How to Prevent a Thermal Runaway Reaction?
A thermal runaway is an unstoppable reaction that occurs within milliseconds inside of an electric vehicle battery pack. The challenge about thermal runaway is that it cannot be extinguished easily, this is because the electrolyte in the battery acts as fuel and the cathode of the battery provides oxygen for the situation to worsen. Once the thermal runaway is started, it can only be localized, minimized, and prevented from reaching the other components in an electric car. That’s why you will find a range of Mica insulation products such as Mica compression pads, Mica battery pack insulation, and thermal spacers used to provide thermal and electrical insulation for the automotive battery industry. Preventing Thermal Runaway in Electric Vehicles Compression pads are used to mitigate thermal runaway in electric vehicle batteries. Compression pads maintain enough pressure on the battery pack that includes a stack of cells making up a module to ensure secure electrical and thermal ...