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September 11, 2015

Corvus Energy tests lithium ion battery in critical fire event
Richmond BC (SPX) Sep 02, 2015
Testing of Corvus battery technology was conducted over a three week period at the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden in the city of Boras. The tests were conducted with a multiple-battery pack consisting of seven 6.5 kWh Corvus AT6500 lithium polymer battery modules. Testing showed that when a thermal runaway event is initiated, the event is confined to a single 6.5 kWh module, even under worst case conditions. Testing also demonstrated that an external fire does not cause dangerous temper ... read more

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