Re: [RE-wrenches] Known residential/commercial fires from LI batteries

Hello Bruce, I think my experience may be helpful to you. The only Lithium battery chemistry that we sell is LFP or LFMP, both use Li Iron Phosphate for the cathode. We have sold many hundreds of Li battery systems since 2013 and there have been no fires reported to us. Our customers include

Re: [RE-wrenches] Known residential/commercial fires from LI batteries

Bruce Wrenches There was again a utility scale battery fire in Hawaii in around 2014 that was fire department said they would not attempt to extinguish because of the water run off would be very toxic and refused and instead only prevented the fire from spreading, I was told it was so hot and

Re: [RE-wrenches] Known residential/commercial fires from LI batteries

According to this article , they were electric bike batteries. So far, I haven't discovered any reports from this country about fires associated with residential or commercial energy storage systems,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Known residential/commercial fires from LI batteries

Yes, APS had lithium-ion storage battery fires in 2012 and 2019. South Korea had 20(!) such fires in the last 2 years, also fires in Australia and Europe. These were utility scale. I think SF CA had one also, residential scale. I'd be interested in knowing about any more residential incidents

Re: [RE-wrenches] Known residential/commercial fires from LI batteries

And another battery fire in Fairfield. I tried to find the type but they sound like type NMC lithium used in cars. Let me know if you find the type please. https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/06/08/fairfield-garage-fire-sends-5-first-responders-hospital/ Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go

Re: [RE-wrenches] Known residential/commercial fires from LI batteries

HI Bruce, There is a lithium fire in the last 2 years in Arizona (APS I think) on a utility scale battery. jay peltz power > On Apr 9, 2020, at 4:07 PM, Bruce Leininger wrote: > > Hi. I was wondering if there are any known instances of fires from > residential or commercial storage

[RE-wrenches] Known residential/commercial fires from LI batteries

Hi. I was wondering if there are any known instances of fires from residential or commercial storage systems. I'm specifically interested in lithium ion batteries, but would welcome knowledge about lead acid fires as well. Thanks! Bruce ___ List