Hyundai Mobis stated on Monday it has developed a brand new electrical car (EV) battery security know-how that mechanically discharges fireplace suppressant within the occasion of a battery cell ignition to stop fires from spreading to adjoining cells.
The battery know-how makes use of heat-resistant supplies and features a fireplace suppression gadget built-in with the battery case. Hyundai Mobis stated it has filed home and worldwide patents for the know-how, reviews Yonhap information company.
Hyundai Mobis, an auto elements unit of Hyundai Motor Group, stated the know-how permits the prevention of thermal runaway, a time period referring to the method of uncontrollable speedy overheating, on the supply, going past merely delaying the unfold of warmth and flames.
The corporate stated the know-how is taken into account a first-of-its-kind innovation that has not but been commercialised wherever globally.
“As extra massive EVs with improved driving vary seem, the security requirements for battery techniques have gotten extra stringent,” stated Park Yong-jun, vice chairman of Hyundai Mobis’ battery system analysis division. “We’ll combine {hardware} and software program to develop superior battery techniques that meet and exceed world requirements, and introduce them to the worldwide market.”
In the meantime, Hyundai Mobis held an annual mobility tech present in america final week, highlighting its imaginative and prescient and funding technique for the North American market.
The corporate’s fourth Mobis Mobility Day occasion was held in Detroit, and showcased its newest developments in software-defined autos (SDVs), electrification and digital parts.
Greater than 200 contributors, together with representatives from North American automakers and startups, attended the occasion, the corporate stated.
Hyundai Mobis engineers and workers from its North American analysis and improvement centre led the shows, providing an in depth overview of the corporate’s world innovation technique.
With a major share of the corporate’s current world orders coming from North American shoppers, Hyundai Mobis stated it goals to deepen collaboration with native startups to co-develop cutting-edge applied sciences and enhance market responsiveness.
