[Caevlist] Tesla Module Fire

[Hai-Yue Han]

Yeah, it definitely looked like even the mechanical containment of the
module was not there either; there are multiple layers of physical
containment to prevent things like this regardless of BMS.

Safety third! ;)

Hai-Yue

On Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 3:08 PM <gburket at peak.org wrote:

> Hi fellow EVers,
>
> Happy Thanksgiving and here's an early holiday gift for those of us
> working or thinking of working with Tesla Battery modules:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdDi1haA71Q  Every time I see a new one
> of these videos, I keep redesigning a stronger and stronger module
> containment system. Whatever I come up with is definitely going to have to
> involve some real-life destructive testing. Or, should I wait until safer,
> higher energy density batteries come along? Granted, Richard and his
> buddies didn't use a BMS or active cooling. However, the consequences of
> this type of fire even though it might be remote when a BMS and active
> cooling are used, are so dire it can't be ignored.
>
> Stay Safe, Glenn
>
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