ENERGY STORAGE SAFETY PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL LLC — Department of Transportation SBIR Phase I: 21-PH1

Description

ESSPI will continue development of a Battery Logistics Integrated Safety System (BLISS). BLISS is a unique solution to lithium-ion battery transport and storage safety challenges such as fire and explosion. BLISS dramatically improves safety during battery logistics, aligns with current logistics processes (non-disruptive), and provides a cost-effective battery packaging system that meets current and future (projected) standards, rules and guidelines (SRG). The BLISS features a robust container that aligns with current logistics procedures and is capable of withstanding the rigors of transport and storage activities. It is designed to control battery fires, relieve pressure buildup, and neutralizes flammable and toxic gases through a unique chemical process. Development of a viable BLISS prototype requires a better understanding of the internal environment before and during battery failure, identification of appropriate mitigation materials, creation of an intelligent system design tool, and the optimization of effective scaling and commercialization processes. Additional goals of this project include evaluation of fire mitigation material performance under realistic LiB failure conditions. The proposed scope of work is divided into three main efforts—characterization of the LiB failure environment, identification of internal mitigation control materials, and the creation of a tool that can leverage data to optimize system design.