Early detection is key to mitigating the risks of Li-ion battery fires in data centres. The sooner the threat is detected, the quicker any preventive measures can be activated to protect people, assets, and business continuity.
Xtralis Li-ion Tamer® is the first off-gas detection sensor designed to specifically protect lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, which are increasingly used in data centre uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems amongst other applications. Li-ion Tamer helps support data centre uptime and protect assets and people by providing the earliest possible warning of Li-ion cell failure that can lead to destructive fires and explosions.
Li-ion Tamer works differently from traditional gas sensors as it is specifically calibrated to detect battery electrolyte solvent vapours released in the initial stages of a battery failure. These vapours precede the exothermic reaction known as a thermal runaway that manifests itself in smoke, fire, and explosions.
In 2019 a DNV-GL project report, Technical Reference for Li-ion Battery Explosion Risk and Fire Suppression, found that Li-ion Tamer activated, on average, over six minutes before thermal runaway, and further internal analysis found that Li-ion Tamer can provide up to 25-minute warning. This significantly increases automated remote response capabilities, giving asset managers valuable time to safeguard mission-critical power.
Data centre fires can have devastating consequences, putting people, assets, and business continuity at risk. The early warning provides more time to help prevent them. The improved monitoring and higher accountability of Li-on Tamer translate into more reliable and secure operations. By making off-gas detection part of the fire protection system design, operators can proactively take steps to protect uptime and investment and gain peace of mind that their assets are covered by an additional layer of protection.
Contact Kidde Australia to learn more about how Li-ion Tamer® can add protection to your operations.
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