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EPRI Energy Storage Safety Roadmap Background
Research topics are shown as circles represented with estimated potential improvement to safety of a single system (the size of the circle), estimated required effort to complete (Y-axis), and time frame of applicability (X-axis). Topic titles listed in the table below. To learn more about each Safety Roadmap task click on the bubbles above or links referenced in the table below to view the relevant section within the Battery Storage Fire Safety Roadmap document.
| Safety Category | Topic |
|---|---|
| ST: Special Topics | ST1: Addressing the common explosion hazard |
| RP: Response Plans | RP1: Response plan guidelines for existing and future BESS |
| RP2: Response plan standardization | |
| RP3: Hazard state identification and communication | |
| RP4: Contamination management | |
| DT: Design Tools | DT1: Improving availability and application of 9540A testing |
| DT2: Inclusion of gas prediction and deflagration protection tools in BESS design processes | |
| DT3: Expansion of 9540A testing to address statistical variation and multiple cell failures | |
| DT4: Guidelines for selection and design of suppression systems | |
| DT5: Standardized electrical controls reporting | |
| DT6: Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) guidance | |
| DT7: Integrated system design tools | |
| DT8: Adequacy and inclusion of thermal runaway propagation prediction tools in BESS design processes | |
| TD: Technology Development | TD1: Robust electrical controls |
| TD2: Detection of state of thermal reaction | |
| TD3: Detection of future thermal runaway events | |
| TD4: Detection of deflagration and toxicity risks | |
| TD5: Limitation of propagation using thermal controls | |
| TD6: Minimization of thermal runaway using thermal controls | |
| TD7: Safe cells with no thermal runaway potential | |
| TD8: Thermal runaway vent gas routing management during failure | |
| TD9: Ignition control |