Accelerating Rate Calorimetry and Complementary Techniques to Characterize Battery Safety HazardsEmily J. Klein *1, Rachel Carter *1,2, Corey T. Love *1
1Chemistry Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 2NRL/NRC Post-doctoral Research Associate
A method to characterize the potential failure hazards of lithium batteries is achieved with accelerating rate calorimetry. Heat and pressure release, visual observation of the failure event, and the capture of evolved gases are collected in this experiment to identify the worst credible threats of batteries taken to failure.