In today’s highly competitive business environment, no company can afford business interruption or the loss of valuable goods. Fires and consequential fire damage must therefore be avoided at all costs. Reliable fire protection is essential, especially where there is an increased risk. Lithium-ion batteries place special demands on technical fire protection during storage, as they pose the risk of spontaneous combustion, which can have fatal economic and environmental consequences.
In the event of a thermal runaway, the combustion process of lithium-ion batteries cannot be stopped by conventional extinguishing measures. Hazardous substances are released and may spread to neighboring stored goods in unprotected areas. This leads to a chain reaction and thus inevitably to a rapid spread of fire in the warehouse.
With a pioneering spirit and many years of expertise, we have met these challenges and developed individual fire protection solutions for the safe storage of lithium-ion batteries.
RISK ANALYSIS
Lithium-ion batteries pose a of spontaneous combustion. The fire process triggered by the thermal runaway cannot be interrupted by extinguishing and harmful substances are released. There is also a risk of a chain reaction, as the energy released during the thermal runaway causes the fire to quickly jump over neighboring batteries and materials and spread. The fire itself and the pollutants released contaminate goods and assets, usually destroying them completely.
To determine the risk, the type of storage, storage density, processes, type, number and performance of the battery cells are examined individually.
PROTECTION GOALS
In addition to the risk analysis, defining the organization's protection goals is an important basis for us to develop an individual fire protection solution:
BETTER SOLUTIONS IN FIRE PROTECTION
There is currently no standard solution for fire protection when storing lithium-ion batteries. The existing risk of spontaneous combustion can hardly be counteracted. In the event of a fire, water-based extinguishing agents often do not achieve a sufficient extinguishing effect.
We develop the right fire protection solution for your organization based on the type and size of the lithium-ion batteries to be stored, the state of charge, the type of storage and, ideally, with the help of specific fire tests. For our customer KETTLER Alu-Rad GmbH, we have developed a special VdS-approved fire protection solution for the storage of up to 50,000 e-bikes in the fully automated high-bay warehouse at the new, state-of-the-art production site in St. Ingbert (Saarland), which remains unique in the market today. Our customized solution for KETTLER Alu-Rad, consisting of our OxyReduct® oxygen reduction system for active fire prevention in combination with our TITANUS® early fire detection system, protects against the consequences of a thermal runaway and prevents the spread of fire under defined conditions.
BENEFITS
Reliable protection of your goods and assets from damage caused by fire, extinguishing agents or smoke contamination.
Protection of your supply chain through uninterrupted delivery capability.
Avoidance of fire-related consequential and reputational damage.
Our fire protection systems can be adapted at any time and “grow” with the storage system.
Active fire prevention prevents harmful effects on the environment as a result of a fire.
Tested and certified systems comply with legal regulations and insurance requirements.
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