Field glossary
Thermal runaway
A self-sustaining, self-heating cell failure that vents flammable gas, propagates cell to cell, and resists conventional suppression
Also defined as
- Electrical: A self-feeding cell failure where heat outruns cooling, the cell vents flammable toxic gas, and the failure cascades to neighboring cells
- A self-sustaining lithium battery failure that makes its own heat and flammable gas and can propagate cell to cell
Where this shows up
DatacenterRack BBU and ride-throughDatacenterLithium-ion thermal runaway safetyElectricalBattery energy storage (BESS)DatacenterBattery monitoring for VRLA and lithiumDatacenterData center battery and storage typesDatacenterUPS battery maintenance and testingDatacenterData center fire and life safety