Outdoor energy storage cabinet fire protection

What is outdoor Cabinet energy storage system?

Designed for small C&I, hospitals, conferences, weak power grid areas. Outdoor cabinet energy storage system is a compact and flexible ESS designed by Megarevo based on the characteristics of small C&I loads. The system integrates core parts such as the battery units, PCS, fire extinguishing system, temperature control systems, and EMS systems.

What are outdoor cabinets?

Outdoor cabinets are manufactured to be a install ready and cost effective part of the total on-grid, hybrid, off-grid commercial/industrial or utility scale battery energy storage system. BESS string setup examples are: Battery Packs utilize 280Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) battery cells connected in series/parallel.

What is a 373kwh outdoor cabinet?

Each outdoor cabinet is IP56 constructed in a environmentally controlled liquid cooled cabinet including fire suppression. Multiple 373kWh cabinets can be installed together creating up to 4472kWh energy storage blocks. Designed for 373kWh’s to 100MWh+ systems.

What is battery energy storage fire prevention & mitigation?

In 2019, EPRI began the Battery Energy Storage Fire Prevention and Mitigation – Phase I research project, convened a group of experts, and conducted a series of energy storage site surveys and industry workshops to identify critical research and development (R&D) needs regarding battery safety.

Are battery energy storage systems safe?

Owners of energy storage need to be sure that they can deploy systems safely. Over a recent 18-month period ending in early 2020, over two dozen large-scale battery energy storage sites around the world had experienced failures that resulted in destructive fires. In total, more than 180 MWh were involved in the fires.

Why is intellivent designed for outdoor ESS cabinets?

Intellivent is designed for outdoor ESS cabinets, which have very small interior free air volumes due to the design of maximizing battery density in the enclosure. These small free air volumes make ensuring any flammable gas remains below 25% of the LEL a significant challenge.