Honeywell adds Li-ion Tamer for battery fire safety in buildings

Honeywell has acquired the Li-ion Tamer business from Nexceris, a leader in off-gas detection technology for lithium-ion batteries which detects thermal runaway events. The acquisition enhances Honeywell’s portfolio of fire safety technology, within its Building Automation division, and builds on its five-year lithium-ion battery safety partnership with Nexceris.

Battery safety solutions are critical for sectors ranging from renewable energy to cloud computing. Safe monitoring and early detection enable essential steps to avoid or reduce the effects of thermal runaway – without these solutions, an entire system can be lost once a fire begins in an energy storage system.

Li-ion Tamer’s early warning technology detects battery off-gassing, which typically precedes thermal runaway, providing vital time to intervene before battery fires start. With its detection technology, that provides a warning up to 30 minutes in advance, Li-ion Tamer is trusted by battery original equipment manufacturers worldwide.

“As lithium-ion battery use grows rapidly across data centers, EV [electric vehicle] infrastructure, and grid-scale energy storage, the risk of fire is increasing in parallel,” said Billal Hammoud, president and CEO of Honeywell’s Building Automation business. “Li-ion Tamer’s early warning technology has been revolutionary for our customers and partners over the last five years. Building on our legacy partnership, the acquisition of this product suite will position Honeywell as a leader in early gas detection and battery fire prevention.”

The Li-ion Tamer product portfolio includes more than 30 global patents.

From pv magazine India.