Fault Warning and Location in Battery Energy Storage Systems via Venting Acoustic Signal

Abstract

Although Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely used, recent catastrophic accidents have seriously hindered their widespread application. In this study, a novel acoustic-signal-based battery fault warning and location method is proposed. This method requires only four acoustic sensors at the corners of the energy storage cabin. It captures the venting acoustic signal when a fault occurs in the cell and calculates the spatial location of the cell. The maximum spatial error is 0.1 m. Considering that the effective range of a fire-fighting facility is significantly greater than 0.1 m, such a location error is acceptable. Furthermore, a wavelet-transform-based anti-misjudgment method that ensures the reliability of the fault warning and location is proposed. Thus, a nonintrusive, timely, and effective solution to ensure the safety of the battery energy storage system (BESS) is provided.