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ENERGY INITIATIVES AND IMPACT ON PUBLIC SAFETY
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FIRE DEPARTMENT NEW YORK CITY (FDNY) ENERGY INITIATIVES AND - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
FIRE DEPARTMENT NEW YORK CITY (FDNY) ENERGY INITIATIVES AND - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
FIRE DEPARTMENT NEW YORK CITY (FDNY) ENERGY INITIATIVES AND IMPACT ON PUBLIC SAFETY LEO SUBBARAO MANAGER SUSTAINABILITY UNIT Worcester, MA CENTER FOR GLOBAL PUBLIC SAFETY STAKEHOLDERS FORUM March
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Safety Challenges
- Fire
- Explosion
- Toxicity
Batteries considered Li-Ion, Lead Acid(VRLA), Nickle Cadmium and Flow Batteries
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Small – Hoverboard Fire Medium – FM Burn Test - Cabinet
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Batteries and Thermal Runaway
- Certain technologies susceptible to thermal runaway:
- VRLA
- NiCd and NiMH
- Lithium Ion
- Other technologies are not susceptible to thermal runaway, but can generate
hydrogen
- Flow batteries
- Flooded Batteries
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- Dr. Rangaswamy Srinivasan John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
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- Dr. Rangaswamy Srinivasan John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
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- Dr. Rangaswamy Srinivasan John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
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STANDARD BESS DESIGN
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Rules and Regulations
- NFPA 855 (Expected 2020)
- International Fire Code (IFC Chapter 12)
- NYC Regulations (Currently under
development)
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Rules and Regulations (cont.)
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Rules and Regulations (cont.)
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Required Listings and Test Method
UL 1973 - Standard for Batteries for Use in Stationary, Vehicle Auxiliary Power and Light Electric Rail (LER) Applications UL 9540 - Standard for Energy Storage Systems and Equipment UL 9540A - Test Method for Evaluating Thermal Runaway Fire Propagation in Battery Energy Storage Systems
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Questions? Thank You
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