Design rules for battery fire safety in dwellings
Batteries are useful for storing energy for short time periods like from one day to the next. The dominant battery type today is lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their good performance in terms of energy density and long lifetime and are today used for many applications ranging from electric vehicles through to handheld tools and personal devices. The LIB is also key technology to achieving sustainable and renewable electrical energy. Accordingly, they are increasingly used across various of industries in an energy storage role, e.g., energy storage for marine, aerospace, and automotive applications, grid-scale Energy Storage Systems (ESS), as well as smaller scale use in dwellings and personal consumer products. Although new technologies present opportunities, they also introduce new risks.