SAFEGUARD AGENT AND USE THEREOF

Information

  • Patent Application
  • 20240390719
  • Publication Number
    20240390719
  • Date Filed
    May 23, 2024
    6 months ago
  • Date Published
    November 28, 2024
    19 hours ago
Abstract
The present disclosure discloses a safeguard agent and a use thereof. The present disclosure provides a safeguard agent consisting of component A and component B, and the molar ratio of the component A to the component B is 1:(1-4). The safeguard agent in the present disclosure can cool the protected space and heat sources, physically isolate heat sources, prevent burning or extinguish the flame in the space, suppress explosion, and effectively and continuously suppress and prevent reignition. Using the safeguard agent of the present disclosure as a suppression agent for battery thermal runaway can achieve the purpose of terminating thermal runaway after cooling, antiflaming, suppression, or extinguishing of a battery in thermal runaway, and more batteries can achieve constant voltage and good appearance without damage phenomena. For other batteries affected by heat in the space, the safeguard agent can also effectively prevent or suppress potential thermal runaway.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a safeguard agent and a use thereof, which are used for the suppression and safety protection of battery thermal runaway.


BACKGROUND

There are two main technologies for preventing burning, i.e., fire retardants and extinguishants, wherein the former renders burning impossible or difficult to occur, and the latter releases agents to extinguish the flame when the burning occurs. Fire retardants are added to combustibles, such as treating fabrics, wood, plastics, and rubber, so that combustibles cannot burn, or cannot burn constantly at high temperatures. Or, fire-retardant glue or fire-retardant board is used to physically isolate the burning material, making it difficult for the flame to spread and the burning to continue. The extinguishant is stored in an independent container. Once a fire starts, it is artificially or automatically sprayed to the object or the room on fire to extinguish the flame and the burning.


Fire retardants are usually added to combustibles as additives. However, for some high-risk commodities such as lithium batteries, even with the addition of fire retardants, thermal runaway and burning still occur inevitably, and explosions also occur from time to time. In addition, adding a large amount of fire retardants to the battery will affect the electrochemical performance of the battery, and the economic efficiency is poor.


Liquid water and foam, chemical gases and solid dry powder are generally used as extinguishants, and local application and total flooding are used to extinguish the fire. Local application refers to spraying an extinguishant on the protective object for a long time, without the need for space limitation, such as extinguishing with an extinguisher and spraying pressure water mist on fire. Total flooding refers to gaseous extinguishants, such as heptafluoropropane FM-200, perfluorohexanone Novec-1230, inert gas IG-541, which require a well-sealed protected space. It is necessary to test the enclosure integrity and leakage of the protected space according to relevant standards and procedures, so that a certain volume percentage and a certain duration of chemical concentration can be maintained in the space in order to extinguish the flame and constantly suppress the burning.


For small or micro spaces, such as battery cabinets or battery packages, conventional technology of chemical gaseous extinguishants cannot effectively deal with the situation which the enclosure integrity is damaged, and the agent will leak or diffuse quickly and the purpose of fire extinguishing cannot be achieved. The thermal runaway of a battery is caused by internal short circuit brought by internal factors such as battery manufacturing defects or lithium dendrite phenomenon, or external factors such as impact, heating, external short circuit or wiring process. After the thermal runaway of the battery, an irreversible energy release is formed, manifested as constant heat generation, generation of inflammable and explosive gas, violent deflagration or explosion, continuous burning, smoke generation, or flameless combustion. Most of these phenomena appear in combination. Thermal runaway is not equal to burning, and burning is only one of the accompanying phenomena. Thermal runaway without burning, only with heat and gas generation, is also more common. Thermal runaway sometimes manifests itself as flameless combustion, such as the ternary pouch battery added with fire retardants. Flameless combustion is live coal-like glow and smoke, which is a typical characteristic of deep-seated fire.


It'd been confirmed by a large number of experiments and research reports that conventional technologies of fire retardants and extinguishants, commonly used extinguishants such as perfluorohexanone, heptafluoropropane, hexafluoropropane, aerosol, high-pressure water mist, low-expansion foam and high-expansion foam, all cannot effectively deal with thermal runaway and burning of lithium battery in a small amount. After the fire is extinguished in battery thermal runaway, it is normal for the battery to resume burning because the interior of the battery constantly generates flammable gas and heat. For application of fire fighting such as water and foam, a large amount of agents form water damages, which results in secondary losses and total battery loss. Studies and tests on heptafluoropropane and Novec-1230, etc. have shown that only surface flame can be extinguished, and even if the used amount of the agents is huge, the thermal runaway of battery still cannot be terminated. 3M, the manufacturer of Novec-1230, had stated in a written declaration in August 2017 that clean agents are ineffective in avoiding and preventing thermal runaway, as are foams and dry powders.


It has been known to the public that lithium batteries are prone to thermal runaway and reignition frequently, for which the existing flame-retardant and fire-fighting technologies are powerless. The strong market demand urgently requires new forms of products to solve the above safety problems, and creative solutions and technical routes are required.


BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the technical problem solved by the present disclosure is a problem that if a large number of batteries are in an enclosure, or a space where the enclosure integrity is damaged or a space with poor sealing space, the batteries are prone to thermal runaway which cannot be terminated, and the batteries catch fire after the thermal propagation, and reignition after being extinguished by fire-fighting technology. The present disclosure provides a safeguard agent and a use thereof. The safeguard agent of the present disclosure can continuously cool, physically isolate and chemically suppress the burning to prevent the formation of the burning conditions, terminate the chemical reaction or suppress the unfavorable chain reaction, and finally heat and flammable and explosive gases are no longer produced, and completely terminate thermal runaway of a battery when the thermal runaway of the battery generates a large amount of heat and gas.


Specifically, when the signs of thermal runaway appear, the safeguard agent of the present disclosure can be released at the same time or after a delay, and it can remain for a long time even in a space with poor sealing, and continue to play the role of cooling, isolation and suppression, preventing burning or suppressing explosions. Even if the burning occurs before release, it can extinguish the flame immediately and suppress it for a long time to prevent reignition. As a result, the following logical evolution is fundamentally blocked: When the thermal runaway of the battery cannot be terminated, thermal propagation occurs between the batteries, and the battery is thermally runaway again, further igniting and burning.


The present disclosure provides a safeguard agent, consisting of component A and component B; the component A is selected from one or more of a C5-C8 perfluoroalkane, a C5-C7 perfluorocycloalkane which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more trifluoromethyl groups, a C5-C8 fluoroalkane containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms (the C5-C8 fluoroalkane containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms consists of three elements fluorine, carbon and hydrogen), a C4-C7 perfluoroketone, a C4-C7 fluoroether, a C2-C6 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups and heptafluoro-2-(1,2,2-trifluoroethyleneoxy)propane; the C4-C7 fluoroether contains at least 7 fluorine atoms;

    • the component B is a C3-C5 bromofluoroalkene and/or a C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane; the bromofluoroalkene contains at least 2 fluorine atoms; the C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane contains at least 4 fluorine atoms;
    • the molar ratio of the component A to the component B is 1:(1-4).


In a certain embodiment, the safeguard agent is a cooling suppressant or an extinguishant.


In a certain embodiment, the safeguard agent can be used in a walled space, a sealed space or an enclosure, such as the walled space or the enclosure.


In a certain embodiment, the safeguard agent is used to protect a battery or suppress energy that is continuously released from the battery during thermal runaway.


In a certain embodiment, the battery is preferably a battery that releases energy in seconds when thermal runaway occurs, preferably a lithium-ion battery that releases energy in seconds.


In a certain embodiment, the lithium-ion battery is a ternary lithium battery, a lithium-cobalt battery or a lithium manganese battery.


In a certain embodiment, the lithium-ion battery is a prismatic battery, a pouch battery or a cylinder battery.


In a certain embodiment, the release mode of energy release during thermal runaway is violent heat generation, gas generation, burning or explosion; the thermal runaway is caused by internal short circuit or external short circuit of the battery, which can be simulatively induced through nail penetration or heating experiment.


In a certain embodiment, the safeguard agent is a homogeneous liquid (wherein the meaning of homogeneous liquid is that the components of the safeguard agent are homogeneously distributed without stratification).


In a certain embodiment, the safeguard agent can be used to suppress heat generation, gas generation or burning caused by thermal runaway of a battery.


In one embodiment, the molar ratio of the component A to the component B is 1:(2-4), such as 1:3.


In a certain embodiment, the C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane contains one iodine atom.


In a certain embodiment, the C3-C5 bromofluoroalkene contains one bromine atom.


In a certain embodiment, the C5-C8 perfluoroalkane can be selected from perfluorohexane and/or perfluoroheptane, and the perfluorohexane is preferably perfluoro-n-hexane, perfluoro-2-methylpentane or perfluoro-2,3-dimethylbutane; the perfluoroheptane is preferably perfluoro-n-heptane. The C5-C8 perfluoroalkane is, for example, selected from one or more of




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In a certain embodiment, the C5-C8 fluoroalkane containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms can be decafluoropentane and/or monohydrotridecafluorohexane, such as




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In a certain embodiment, the C5-C7 perfluorocycloalkane which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more trifluoromethyl groups can be dodecafluorocyclohexane and/or perfluoromethylcyclopentane.


In a certain embodiment, the C4-C7 perfluoroketone contains 1 or 2 carbonyl groups.


In a certain embodiment, the C4-C7 perfluoroketone is 1,1,1,3,4,4,4-heptafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)butan-2-one and/or perfluoro-2-methyl-3-pentanone.


In a certain embodiment, the C4-C7 fluoroether contains 1 or 2 oxygen atoms.


In a certain embodiment, the C4-C7 fluoroether can be selected from one or more of 2-(difluoro(methoxy)methyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane, 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropyl difluoromethyl ether, methylnonafluorobutylether, heptafluoropropyl-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl ether, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoro-3-methoxypropane, 2-(difluoromethoxymethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane and 1-ethoxy-1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)propane; for example, selected from one or more of




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In a certain embodiment, the C2-C6 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups contains 1 oxygen atom.


