A62C35/026

BATTERY PACK, VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ALLEVIATING SPREADING OF THERMAL RUNAWAY OF BATTERY PACK

The application discloses a battery pack, vehicle and control method for alleviating spreading of thermal runaway of a battery pack. The battery pack includes: a plurality of secondary batteries, a housing of each of which includes a weakened portion, so that a heat flow resulting from thermal runaway of the secondary battery is able to break through the weakened portion to be discharged; a spray pipeline which is arranged corresponding to and at a spacing from weakened portions of the secondary batteries, at least a portion of the spray pipeline corresponding to the weakened portions being a breakthrough region which is able to form an opening under an action of the heat flow, a spray medium in the spray pipeline being sprayed to an abnormal secondary battery in thermal runaway via the opening; where a weight A of the sprayed spray medium is determined according to an equation (0.8 A).sup.0.85×D/B≥2.6.

FIRE PROTECTION DEVICE
20220161083 · 2022-05-26 ·

Disclosed is a fire protection device (1) having at least one high-resolution detection unit (2, 3) which is configured to monitor a space for a fire event and to output a video data signal. The at least one high-resolution detection unit (2, 3) includes a wide-angle lens (4) with a detection angle equal to or greater than 100 degree to at least partially cover the space or a specific region of the same. Furthermore, the fire protection device has at least one movable extinguishing unit (100) configured to discharge an extinguishing agent to a location within the space in which a fire event is monitored by the at least one high-resolution detection unit (2, 3).

FIRE-RETARDANT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
20220143442 · 2022-05-12 ·

A system for fire suppression comprising: a container; an agitator; a pump; a distribution head; and a control module; wherein the container is configured to store a fire retardant; wherein the agitator is housed within the container; and wherein the pump is configured to draw the fire retardant to the distribution head; wherein the agitator is configured to periodically agitate the fire retardant.

Fire-fighting fluid storage apparatus of battery pack

The present application is provided with a fluid storage apparatus of a battery pack, including: a box, where the box has an inner cavity; a partition member, where the partition member is located in the inner cavity of the box, and the partition member divides the box into a fluid storage portion and a gas storage portion. The fluid storage portion is used to store spraying liquid and the fluid storage portion has a fluid outlet; the gas storage portion is used to store gas and the gas storage portion has a fluid inlet. And the partition member is configured to move toward the fluid outlet under the action of compressed gas in the gas storage portion.

Fire-fighting foam stock tank
11724140 · 2023-08-15 ·

A fire-fighting foam stock tank includes a stock solution tank, a bladder set inside the stock solution tank, and a liquid collecting pipe installed inside the bladder. The stock solution tank has a first end tank wall provided with a first maintenance hole and a first hole cover. There is a hole plug on the inner surface of the first hole cover, so that the hole plug extends into the first maintenance hole until it is close to the inner wall surface of the stock solution tank, so that the inner wall surface is kept flat. The liquid collecting pipe is a T-shaped pipe composed of a first pipe section and a second pipe section. The bladder fits the liquid collecting pipe shape.

INTEGRATED FIRE SUPPRESSION IN MOBILE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ARRAY

A system includes an energy storage system (ESS), having battery pods and one or more battery cells disposed within the battery pods. The system also includes an ESS trailer, the ESS mounted on the ESS trailer. Also, the system includes a water spray subsystem. The water spray subsystem includes a plurality of sprinkler nozzles mounted within the battery pods and a first fluid connection fluidly connecting the sprinkler nozzles to a pump package. In addition, the water spray subsystem includes a second fluid connection, fluidly connecting the pump package to a water storage supply. The system includes a dry chemical spray subsystem, which has a dry chemical supply vessel, the dry chemical supply vessel mounted to the ESS trailer and a plurality of dry chemical distribution nozzles mounted within the battery pods, the dry chemical distribution nozzles fluidly connected to the dry chemical supply vessel by dry chemical distribution piping.

SYSTEM FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRE IN BATTERY LOADING CONTAINER IN ELECTRIC PROPULSION SHIP
20230364455 · 2023-11-16 ·

The present invention relates to a fire extinguishing system, which includes, inside a box-shaped mobile loading container having a sea water feeding and discharging structure, a plurality of battery cells for supplying power to an electric propulsion ship, and thus can quickly extinguish an electric fire occurring at sea while minimizing damage caused by the electric fire. A system for extinguishing a fire in a battery loading container in an electric propulsion ship, according to the present invention, comprises: a box-shaped mobile loading container including, at one side of the upper end thereof, an inlet valve for the inflow of fire-fighting water, including, at one side of the bottom thereof, an outlet valve for the discharge of the fire-fighting water, and including a power supply device comprising a plurality of battery cells in a space formed therein; a fire detector, provided at the upper side of the inside of the loading container, for detecting a fire by measuring the temperature inside the loading container; a feeding part for feeding the fire-fighting water to the inside of the loading container by using a pump and a feeding hose connected to the inlet valve; and a control unit for controlling operations of the inlet valve, the outlet valve, and the pump according to the temperature measured by the fire detector.

Self contained stovetop fire suppressor with alert signal and method
11439850 · 2022-09-13 · ·

An automatic stovetop fire suppressor with suppressor activation triggering an audible alert of a fire condition and method are provided herein. A plastic bottom lid is secured to a bottom of a can, forming a closed container. A fire suppressing agent and a sound board are housed within the closed container. As the fire suppressor actuator is triggered, the bottom lid lowers releasing the fire suppressing agent and tripping a sound board alert switch. A microcontroller generates a desired fire condition signal which is played across a low voltage magnetic transducer. The suppressor is user friendly, provides an automated release of fire suppressing agent in the presence of a stovetop fire, and emits a continuing audible alert signal until a user disables the same. The fire suppressing agent and battery powered sound board are stored in the closed from manufactured end to activation of the suppressor in a fire condition.

FIRE-FIGHTING FLUID STORAGE APPARATUS OF BATTERY PACK

The present application is provided with a fluid storage apparatus of a battery pack, including: a box, where the box has an inner cavity; a partition member, where the partition member is located in the inner cavity of the box, and the partition member divides the box into a fluid storage portion and a gas storage portion. The fluid storage portion is used to store spraying liquid and the fluid storage portion has a fluid outlet; the gas storage portion is used to store gas and the gas storage portion has a fluid inlet. And the partition member is configured to move toward the fluid outlet under the action of compressed gas in the gas storage portion.

Fire suppression system for battery modules

Systems and methods for fire suppression, a fire suppression system including a container configured to receive frames, each of the frames including battery modules; a pipe system including at least one vertically extending pipe, the at least one vertically extending pipe configured to be provided between a respective two of the frames and configured to supply suppressant to at least one of the battery modules of each of the respective two of the frames via slots of the vertically extending pipe; at least one tank connected to the pipe system and configured to store the suppressant; at least one pump configured to recirculate the suppressant to the pipe system or a tank of the at least one tank; and an inlet body configured to connect with a suppressant source, that is external to the container, to provide new suppressant into the pipe system or the at least one tank.