In this thermal runaway and propagation test, conducted in cooperation with Electric Power Systems and Empirical Systems Aerospace, an intentional thermal event was induced on a trigger battery cell to allow researchers to observe its impact on neighboring battery cells.
In this thermal runaway and propagation test, conducted in cooperation with Electric Power Systems and Empirical Systems Aerospace, an intentional thermal event was induced on a trigger battery cell to allow researchers to observe its impact on neighboring battery cells. The test showed that the battery system design successfully isolated the thermal runaway event to the trigger battery cell, preventing it from spreading to other cells. The design will allow NASA’s all-electric X-57 Maxwell to continue to operate and land safely in the event of a thermal runaway.
December 12, 2017
Image Credit: Electric Power Systems