Fire Protection for Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Production

global battery demand is expected to grow by 25% annually to reach 2,600 GWh in 2030

With rising use cases every day, Lithium-Ion Battery (LIB) production is ramping up to meet the global demand. Without proper fire protection measures within the LIB cell production facility, thermal runaway, an exothermic reaction due to abuse during the production process, can lead to an electrochemical chain reaction that results in fire, explosion, and toxic gases with a rapid propagation to other LIB cells and/or production parts.

This 37-page report is published jointly by Siemens and TÜV SÜD. Siemens and TÜV SÜD joined by long-term cooperation and partnership. Both companies have intensive experience in the field of fire protection and spent the last couple of years investigating the fire behavior of LIB cells as well as providing and reviewing appropriate fire protection concepts while also being pioneers in developing and expanding the state of the art fire protection methods for LIB cell production.