Methods and recommendations for large-scale deflagration testing of battery energy storage system enclosures

Gaudet, Benjamin [UL Solutions] (ORCID:0009000641971200); Barowy, Adam [UL Research Institutes, Fire Safety Research Institute] (ORCID:0000000154484037); Schraiber, Alex [UL Solutions]; Shurtz, Randy [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000227420334)

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Methods and recommendations for large-scale deflagration testing of battery energy storage system enclosures

Gaudet, Benjamin [UL Solutions] (ORCID:0009000641971200)·Barowy, Adam [UL Research Institutes, Fire Safety Research Institute] (ORCID:0000000154484037)·Schraiber, Alex [UL Solutions]·Shurtz, Randy [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000227420334)

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UL Solutions produced this report as a summary of a test series executed at Sandia National Laboratories that they funded. This report was approved for release by UL Solutions in October 2025 and released in 2026 on their website at https://www.ul.com/insights/methods-and-recommendations-large-scale-deflagration-testing-battery-energy-storage-system.

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Gaudet, Benjamin [UL Solutions] (ORCID:0009000641971200), Barowy, Adam [UL Research Institutes, Fire Safety Research Institute] (ORCID:0000000154484037), Schraiber, Alex [UL Solutions], Shurtz, Randy [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000227420334). 2025-10-01. Methods and recommendations for large-scale deflagration testing of battery energy storage system enclosures. https://doi.org/10.2172/3453390

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