Failure Event - South Korea, North Gyeongsang, Yeongju - 12 Nov 2018
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Overview
Event Details
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| Location: | South Korea, North Gyeongsang, Yeongju |
| Capacity (MW): | |
| Capacity (MWh): | 3.7 |
| Battery Module: | LG Chem |
| Integrator: | |
| Application: | Solar Integration |
| Installation: | Mountains |
| Enclosure Type: | Prefab |
| Event Date: | 12 November 2018 |
| System Age (yr): | 0.8 |
| Extent of Damage: | |
| State During Accident: | Charged, inactive |
| Description: | At 3:55 p.m. on the 12th, a fire of unknown cause broke out at a solar power generation facility in Jangsu-myeon, Yeongju. The ESS was on standby after charging. The fire occurred in a 33-square-meter sandwich panel building housing an Energy Storage System (ESS), and all 374 lithium-ion batteries installed in the ESS were burned, causing property damage estimated at 702.25 million won by the fire department. The fire was extinguished within an hour. |
| Root Cause: | |
| Failed Element: | |
| Source: | Kyongbuk Ilbo |
| Additional Resources: | Original Source (Korean) |
- Note: Missing values in this table reflect unknowns.
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