In a certain embodiment, the C2-C6 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups, wherein the C2-C6 refers to the carbon atoms on the ring.


In a certain embodiment, the C2-C6 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups can be perfluorocycloheptyl ether or perfluoro-2-methyl-2,3-epoxypentane.


In a certain embodiment, the C3-C5 bromofluoroalkene can be selected from one or more of 3-bromo-3,3-difluoropropene, 2-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 3-bromo-1,1,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 2-bromo-3,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-1-butene, 2-bromo-3,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)but-1-ene and 2-bromo-3,3,4,4,5,5,5-octafluoro-1-pentene, for example, selected from one or more of




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In a certain embodiment, the C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane can be selected from one or more of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoro-2-iodoethane, iodo-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane and iodoperfluorobutane, the iodoperfluorobutane is preferably 1-iodoperfluorobutane and/or 2-iodononafluorobutane, for example, selected from one or more of




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In a certain embodiment, the component A is selected from one or two of a C5-C7 perfluorocycloalkane which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more trifluoromethyl groups, a C4-C7 perfluoroketone, C2-C4 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups and a C4-C7 fluoroether, the C4-C7 fluoroether contains at least 7 fluorine atoms.


In a certain embodiment, the component A is selected from one or more of




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In a certain embodiment, the component A is selected from one or two of




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In a certain embodiment, the component B is preferably selected from a C3 bromofluoroalkene and/or a C4 iodoperfluoroalkane; for example, selected from one or more of




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In a certain embodiment, the component B is more preferably selected from




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In a certain embodiment, the boiling point of the component A can be 20-85° C., preferably 25-60° C., such as 48° C., 55° C., 49.2° C., 49.5° C., 60° C. or 72° C.


In a certain embodiment, the boiling point of the component B can be 30-80° C., preferably 30-67° C., such as 34° C. or 64-67° C.


In a certain embodiment, the molecular weight of the component A can be 200-400 g/mol, preferably 250-370 g/mol, such as 250 g/mol, 252 g/mol, 366 g/mol, 264 g/mol, 300 g/mol or 316 g/mol.


In a certain embodiment, the molecular weight of the component B can be 150-400 g/mol, preferably 170-350 g/mol, such as 175 g/mol or 346 g/mol.


In a certain embodiment, the latent heat of vaporization of the component A can be 21.6-34.4 kJ/mol, preferably 26-32 kJ/mol, such as 27.3 kJ/mol, 27.8 kJ/mol, 27.9 kJ/mol, 28.3 kJ/mol, 30.7 kJ/mol or 31.5 kJ/mol.


In a certain embodiment, the latent heat of vaporization of the component B can be 24.2-33.2 kJ/mol, preferably 28-33 kJ/mol, such as 30.6 kJ/mol or 29.6 kJ/mol.


In a certain embodiment, the safeguard agent adopts scheme 1, scheme 2, scheme 3, scheme 4, scheme 5, scheme 6, scheme 7 or scheme 8


















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The present disclosure also provides a safeguard agent, consisting of component A and component B; and the latent heat of vaporization of the component A is 21.6-34.4 kJ/mol; the latent heat of vaporization of the component B is 24.2-33.2 kJ/mol; the boiling point of the component A is 20-85° C.; the boiling point of the component B is 30-80° C.; the number of fluorine atoms of the compound in the component A is 7-16, and the number of carbon atoms of the compound in the component A is 4-7; the compound in the component B contains at least one bromine or iodine atom; the number of hydrogen atoms of the compound in the component A is 0-5; the molecular weight of the component A is 200-400 g/mol; the molecular weight of the component B is 150-400 g/mol;

    • the molar ratio of the component A to the component B is 1:(1-4).


In a certain embodiment, the molar ratio of the component A to the component B is 1:(2-4), such as 1:3.


In a certain embodiment, the component A is selected from one or more of a C5-C8 perfluoroalkane, a C5-C7 perfluorocycloalkane which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more trifluoromethyl groups, a C5-C8 fluoroalkane containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms (the C5-C8 fluoroalkane containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms consists of three elements fluorine, carbon and hydrogen), a C4-C7 perfluoroketone, a C4-C7 fluoroether, a C2-C6 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups and heptafluoro-2-(1,2,2-trifluoroethyleneoxy)propane; the C4-C7 fluoroether contains at least 7 fluorine atoms.


In a certain embodiment, the component B is a C3-C5 bromofluoroalkene and/or a C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane; the bromofluoroalkene contains at least 2 fluorine atoms; the C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane contains at least 4 fluorine atoms.


In one embodiment, the safeguard agent is a homogeneous liquid (wherein the meaning of homogeneous liquid is that the components of the safeguard agent are homogeneously distributed without stratification).


In a certain embodiment, the safeguard agent is a cooling suppressant or an extinguishant.


In one embodiment, the safeguard agent can be used in a walled space, a sealed space or an enclosure.


