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Li-ion Safety by Design -
Discharge Protection - Inherently, Li-ion batteries and battery packs have made it possible to store an amazing amount of energy in a relatively small amount of space. This level of energy density creates the potential for a problem if the energy were to be released too quickly. In addition to in-line fuses, the boundless design uses electrically controlled contacters to electrically isolate battery strings when connected in parallel.
Charge Protection - Li-ion cells must be protected from excessive voltages and currents during charge. Not only can this activity damage the cells, it could result in a fire at the cell level.
Cell Protection - Boundless' battery management system insures that our battery and battery packs operate the core Li-ion cells within their designed operating parameters. We have the ability to monitor and make corrective action based on any of 10 key system attributes. Cell over-voltage, cell under-voltage, excessive charge/discharge currents, under/over temperature situations are just a few.
Boundless' Layered Safety Philosophy
Boundless has deployed a multi-layered safety approach from the electronics, to physical protection layers in the inter-connects and ending with the safety layer built into the cells themselves. No single layer is going to provide end-to-end safety. Utilizing multiple layers is important to overall system assurance.
Boundless' #1 goal is to provide safe, reliable long-term use of Li-ion cells to users who can benefit from the incredible storage densities available with Li-ion cell chemistries.
Built-in Cell Safety
In addition to Boundless' safety measures, our designs only employ cells with internal safety mechanisms. Most Li-ion cells utilize three safety mechanisms inside the cells themselves.
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