On fire again? Tesla battery equipment caused a substation fire: the fire was so big that the road was blocked

time:2023-03-24 07:45:08 source:scripttoolbox.com author:Monitor
On fire again? Tesla battery equipment caused a substation fire: the fire was so big that the road was blocked

Recently, according to a number of media reports such as the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, on September 20, local time, a substation of Pacific Watt Electric Company in Monterey, California caught fire. It is reported that the main cause of the fire was caused by a problem with the Tesla Megapack giant battery energy storage device in the substation. (Image source: Tesla official website) According to Xiao Lei, Tesla Megapack is an oversized lithium battery energy storage device. Its main role is to help grid operators transfer excess energy between counties and states. computer, while also storing intermittent power. This means it can be discharged during peak periods of electricity use or during grid outages, improving grid efficiency. Tesla's powerful battery doesn't appear to be stable, though. As early as last July, the Tesla Megapack had an accident in Australia. Now there are fires in California and roads are blocked, which shows that there are certain risks in the use of new technologies such as lithium batteries at this stage. (Image source: Tesla's official website) Just like the current new energy vehicles, most of them use lithium batteries. Once the battery is short-circuited or thermally out of control, it will cause the new energy vehicle to catch fire. Therefore, objectively speaking, the safety of new energy vehicles is lower than that of traditional fuel vehicles. After all, new energy vehicles are still in the exploratory stage in terms of technology. They are far less mature than traditional fuel vehicles. challenge. (Image source: Ningde Times official website) However, there are already many car companies and power battery companies to improve the safety of new energy vehicles through technological innovation, such as BYD's blade battery launched in 2020 and the condensed state that Ningde Times is developing. Batteries are pushing the safety of new energy vehicles to a whole new level. It is foreseeable that in the future, lithium battery technology will become more and more mature. For consumers, if they want safer cars at this stage, it is recommended to choose traditional fuel vehicles. After all, traditional fuel vehicles are relatively safer in core components such as engines. If you want to choose a new energy vehicle, it is recommended to wait for a while before considering whether to start. (Cover image source: Tesla official website)

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