CHU Yuxi, MA Chang, CHEN Hongguang, et al. Thermal runaway and gas release characteristics of a 160Ah polyanion-type sodium-ion battery[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2026, 15(2): 479-487.
CHU Yuxi, MA Chang, CHEN Hongguang, et al. Thermal runaway and gas release characteristics of a 160Ah polyanion-type sodium-ion battery[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2026, 15(2): 479-487.DOI: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2025.0808.
Thermal runaway and gas release characteristics of a 160Ah polyanion-type sodium-ion battery
cathode material systems for commercial large-capacity sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) are mainly divided into two categories: layered oxides and polyanion-type materials. While most thermal runaway safety studies have focused on layered oxide systems
investigations into the thermal safety characteristics of polyanion-type NIBs remain limited. This study investigates the thermal runaway and gas release characteristics of a 160 Ah large-capacity polyanion-type NIB under adiabatic conditions
external heating
and 0.5 C overcharge abuse conditions
using an adiabatic accelerated calorimeter and a 320 L sealed pressure vessel experimental system. The results indicate that
under adiabatic conditions
the battery self-heating onset temperature (
T
onset
)
thermal runaway trigger temperature (
T
tr
)
and maximum temperature (
T
max
) are 100.94℃
180.51℃
and 247.02℃
respectively. The maximum thermal runaway temperature of the polyanion-type NIB is significantly lower than that of comparable lithium iron phosphate batteries. Following thermal runaway triggered by external heat
ing
the total gas release is 93.1 L
primarily composed of CO
2
(37.97%)
H
2
(31.25%)
CO (11.41%)
and C
3
H
6
(9.38%)
with a battery mass-loss rate of 20.12%. Under overcharge conditions
thermal runaway occurs when the overcharge capacity reaches 29.94% of the nominal capacity
with a
T
max
value of 272.04℃
a total gas production of 107.8 L
and a battery mass-loss rate of 21.19%. The main components of the released gas are H
2
(43.09%) and CO
2
(27.68%). These results confirm that polyanion-type NIBs exhibit a lower thermal runaway intensity compared with lithium iron phosphate batteries; however
the proportion of flammable components in the released gas remains high. The findings provide important data for the safety design and application of large-capacity NIBs.
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