Table 1. The summary of three 50 Ah LTO batteries combustion behavior.
State of charge | 0% SOC | 50% SOC | 100% SOC |
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Ignition time, s | 4629 | 3900 | 1465 |
Combustion time, s | 2880 | 1093 | 568 |
Jet fire times | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Ignition position | cathode | anode | anode |
Anode temperature at ignition, °C | 112 | 119 | 121 |
Temperature rise rate at heating stage on anode electrode, °C s−1 | 0.021 | 0.027 | 0.07 |
Upper surface temperature at ignition, °C | 141 | – | 146.6 |
Bottom surface temperature at ignition, °C | 212 | 238 | 323 |
Maximum flame temperature, °C | 837.3 | 723.1 | 747 |
Total mass loss, g | 215 | 239 | 480 |
Total mass loss percentage, % | 13.04 | 14.67 | 28.96 |
Maximum mass loss rate, g s−1 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 30.1 |
Mean mass loss rate, g s−1 | 3.583 | 3.983 | 8 |
Maximum flame width, mm | 109 | 275 | 304 |
Maximum flame height, mm | 309 | 254 | 257 |
Notes: 1. The combustion time of 0% SOC battery is hard to be confirmed for the battery fire at the end is rather weak but last for a long time.
2. The 0% SOC battery combusted stably, no such jet fire ejected as 50% and 100% SOC batteries did.
3. The package combustion is not included.