Rare but seen, EV Charging could cause a FIRE!
EV-Charging Safety is No.1
Protect your premise from charging fire hazard
Though EV fires aren’t necessarily more common than standard car fires, once happened the car burns until there is nothing left but a charred shell.
Also, the lithium-ion batteries can be incredibly tough to cool down. Batteries can be expected to reignite after being put out because they still have stored energy. Although Tesla claims that gasoline-powered cars are about 11 times more likely to catch fire as opposed to a Tesla, the battery in an electric vehicle is not only the fuel to power the vehicle, but is also what fuels an electric vehicle fire.
Lithium-ion batteries have a tendency to overheat and can be damaged at high voltages leading to thermal runaway and combustion. Lithium-ion batteries are subject to aging, with the possibility of losing capacity and fail frequently after a number of years. Overcharging or problems with the charging station are common causes.
There are shock hazards associated with these high-voltage devices around the world.
The video comes from May 8, 2020 and was recorded at a charging station in Dong Guan, China, where an electric car caught fire when being plugged into a charger (seems like a DC fast charger). According to reports, five EVs were affected by the incident (4 severely damaged).
Records of Charging EV to a Fire
You don’t know, fire hazards may come from vandalism, copper theft, chaffed cables or accidents involving the charging devices or EV’s batteries. Although EV Charging is safe on the whole, accidents did happen again and again…
- November 15, 2013: In Irvine, California a Tesla Model S was plugged in and charging, finally causing the garage to end in flames. The fire originated at a wall connection where Tesla charging equipment was plugged into.
- January 1, 2016: A Tesla Model S caught on fire while charging at a Tesla Supercharger in Norway.
- March 16, 2018: In Thailand a Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid was plugged into a household outlet for charging and burst into flames.
- June 1, 2019: Tesla Model S in Belgium burned down upon supercharging.
- July 28, 2019: Hyundai Kona Electric in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea caught fire while charging.
- August 13, 2019: Hyundai Kona Electric caught fire at an apartment in Sejong City, South Korea while charging in an underground parking level.
- November 12, 2019: 2017 Tesla Model X in Chester, England burst into flames while charging. Destroying the Tesla Model X completely.
- August 7, 2020: Hyundai Kona EV caught on fire while charging in South Korea.
- September 26, 2020: Hyundai Kona EV was connected to an electric vehicle charger in the parking lot of an apartment in South Korea when it caught on fire.
- October 17, 2020: Hyundai Kona EV electric vehicle caught at the electric vehicle rapid charging site in South Korea.
- January 23, 2021: Hyundai Kona Electric mysteriously broke out into a fire at a Kona Electric being charged at a taxi company. The battery underneath the vehicle was identified as the ignition point.
Protect the car. Protect the car park.
From July to November 2021, there are 21 fire cases of electric car reported in China, in which 5 cases, or 23.8% are related to charging.
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Real-time monitor to regulate charing rate of misbehaved chargers in seconds to prevent overloading.
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Emergency Power Cut
Once emergency is detected the system may completely cut the power supply to the battery as last resort.
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As precaution measure the system will monitor battery health status and ring the bell for dangerous battery.
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Real-time around-the-clock monitor for fire hazard takes effect only when the system itself is reliable enough to get the job well done. The PSN-EVC system is developed to this end with the following measures:
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Run with over 30 EV models, 500+ charging sessions and brands of charger with zero failure, zero breaker tripping, zero user complaint and zero failure to charge.
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No electrolytic capacitors are used. Special non-e-cap design extends the lifespan of electronic devices and avoid common overheated, ageing or dried capacitor accidents.