In a certain embodiment, the safeguard agent is used to protect a battery or suppress energy that is continuously released from the battery during thermal runaway.


In a certain embodiment, the battery is preferably a battery that releases energy in seconds when thermal runaway occurs, preferably a lithium-ion battery that releases energy in seconds.


In one embodiment, the lithium-ion battery is a ternary lithium battery, a lithium-cobalt battery or a lithium manganese battery.


In a certain embodiment, the lithium-ion battery is a prismatic battery, a pouch battery or a cylinder battery.


In a certain embodiment, the release mode of energy release during thermal runaway is violent heat generation, gas generation, burning or explosion; the thermal runaway can be caused by internal short circuit or external short circuit of the battery, which can be simulatively induced through nail penetration or heating experiment.


In a certain embodiment, the safeguard agent can be used to suppress heat generation, gas generation or burning caused by thermal runaway of a battery.


In a certain embodiment, the number of the release of the safeguard agent can be one or more times in the use.


In a certain embodiment, the more times are preferably three times in the use.


In a certain embodiment, the C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane contains one iodine atom.


In a certain embodiment, the C3-C5 bromofluoroalkene contains one bromine atom.


In a certain embodiment, the C5-C8 perfluoroalkane can be selected from perfluorohexane and/or perfluoroheptane, and the perfluorohexane is preferably perfluoro-n-hexane, perfluoro-2-methylpentane or perfluoro-2,3-dimethylbutane; the perfluoroheptane is preferably perfluoro-n-heptane. The C5-C8 perfluoroalkane is, for example, selected from one or more of




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In a certain embodiment, the C5-C8 fluoroalkane containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms can be decafluoropentane and/or monohydrotridecafluorohexane, such as




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In a certain embodiment, the C5-C7 perfluorocycloalkane which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more trifluoromethyl groups can be dodecafluorocyclohexane and/or perfluoromethylcyclopentane.


In a certain embodiment, the C4-C7 perfluoroketone contains 1 or 2 carbonyl groups.


In a certain embodiment, the C4-C7 perfluoroketone is 1,1,1,3,4,4,4-heptafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)butan-2-one and/or perfluoro-2-methyl-3-pentanone.


In a certain embodiment, the C4-C7 fluoroether contains 1 or 2 oxygen atoms.


In a certain embodiment, the C4-C7 fluoroether can be selected from one or more of 2-(difluoro(methoxy)methyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane, 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropyl difluoromethyl ether, methylnonafluorobutylether, heptafluoropropyl-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl ether, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoro-3-methoxypropane, 2-(difluoromethoxymethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane and 1-ethoxy-1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)propane; for example, selected from one or more of




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In a certain embodiment, the C2-C6 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups contains one oxygen atom.


In a certain embodiment, the C2-C6 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups can be perfluorocycloheptyl ether or 2-methyl-2,3-epoxypentane.


In a certain embodiment, the C3-C5 bromofluoroalkene can be selected from one or more of 3-bromo-3,3-difluoropropene, 2-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 3-bromo-1,1,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 2-bromo-3,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-1-butene, 2-bromo-3,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)but-1-ene and 2-bromo-3,3,4,4,5,5,5-octafluoro-1-pentene, for example, selected from one or more of




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In a certain embodiment, the C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane can be selected from one or more of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoro-2-iodoethane, iodo-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane and iodoperfluorobutane, the iodoperfluorobutane is preferably 1-iodoperfluorobutane and/or 2-iodononafluorobutane, for example, selected from one or more of




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In a certain embodiment, the component A is selected from one or two of a C5-C7 perfluorocycloalkane which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more trifluoromethyl groups, a C4-C7 perfluoroketone, a C2-C4 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups and a C4-C7 fluoroether, the C4-C7 fluoroether contains at least 7 fluorine atoms.


In a certain embodiment, the component A is selected from one or more of




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In a certain embodiment, the component A is selected from one or two of




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In a certain embodiment, the component B is preferably selected from a C3 bromofluoroalkene and/or a C4 iodoperfluoroalkane; for example, selected from one or more of




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In a certain embodiment, the component B is more preferably selected from




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In a certain embodiment, the boiling point of the component A is preferably 25-75° C., such as 48° C., 49.2° C., 49.5° C., 55° C., 60° C. or 72° C.


In a certain embodiment, the boiling point of the component B is preferably 30-67° C., such as 34° C. or 64-67° C.


In a certain embodiment, the molecular weight of the component A is preferably 250-370 g/mol, such as 250 g/mol, 252 g/mol, 366 g/mol, 264 g/mol, 300 g/mol or 316 g/mol.


In a certain embodiment, the molecular weight of the component B is preferably 170-350 g/mol, such as 175 g/mol or 346 g/mol.


In a certain embodiment, the latent heat of vaporization of the component A is preferably 26-32 kJ/mol, such as 27.3 kJ/mol, 27.8 kJ/mol, 27.9 kJ/mol, 28.3 kJ/mol, 30.7 kJ/mol or 31.5 kJ/mol.


