Seminar on Fire Risks and Prevention of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Storage, Application, and Transportation

16 Apr 2026 02.00 PM - 02.45 PM MAE Meeting Room D (N3.2-02-59) Current Students, Public

A/P Zou Kaiyu

College of Energy, Environment and Safety Engineering

China Jiliang University, China

Seminar Abstract

With the rapid development of lithium-ion batteries in energy storage systems, electric vehicles, and other applications, fire and explosion incidents caused by thermal runaway are increasing, making battery safety a key research focus and technical challenge in the field of new energy safety. This report focuses on fire risks and prevention strategies throughout the storage–application–transportation of lithium-ion batteries. Typical lithium-ion battery fire scenarios are reviewed, and the thermal runaway mechanisms, multi-stage evolution characteristics, and propagation behaviors are systematically discussed. Representative application scenarios, including confined-space energy storage systems, electric vehicles, and confined-space electric vehicles, are further examined to analyze fire spread behavior and smoke dispersion characteristics induced by lithium-ion batteries. In terms of fire prevention and control, a multi-layered collaborative protection framework is introduced, covering thermal management materials, early detection and warning technologies, thermal runaway propagation barriers, and efficient fire suppression materials. This report aims to provide new research perspectives and technical support for lithium-ion battery safety design, risk assessment, and the development of fire prevention and control technologies.

Speaker's Biography 

Kaiyu Zou, Associate Professor at the College of Energy, Environment and Safety Engineering, China Jiliang University, completed both her Ph.D. and postdoctoral research in State key laboratory of Fire Science at the University of Science and Technology of China. Her research primarily focuses on lithium-ion battery and electrical fire mechanisms, risk assessment, and early warning and prevention technologies. She has received funding from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation and was selected as a core member of the 14th “115” Industrial Innovation Team of Anhui Province. She has led several research projects, including the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the General Program of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, an open research project of a national key laboratory, and multiple industry-sponsored projects. Through these efforts, she has developed a systematic research foundation in new energy fire safety. In recent years, Dr. Zou has published 9 SCI papers in top journals in the fields of safety engineering and energy safety and holds a national invention patent with authorization.

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