Battery Safety and Fire Prevention in Electric Vehicles
A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105). This special issue belongs to the section "Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 1703
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lithium-ion batteries; battery safety; thermal failure; safer electrolytes; semi-solid electrolytes; electric vehicles
Interests: energy storage; thermal management; phase change material; energy system design and optimization; thermal runaway; battery model
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid growth of electric vehicles (EVs) has brought increased attention to the critical issues of battery safety and fire prevention. Battery safety concerns, often referred to as "thermal runaway", have impeded the widespread implementation of energy-dense lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in EVs and energy storage stations. The development of ultrahigh-nickel layered oxide cathode (e.g. NCM, NCA) and silicon-based anode (SiC) materials has significantly increased the energy density of LIBs. The selection of battery material chemistries plays a crucial role in determining the thermal stability of batteries. High-energy-density LIBs are particularly susceptible to thermal degradation, which can result in malfunctions, overheating, fires, or even explosions. While lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries are generally regarded as thermally safe due to the phase stability of their olivine-structure cathodes, incidents of serious safety issues have been reported, especially with large-capacity (≥300 Ah) LiFePO4 batteries. On the other hand, sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are believed to offer better thermal safety; however, our understanding of this aspect lacks detailed mechanistic analysis and empirical evidence. By employing a rational approach to the design and modeling of battery cells at both the individual component level (cathode, anode, electrolyte, and separator) and the pack level, we can enhance battery safety and effectively prevent fires in electric vehicles. This Special Issue aims to address challenges and advancements in ensuring the safe operation of EV batteries.
Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- Thermal failure mechanisms of lithium/sodium-ion batteries
- Thermal properties of lithium/sodium-metal batteries
- Advanced materials for thermal stability and fire prevention
- Battery safety enhancement at the material and cell levels
- Advanced battery thermal management technology
- Modeling and the reduced order method for battery thermal runaway
- Battery safety early warning methods and algorithm optimization
- Battery safety design and fire prevention strategies
- Safety standards, regulations, and testing protocols
- Thermal runaway mechanisms and multi-physics field modeling
Dr. Junxian Hou
Dr. Weixiong Wu
Dr. Changyong Jin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- battery safety
- fire prevention
- thermal failure
- safety enhancement
- thermal management
- safety standards
- safety warning
- battery failure mode
- thermal propagation
- system design and management
- lithium battery
- LiFePO4 batteries
- sodium batteries
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