Why are charging piles important?

Charging piles, the most important supporting facility for charging, are attracting people’s attention. In the charging process, the output voltage of a charging pile is up to several hundred volts. Any failure in the insulation or communication system of charging equipment may lead to charging accidents, even casualties.

Are lithium-ion battery energy storage stations prone to gas explosions?

Here, experimental and numerical studies on the gas explosion hazards of container type lithium-ion battery energy storage station are carried out. In the experiment, the LiFePO 4 battery module of 8.8kWh was overcharged to thermal runaway in a real energy storage container, and the combustible gases were ignited to trigger an explosion.

What causes a charging pile to fail?

For example, they found that the frequent voltage fluctuations of the distribution grid are directly connected to the charging station, and intense surge impact and high harmonic content may lead to abnormal heating and low operation efficiency of the rectifier module inside the charging pile, and even the operation failure of the charging pile.

How is combustion rate distributed in energy storage container during explosion?

Variation process of combustion rate in energy storage container during explosion. Due to the numerous battery modules installed in the container, the flame was limited in the middle aisle and on the top of the container. Fig. 7 a showed the combustion rate distribution at 0.24 second.

What happens if you run a charging pile at a high temperature?

Prolonged operating of the internal components of the charging pile at a high temperature, especially in summer, will cause irreversible damage to the lifetime of components and the insulation performance of cables, as well as thermal failure and aging of rectifier module .

What happens if a combustible gas explodes in a battery module?

Considering that gas explosion may cause thermal runaway of battery module in the actual scene, the existence of high-temperature zone may be longer and the temperature peak may be higher. After the combustible gas got on fire, the gases volume expanded by high-temperature compresses the volume of the surrounding gases.