However, the safety of flow batteries might become relevant in future. The safety tests required in Annex V of the Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 are based on Li-ion chemistry. Other chemistries, may require different safety tests for example on — Leakage protection — Pressure relief valves in case of pressure build-up Table 14.
Even though batteries with external storage, i.e. batteries that have their energy stored in one or more attached external devices, e.g. flow batteries, are not in the scope of Article 12 of the new Regulation, for the sake of completeness and because flow batteries are used in SBESS, this report covers this type of battery systems as well.
Flow battery systems for stationary application including their installations with a voltage below 1500 V DC are in the scope of this standard. It addresses the safety hazards that are relevant to flow battery systems when they are used as intended. It includes indoor and outdoor as well as commercial and industrial application.
This overview of currently available safety standards for batteries for stationary battery energy storage systems shows that a number of standards exist that include some of the safety tests required by the Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, forming a good basis for the development of the regulatory tests.
For flow batteries there is a specific procedure. This standard covers cells and batteries with lithium-ion chemistry in stationary (telecom, UPS etc.) as well as traction applications (forklift truck, golf cart, etc.), but not in road vehicles.
8. Conclusions Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are gaining more and more popularity due to their advantages in stationary applications, especially in sizes of several kW or even MW, and with long discharge times. A small number of papers about safety aspects of RFBs have been published, mainly because this technology is considered intrinsically safe.
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Flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage
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Critical safety features of the vanadium redox flow battery
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GB/T 34866-2017 English PDF
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Bringing Flow to the Battery World (II)
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Safety Considerations of the Vanadium Flow Battery
The following chapter reviews safety considerations of energy storage systems based on vanadium flow batteries. International standards and regulations exist generally to mitigate hazards and improve safety. Selected standards are reviewed, especially where they give explicit advice regarding flow batteries.
Sustainability and safety of flow batteries
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FLOW BATTERIES
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Standards for flow batteries
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