANDARDS

Contact Information
NFPA 1, Fire Code
Kristin Bigda, Principal Engineer
Kbigda@nfpa.org
NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
David Hague, Principal Engineer
Dhague@nfpa.org
NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems
Brian O’Connor, Fire Protection Engineer
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 EMERGENCY RESPONDER TRAINING

Alternative Fuel Vehicles Safety Training

Program
www.EVSafetyTraining.org

Energy Storage Systems Online Training

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 EMERGENCY RESPONDER TRAINING

Contact Information

Andrew Klock, Sr. Project Manager

Aklock@nfpa.org

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 Thank You
Christian Dubay
cdubay@nfpa.org

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