A Study on the Ignition of Hydrogen-Air Mixture Gas by Spark of Rechargeable Battery

2차 전지의 방전에 의한 수소-공기 혼합가스의 점화에 관한 연구

  • Lee Chun-Ha (Department of Safety System Engineering, Hoseo University) ;
  • Kwon Byung-Cuck (Department of Safety System Engineering, Hoseo University) ;
  • Oh Jong-ryong (Department of Safety Engineering, Hoseo University)
  • 이춘하 (호서대학교 환경안전공학부) ;
  • 권병덕 (호서대학교 환경안전공학부) ;
  • 오종용 (호서대학교 대학원 안전공학과)
  • Published : 2004.09.01

Abstract

This papers describes on the experimental consideration for the intrinsically-safe explosion-proof capability of rechargeable battery's body about main item rechargeable battery and cellular phone battery which is selling in domestic that IEC(International Electrotechnical Commission) recommend the measurement of ignition limit by short circuit of rechargeable battery and temperature increase test to use a explosion grade Group IIC type of explosion-proof type apparatus test an object of hydrogen gas. Because of that there are many different results for existence or nonexistence for ignition by different company and different types. It is concluded that the maximum of self temperature increasing by spark circuit of rechargeable battery is $180^{\circ}C$ in case of Nickel-Hydrogen and $110^{\circ}C$ in case of Nickel-Cadmium. The reaction of cellular battery for external temperature have following processes. It is confirmed that the temperature of reaction is rise slantly as the ambient temperature rising, then exterior shape of one is swell up and change when the temperature of ambient reach to about $130\~140^{\circ}C$, and when reach to about $160^{\circ}C$ the battery is blown up. Therefore, it is considered that have to be in considering selection of rechargeable battery using in itself due to different ignition limits of various rechargeable battery when the portable electric containing rechargeable battery are designed, produced and used, the characteristics and the proper safety factors of devices.

Keywords

References

  1. 2차 전지 최신기술 및 시장동향, 전자통신동향분석, 제14권, 제6호, 1999
  2. Ni-MN 2차 전지의 특성과 연구동향, 전기전자재료, 제12권, 제1호, 1999
  3. 이춘하 외, '안전소자를 이용한 유도회로의 점화 한계 개선에 관한 연구', 산업안전학회지, 제19권, 제1호, pp.66-71, 2004
  4. KS C 8519, 소형 밀폐형 납 축전지, 1999
  5. KS C IEC 61436, 밀폐형 충전용 Ni/MH 단전지, 2001
  6. KS C 8522, 밀폐형 니켈-수소 축전지, 2000
  7. 이춘하, 송현직, 이광식, 이동인, '건전지의 방전에 의한 폭발성가스의 점화에 관한 실험적 연구', 대한전기학회 하계 학술대회논문집C, pp.1543-1546, 1994
  8. 이춘하 외,' 본질안전방폭을 위한 폭발성 가스의 최소점화전류에 관한 연구', 한국기계연구소, pp. 14-16, 1988
  9. 이춘하, ' 건전지의 방전에 의한 수소-공기 혼합가스의 점화에 관한 연구', 湖西大學校論文集 ,第5輯, 1996