In the Charlotte region, many commercial and industrial buildings were constructed years — sometimes decades — before their current use. As these buildings change tenants, operations, or layouts, the existing fire sprinkler system often becomes a limiting factor. At AED Engineering, we specialize in fire sprinkler system analysis for existing buildings in Charlotte and surrounding…
Continuing our blog series on the hazards of Lithium Ion Batteries, we now discuss the inception of Thermal Runaway. Understanding the inception point of Thermal Runaway helps us to understand the likelihood and severity of Lithium Ion Battery-induced fires. Fire Protection Engineers should have a basic understanding of Thermal Runaway when assessing the hazards of…
After many years of development, the codes and standards related to storage of lithium ion battery cells still offer more questions than answers. There are many different use cases for lithium ion batteries, each with different levels of risk, and the currently adopted codes only address a small subset of these cases. In this blog…