FireBox Safe and secure extinguish, salvage, transport and storage of crashed electric vehicles FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
The FireBox consists of : Salvage container with Extinguisher N-EXT extinguish system FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
FireBox – a 20ft Container with 2 Extinghuish Systems Salvage with the Extinguish with N-EXT FireBox at the accident site Store in the FireBox Transport in the FireBox FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Field report : Accident E-vehicle, NL, 2016 Fire outbreak inside the car, 3 hours after the crash. The reason was unknown. FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Field report : Accident E-vehicle, NL, 2016 Cells from the car were spread in the surrounding and suddenly started to burn. FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Field report : Accident E-vehicle, CH, 2017 Crashed vehicle was stored and transported secure in the FireBox FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Field report : Accident E-vehicle, AT, 2017 Message on Facebook: Fire of an electric vehicle on the S16, Pians, 17.10.2017 A fire of an electric vehicle after an accident shortly before the entrance of the Pianner tunnel. The driver of the electric vehicle crashed against concrete bulkheads and was only slightly injured. The firefighting - which could only be done under heavy respiratory protection - was difficult as the vehicle repeatedly caught fire. It was only after cutting the power supply from the high-performance battery that made the fire fighters win and extinguish the fire. Since lithium batteries are used, the manufacturer recommends that crashed vehicles are left "quarantined" for 48 hours in order a restart of a fire can be extinguished. The Arlbergschnellstraße had to be closed for around 2 hours. The fire department Landeck was with 5 vehicles and 35 fire fighters on site. FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Field report : Accident E-vehicle, AT, 2017 FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Damaged Batteries are still active! Text Old or damaged Batteries are still active! A damage or defect can start up a fire, at anytime! FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Extinguish a Lithium Batteries Fire Outdoors FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Extinguish Tests with Lithium Batteries in the FireBox Batteries stored in barrels – Burned batteries – The FireBox after the fire FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Extinguish a Lithium Batteries Fire with the FireBox FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Why do Lithium Batteries start to burn? Set on fire by: - Mechanical damage - Short circuit - Overheating - Electro-chemical reaction What is burned off: - Electrolyte - Aluminum foil - Metal oxides - Plastics FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Components of a EV Battery Lithium Ion Battery 1. Battery cage 2. Battery module 3. Battery control unit 4. High voltage plug 5. Cooling water connection 6. Cell control unit FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
The Electric Vehicule No combustion engine • Battery weight 200 - 350 kg. In • the Tesla Model S up to 750 kg. The battery is usually on the • bottom of the floor panel Voltage up to 1000 Volts • FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
The FireBox The FireBox is equipped with : - a fire alarm system, with alarm signal - an automatic aerosol extinguishing system - a sprinkler system with Storz connection - a connection to the main fire alarm panel FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Secure Storage of Lithium Batteries Originally the FireBox was developed for the storage of lithium batteries. FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
E-Vehicles: Outlook 2030 End of 2016, 10'724 electric vehicles were on the road in Switzerland. (0.24% of • PVs) 3'525 more than last year. (+ 47%) • Due to the legislation and the current reports on diesel, a further increase has to • be expected. The European Union estimates that in 2030 at least 15% of electric vehicles will • be on the road. This would be about 1,000,000 electric vehicles in Switzerland. • FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Safe and rapid Salvage of Electric Vehicles with the FireBox FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Safe and rapid Salvage of Electric Vehicles MODITECH information system for fire service, rescue and breakdown service FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Safe and rapid Salvage of Electric Vehicles Service and emergency circuit breaker and the first responder loop FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Safe and rapid Salvage of Electric Vehicles with the FireBox FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Safe and rapid Salvage of Electric Vehicles with the FireBox FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Secure Transport of Electric Vehicles The FireBox with a surveillance and armed fire extinguishing system FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Secure Storage of Electric Vehicles FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
Overview FireBox extinguish salvage transport store Safe and secure extinguish, salvage, transport and storing of crashed electric vehicles FireBox andreas.krebs@blubox.ch
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