Failure Analysis of Arizona Li Ion based Battery Energy Storage Unit

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Failure analysis of a large Li Ion based energy storage system. Dendrite growth, shorted cell (larger pouch based), thermal runaway caused multiple cells to fail, flammable gasses built up in building, firefighters opened doors, and explosion occurred (numerous firefighters injured, one still not fully recovered???).

https://www.aps.com/-/media/APS/APSCOM-PDFs/About/Our-Company/Newsroom/McMickenFinalTechnicalReport.ashx?la=en&hash=50335FB5098D9858BFD276C40FA54FCE

Via Candlepowerforums:

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?469768-Post-mortem-report-on-significant-Li-ion-incident&p=5407193#post5407193

-Bill
Near San Francisco California: 3.5kWatt Grid Tied Solar power system+small backup genset
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  • mike95490mike95490 Solar Expert Posts: 9,247 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    We only use the best !!

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  • Dave AngeliniDave Angelini Solar Expert Posts: 5,805 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    mike95490 said:
    We only use the best !!

    That is what LG said....... They deny that their batteries were the cause in Bill's post.

     They may not have been the fuse, they definitely were the bomb. IMO.
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