In a certain embodiment, the latent heat of vaporization of the component B is preferably 28-33 kJ/mol, such as 30.6 kJ/mol or 29.6 kJ/mol.


In a certain embodiment, the safeguard agent adopts scheme 1, scheme 2, scheme 3, scheme 4, scheme 5, scheme 6, scheme 7 or scheme 8


















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The present disclosure also provides a thermal runaway suppressant or a fire suppressant comprising a mixture of the above-mentioned safeguard agent and one or more extinguishants.


The present disclosure also provides an extinguishing equipment comprising the above-mentioned safeguard agent or the above-mentioned thermal runaway suppressant or the fire suppressant.


The present disclosure also provides a battery system comprising the above-mentioned safeguard agent or the above-mentioned thermal runaway suppressant or the fire suppressant, wherein the safeguard agent or the thermal runaway suppressant or fire suppressant is used to suppress or terminate thermal runaway of the battery system.


The present disclosure also provides a safeguard agent system comprising one or more safeguard agent containers;

    • when the safeguard agent system comprises a plurality of the containers, each container independently contains the above-mentioned component A and/or the above-mentioned component B, respectively stored in the containers; the molar ratio of the component A to the component B in the containers is 1:(1-4);
    • when the safeguard agent system comprises one container, the above-mentioned component A and the component B are stored in the container at a molar ratio of 1:(1-4).


In a certain embodiment, the safeguard agent system plays the role of cooling, isolation, antiflaming, explosion suppression or extinguishing by releasing the safeguard agent. When the safeguard agent system comprises two or more containers, the agents in the two or more containers can be released simultaneously or sequentially, if satisfied, the molar ratio of component A to component B in the released agents is 1:(1-4), preferably 1:(2-4), such as 1:3. The present disclosure also provides a method for controlling thermal runaway comprising the following steps: releasing or releasing in advance the above-mentioned safeguard agent to an object that has appeared thermal runaway or an object that is about to appear thermal runaway;


alternatively, releasing or releasing in advance the above-mentioned component A and the component B respectively to the object that has appeared thermal runaway or the object that is about to appear thermal runaway.


The molar rate ratio of the release of the component A to the component B is 1:(1-4), preferably 1:(2-4), such as 1:3.


In the method, the method can be used in a walled space, a sealed space or an enclosure, such as the walled space or the enclosure.


In the method, the number of the release of the safeguard agent can be one or more times.


In the method, the more times are preferably three times.


In the method, the method is used for the object that has appeared thermal runaway or the object that is about to appear thermal runaway, and the object that has appeared thermal runaway or the object that is about to appear thermal runaway is a battery that release energy in seconds or combustibles that have characteristics of deep-seated fire such as wood, paper, cotton, and grain.


The battery is preferably a battery that releases energy in seconds when thermal runaway occurs, preferably a lithium-ion battery that releases energy in seconds.


The lithium-ion battery is a ternary lithium battery, a lithium-cobalt battery or a lithium manganese battery.


The lithium-ion battery is a prismatic battery, a pouch battery or a cylinder battery.


The release mode of energy release is violent heat generation, gas generation or burning; the thermal runaway is mostly caused by internal short circuit or external short circuit of the battery and the like, which can be simulatively induced through nail penetration or heating experiment.


DEFINITION OF TERMS

The substituted perfluorinated compound in the present disclosure is that the fluorine atoms in the compound are substituted by other groups, for example, the C2-C6 perfluorocyclic ether substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups is that the fluorine atoms on the C2-C6 perfluorocyclic ether are substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups.


In the present disclosure, the term “more” is 2, 3, 4 or more.


In the present disclosure, energy release in seconds refers to a state of violent energy release when thermal runaway occurs, and the duration is within 10 seconds, 30 seconds or 60 seconds, and the releasing duration is within about 100 seconds when the cell energy is large.


In the present disclosure, a sealed space refers to a tightly closed and well-sealed space to prevent water vapor from entering or steam from evaporating. Its subordinate concepts include high IP level electrical cabinets and boxes, such as IP67 or IP68.


In the present disclosure, an enclosure refers to a closed but not sealed space to prevent dust or foreign objects from entering. Its subordinate concepts include fire gas protected closed spaces with less leakage and able to maintain gas fire extinguishing concentration; and low IP level electrical cabinets, such as indoor IP34, IP44 or outdoor IP54, IP56.


In the present disclosure, an walled space refers to a space enclosed on all sides, such as a space with no leakage on all sides, such as a space with no leakage on all sides and bottom.


The above preferred conditions can be combined arbitrarily to obtain preferred embodiments of the present disclosure without violating common knowledge in the art.


The reagents and raw materials used in the present disclosure are all commercially available.


