X-ray Imaging of Thermal Runaway in 18650 Cell

StandardBattery · Mar 18, 2018

I didn't see it in a google search on here, so just in case no one posted this previously.

X-ray Imaging of Thermal Runaway in 18650 Cell

Phlogiston · Mar 18, 2018

That one was new to me, so thank you for posting :thumbsup:

It's remarkable how you can see the individual elements of the cell structure degrade and distort as it fails.

StandardBattery · Mar 18, 2018

Phlogiston said:
That one was new to me, so thank you for posting :thumbsup:

It's remarkable how you can see the individual elements of the cell structure degrade and distort as it fails.

I'm not sure, but I think we see the safety mechanism kick in and it actually stops the runaway. Not sure without more footage.

You might also like this one if you have not seen it, more of an explanation of why they are doing.

Here is a video of x-ray imaging: 18650 Li-ion battery rupture.

X-ray Imaging of Thermal Runaway in 18650 Cell

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