DOTHS812418October2017Lithium-ionBatterySafetyIssuesforElectricandPlug-inHybridVehiclesDisclaimersThisreportisaworkpreparedfortheUnitedStatesGovernmentbyBattelle.InnoeventshalleithertheUnitedStatesGovernmentorBattellehaveanyresponsibilityorliabilityforanyconsequencesofanyuse,misuse,inabilitytouse,orrelianceonanyproduct,information,designs,orotherdatacontainedherein,nordoeseitherwarrantorotherwiserepresentinanywaytheutility,safety,accuracy,adequacy,efficacy,orapplicabilityofthecontentshereof.ThispublicationisdistributedbytheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation,NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration,intheinterestofinformationexchange.Theopinions,findings,andconclusionsexpressedinthispublicationarethoseoftheauthorsandnotnecessarilythoseoftheDepartmentofTransportationortheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration.TheUnitedStatesGovernmentassumesnoliabilityforitscontentorusethereof.Iftradeormanufacturers’namesorproductsarementioned,itisbecausetheyareconsideredessentialtotheobjectofthepublicationandshouldnotbeconstruedasanendorsement.TheUnitedStatesGovernmentdoesnotendorseproductsormanufacturers.SuggestedAPAFormatCitation:Stephens,D.,Shawcross,P.,Stout,G.,Sullivan,E.,Saunders,J.,Risser,S.,&Sayre,J.(2017,October).Lithium-ionbatterysafetyissuesforelectricandplug-inhybridvehicles(ReportNo.DOTHS812418).Washington,DC:NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration.iTECHNICALREPORTDOCUMENTATIONPAGE1.ReportNo.DOTHS8124182.GovernmentAccessionNo.3.Recipient’sCatalogNo.4.TitleandSubtitleLithium-ionBatterySafetyIssuesforElectricandPlug-inHybridVehicles5.ReportDateOctober20176.PerformingOrganizationCode000073889-07037.AuthorsStephens,D.,Shawcross,P.,Stout,G.,Sullivan,E.,Saunders,J.,Risser,S.,Sayre,J.8.PerformingOrganizationReport9.PerformingOrganizationNameandAddressBattelle505KingAve.Columbus,OH4320110.WorkUnitNo.(TRAIS)11.ContractorGrantNo.DTNH22-08-D-00085TaskOrder212.SponsoringAgencyNameandAddressNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration1200NewJerseyAvenueSE.Washington,DC2059013.TypeofReportandPeriodCoveredJanuary1,2011toMay201314.SponsoringAgencyCode15.SupplementaryNotesPhilGorneyandBarbaraHennessey(NHTSACORs)16.AbstractThisreportsummarizesanassessmentofpotentiallithium-ion(Li-ion)batteryvehiclesafetyissuestoprovideNHTSAinformationitcanusetoassessneedsandprioritizeitsfutureresearchactivitiesonLi-ionbatteryvehicles.ThisanalysisisintendedtoassistNHTSAinidentifyingpotentialcriticaloperationalsafetyissuesitmaywanttoconsiderandinassessingiffurthertestingisneededtoevaluatesafetyconcerns.Thisdocumentisthecomprehensivefinalreportfortheproject,compilingandsummarizingthekeybackgroundinformationandassessmentofresultsdeveloped.Thescopeofthisinvestigationincludesplug-inhybridelectricvehicles,hybrid-electricvehicles,andbatteryelectricvehicles.Thisreportreviewstheliteratureforcellchemicalandmechanicaldesignandsafety,batteryarchitectureanddesign,vehiclesystemsrelativetobatterypower,batterymanagementandcontrolsystems,safetystandards,andasurveyofexperimental,concept,prototype,andproduction-scalevehiclesthatemployLi-ionbatterysystemsforpropulsion.17.KeyWordsHybridvehicle,batteryelectricvehicle,Lithium-ion,Li-ion,batterysafety18.DistributionStatementNorestrictions.ThisdocumentisavailabletothepublicthroughtheNationalTechnicalInformationService,www.ntis.gov.19.SecurityClassif.(ofthisreport)Unclassified20.Se...