The positive progressive effect of the present disclosure is that the safeguard agent comprised in the present disclosure can cool the protected space and heat sources, physically isolate heat sources, prevent burning or extinguish the flame in the space, suppress explosion, and effectively and continuously suppress and prevent reignition. Using the safeguard agent of the present disclosure as a suppression agent for battery thermal runaway can achieve the purpose of terminating the thermal runaway after cooling, antiflaming, suppression, or extinguishing of a battery in thermal runaway, and more batteries can achieve constant voltage and good appearance without damage phenomena. For other batteries affected by heat in the space, the safeguard agent can also effectively prevent or suppress potential thermal runaway.







DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure will be further described below with reference to examples, but the present disclosure is not therefore limited to the scope of the examples. Experimental methods without specific conditions in the following examples are selected according to conventional methods and conditions, or according to the commercial specification.


The test scenes in the detailed description of the preferred embodiment are shown in the following table



















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1200 L cabinet
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penetration
release 13 s




A 100% SOC cell (prismatic




refers to a battery is a hard




shell cuboid)


Scene 3
150 L airtight
Ternary pouch battery 58 Ah
Electric
Vigorous



box
A 100% SOC cell (pouch
heating
release 10 s




refers to a battery is a pouch-




shaped thin cuboid)





Note:


1. A cabinet without top means that the top is completely open, the surrounding and bottom are steel plates, and there is no leakage around, simulating the environment of a battery warehouse or a battery cabinet with an open top, which is one of the walled spaces.






Enclosure box refers to a sealed but not airtight, less leakage, about IP44, simulating energy storage battery cabinet.


Airtight box simulates the airtight environment of the vehicle battery package, and has good airtightness, very little leakage, about IP67 or more.


Both airtight and enclosure test box are equipped with safety measures which are discontinuous relief device.


2. The violent release of thermal runaway of the battery cell refers to the violent release duration of the stored power of the battery cell. The violent release refers to the generation of high-speed off-gas, deflagration, and continuous mass fire. Small smoke and small fire are not violent.


3. The trigger method refers to the method of causing thermal runaway of the battery cell. Generally, nail penetration or electric heating is used to simulate the thermal runaway caused by an internal short circuit, so that the battery energy is released in seconds.


4. 100% SOC means that the battery is fully charged, and the Ah number is the battery capacity, indicating the power that can be stored.


IP is the level of protection against ingress of foreign objects by the casing of electrical equipment, as defined in the standard GB 4208-2008/IEC 60529-2001 “Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosure (IP Code)”.


The burning situation of each test scene in the detailed description of the preferred embodiment when not adding safeguard agent is shown in the following table;


















Thermal
Steady-




Description of thermal runaway
runaway
state


NO.
phenomenon
duration
duration
Battery test







Scene 1
A cell is penetrated by a nail;
Deflagration
Vigorously
The voltage



thermal runaway and deflagration
and burning
lasts 33 s
of these 9



occur, and the flame gradually
last for 1 min

pcs cells are



extinguishes; after 5 minutes
16 s

0



without flame and with smoke, the



rest of the battery cells are



discontinuously thermal runaway



and deflagrated, and continued to jet



fire.


Scene 2
A large amount of gas and sparks are
Off-gas
Vigorously
The voltage



generated, and an explosion occurs
jetting,
lasts for 13 s
is 0, the



instantly, blowing up the test box
deflagration

casing is



and smashing the observation
and burning

cracked and



window. Deflagrates violently, jets
last for 28 s

lifted



fire and burns for a while.


Scene 3
The cell punch ruptures and catches
Burning and
Vigorously
The voltage



fire. The fire continues to be jets,
deflagration
lasts for 10 s
is 0, and



and the pressure relief plate bounces
last for 15 s,

there are



with time intervals. After there is no
and live coal-

many splits



open flame, a large amount of
like flameless

around



smoke is still produced.
burning lasts




for a long




time









Each component name and structure in the detailed description of the preferred embodiment are shown in the following table:


















Latent heat of




Component

vaporization
Boiling point
Molecular


name
Structure
KJ/mol
° C.
weight g/mol



















A1


embedded image


27.3 KJ/mol
49.5
264





A2


embedded image


27.9 KJ/mol
48
300





A3


embedded image


27.8 KJ/mol
49.2
316





A4


embedded image


28.3 KJ/mol
60
250





A5


embedded image


30.7 KJ/mol
55
252





A6


embedded image


31.5 KJ/mol
72
366





B1


embedded image


30.6 KJ/mol
34
175





B2


embedded image


29.6 KJ/mol
64-67
346









The component A and the component B were mixed homogeneously according to a certain volume ratio. Where, the types and proportions of the component A and component B are specifically shown in the following table:


















Molar ratio of


Example


component A to


number
Component A
Component B
component B







Example 1
A1
B1
A1:B1 = 1:3


Example 2
A1
B2
A1:B2 = 1:2


Example 3
A2 + A3
B1
A2:A3:B1 = 1:1:5


Example 4
A3
B1
A3:B1 = 1:3


Example 5
A3
B1
A3:B1 = 1:2


Example 6
A4
B1
A4:B1 = 1:4


Example 7
A5
B2
A5:B2 = 1:1


Example 8
A5 + A6
B2
A5:A6:B1 = 1:1:4









Mixing Method of Agent

Component A and component B were mixed and stirred evenly to obtain the safeguard agent.


