The use of lithium-ion batteries is now globally widespread. Fields of application include: Electric vehicles, forklifts, buses, solar panel energy storage, and consumer electronics.
Their technology can make them hazardous products, especially during the charging process, or when exposed to temperatures exceeding 60ºC, and they can even produce spontaneous combustions releasing more than 100 toxic and/or explosive gases, such as H2, CO, CO2, O2, CH4, C2H4, C2H6, C3H8, among others.
Added to this problem is the difficulty of extinguishing this type of fire when it occurs. Therefore it is essential to detect some of the gases generated in the initial moments of these reactions early, principally H2, CO and CO2.
To try to minimise these risks, DURÁN ELECTRÓNICA has developed equipment for the prompt detection of hydrogen, forming part of the DURTOX & STANDGAS family of products. They incorporate an electrochemical cell capable of measuring very small quantities of this gas (from 0 ppm and up to 500ppm). This technology allows us to surpass the speed and precision of others, which detect using pellistors or catalytic pearls, which start to measure as of 200ppm-400ppm and at the same time are more dependent on ambient moisture and temperature, thus allowing the corrective measures required to be advanced and thereby avoid more dangerous situations.