Releasing Method of Agent


The safeguard agent was stored in a container, pressurized by the gas, and when released, the pressure pushed the safeguard agent to release through a pipeline and a nozzle.


At this time, the gas could be an inert gas such as N2 or Ar2.


The safeguard agent could be sucked or pushed out by a method of a pump or a piston, and released through a pipeline and a nozzle.


Effect Example 1: The effect data of the safeguard agent in Example 1 for scene 1, 2 or 3

















Suppression mode and
Agent
Unburned



NO.
phenomenon description
dose g
duration
Battery test



















Scene 1
The agent is released totally, and
1300
It is observed that
The voltage of



then a cell is penetrated. It can be

the unburned
one cell is 0 V,



seen that sparks are ejected, but no

duration is 10
the voltage of



flame is seen. It can be seen that

minutes, and the
the adjacent one



the casing of the penetrated cell

burning torch in
is 2.6 V, and the



turns red, and no burning is seen

the test is still
remaining 7 pcs



until the end.

extinguished
are available at






4.2 V.


Scene 2
The agent is sprayed once in
2100
It is observed that
The voltage is 0



advance, then the cell is

the unburned
V, the cell film



penetrated, and then the agent is

duration is 90
isn't melted; and



released automatically with time

minutes, and the
the bottom film



intervals. The cell generates a

burning torch is
is relatively



large amount of off-gas with

extinguished in
intact



violent disturbance, and gas

three tests



overflows from the gap in the box,



sparks can be seen, and no



burning is seen until the end.


Scene 3
The film punch ruptures and jets
900
It is observed that
The voltage is 0



fire, and the agent is released

the unburned
V, and the



automatically with time intervals

duration is 90 min,
battery is



for multiple times. It can be seen

and the burning
seriously



that the flame lasts for about 2

torch is
cracked with



seconds. After the fire is

extinguished in
obvious splits.



extinguished, there is still a high-

three tests



speed off-gas. It can be seen that



the interior is like live coal, and



the pressure relief plate bounces



with time intervals. The



disturbance in the box gradually



calms down, and and no burning



is seen until the end.









Effect Example 2: The effect data of the safeguard agent in Example 2 for scene 1, 2 or 3

















Suppression mode and
Agent
Unburned



NO.
phenomenon description
dose g
duration
Battery test







Scene 1
The agent is sprayed once in
2100
It is observed that
The voltage of



advance, then the cell is

the unburned
one cell is 0 V,



penetrated. It can be seen that

duration is 15
the voltage of



sparks are ejected, but no flame

minutes, and the
the adjacent one



is seen. It can be seen that the

burning torch in
is 1.4 V, and the



casing of the penetrated cell turns

the test is still
remaining 7 pcs



red, and no burning is seen until

extinguished
are available at



the end.


4.2 V.


Scene 2
When the cell is penetrated, the
3400
It is observed that
The voltage is 0



agent is released automatically

the unburned
V, the cell film



with time intervals for multiple

duration is 110
isn't melted; and



times. The cell generates a large

minutes, and the
the bottom film



amount of off-gas with violent

burning torch is
is relatively



disturbance, and gas overflows

extinguished in
intact



from the gap in the box, sparks

three tests



can be seen, and no burning is



seen until the end.


Scene 3
The film punch ruptures and jets
1500
It is observed that
The voltage is 0



fire, and the agent is released

the unburned
V, the battery



totally. It can be seen that the

duration is 110
has obvious



flame lasts for about 1 second.

min, and the
splits.



After the fire is extinguished,

burning torch is



there is still a high-speed off-gas.

extinguished in



It can be seen that the interior is

three tests



like live coal, and the pressure



relief plate bounces in the early



stage. The disturbance in the box



gradually calms down, and no



burning is seen until the end.









Effect Example 3: The effect data of the safeguard agent in Example 3 for scene 1, 2 or 3

















Suppression mode and
Agent
Unburned



NO.
phenomenon description
dose g
duration
Battery test







Scene 1
The agent is released totally,
1400
It is observed that
The voltage of one



and then a cell is penetrated. It

the unburned
cell is 0 V, the



can be seen that sparks are

duration is 10
voltage of the



ejected, but no flame is seen. It

minutes, and the
adjacent one is 1.8



can be seen that the casing of

burning torch in
V, and the



the penetrated cell turns red,

the test is still
remaining 7 pcs are



and no burning is seen until the

extinguished
available at 4.2 V.



end.


Scene 2
The agent is sprayed once in
2250
It is observed that
The voltage is 0 V,



advance, then the cell is

the unburned
the shape does not



penetrated, and then the agent is

duration is 90
change



released automatically with

min, and the
significantly, and



time intervals. The cell

burning torch is
the bottom cell



generates a large amount of off-

extinguished in
film is not melted



gas with violent disturbance,

three tests



and a small amount of gas



overflows from the gap in the



box, a few sparks can be seen,



and no flame is seen until the



end.


Scene 3
The cell punch ruptures and
1000
It is observed that
The voltage is 0 V,



burns, and the agent is released

the unburned
and the battery is



automatically with time

duration is 90
seriously cracked



intervals for multiple times. It

min, and the
with obvious



can be seen that the flame lasts

burning torch is
splits.



for about 3 seconds, and a high-

extinguished in



speed off-gas is generated. It

three tests



can be seen that the interior is



like live coal, and no flame is



seen. The pressure relief plate



bounces with time intervals.



The disturbance in the box



gradually calms down.









Effect Example 4: The effect data of the safeguard agent in Example 4 for scene 1, 2 or 3

















Suppression mode and
Agent
Unburned



NO.
phenomenon description
dose g
duration
Battery test



















Scene 1
A cell is penetrated, and the
1400
It is observed that
The voltage of one



agent is released at the same

the unburned
cell is 0 V, the



time, which is sprayed

duration is 10
voltage of the



multiple times. It can be seen

minutes, and the
adjacent one is 0.18



that sparks are ejected, but no

burning torch in
V, the voltage of the



flame is seen. The casing of

the test is still
other adjacent one is



the penetrated cell turns red,

extinguished
0.26 V, and the



and no burning is seen until


remaining 6 pcs are



the end.


available at 4.2 V.


Scene 2
When the cell is penetrated,
2200
It is observed that
The voltage is 0 V,



the agent is released

the unburned
the shape does not



automatically with time

duration is 90
change significantly,



intervals for multiple times.

minutes, and the
and the bottom cell



The cell generates a large

burning torch is
film is not melted



amount of off-gas with violent

extinguished in



disturbance, and a small

three tests



amount of gas overflows from



the gap in the box, a few



sparks can be seen, and no



burning is seen until the end.


Scene 3
The cell punch ruptures and



burns, and the agent is



released automatically with
950
It is observed that
The voltage is 0 V,



time intervals for multiple

the unburned
and the battery is



times. It can be seen that the

duration is 90
seriously cracked



flame lasts for about 3

min, and the
with obvious splits.



seconds, and a high-speed off-

burning torch is



gas is generated. It can be

extinguished in



seen that the interior is like

three tests



live coal, and no flame is



seen. The pressure relief plate



bounces with time intervals.



The disturbance in the box



gradually calms down.









Effect Example 5: The effect data of the safeguard agent in Example 5 for scene 1, 2 or 3

















Suppression mode and
Agent
Unburned



NO.
phenomenon description
dose g
duration
Battery test







Scene 1
The agent is released totally,
1500
It is observed that
The voltage of one



and then a cell is penetrated. It

the unburned
cell is 0 V, the



can be seen that sparks are

duration is 10
voltage of the



ejected, but no flame is seen.

minutes, and the
adjacent one is 2.1



The casing of the penetrated

burning torch in
V, and the



cell turns red, and no burning is

the test is still
remaining 7 pcs



seen until the end.

extinguished
are available at 4.2






V.


Scene 2
The agent is sprayed once in
2350
It is observed that
The voltage is 0 V,



advance, then the cell is

the unburned
the shape does not



penetrated, and then the agent is

duration is 90
change



released automatically with

min, and the
significantly, and



time intervals. The cell

burning torch is
the bottom cell



generates a large amount of off-

extinguished in
film is not melted



gas with violent disturbance,

three tests



and a small amount of gas



overflows from the gap in the



box, a few sparks can be seen,



and no flame is seen until the



end.


Scene 3
The cell punch ruptures and
1000
It is observed that
The voltage is 0 V,



burns, and the agent is released

the unburned
and the battery is



automatically with time

duration is 90
seriously cracked



intervals for multiple times. It

min, and the
with obvious



can be seen that the flame lasts

burning torch is
splits.



for about 4 seconds, and a high-

extinguished in



speed off-gas is generated. It

three tests



can be seen that the interior is



like live coal, and no flame is



seen. The pressure relief plate



bounces with time intervals.



The disturbance in the box



gradually calms down.









Effect Example 6: The effect data of the safeguard agent in Example 6 for scene 1, 2 or 3

















Suppression mode and
Agent
Unburned



NO.
phenomenon description
dose g
duration
Battery test



















Scene 1
A cell is penetrated, and the
1300
It is observed that
The voltage of one



agent is released at the same

the unburned
cell is 0 V, the



time, which is sprayed

duration is 10
voltage of the



multiple times. It can be seen

minutes, and the
adjacent one is 0.47



that sparks are ejected and the

burning torch in
V, the voltage of the



casing of the penetrated cell

the test is still
other adjacent one is



turns red, and no burning is

extinguished
1.36 V, and the



seen until the end.


remaining 6 pcs are






available at 4.2 V.


Scene 2
When the cell is penetrated,
2000
It is observed that
The voltage is 0 V,



the agent is released

the unburned
the shape does not



automatically with time

duration is 90
change significantly,



intervals for multiple times.

minutes, and the
and the bottom cell



The cell generates a large

burning torch is
film is not melted



amount of off-gas with violent

extinguished in



disturbance, and a small

three tests



amount of gas overflowes



from the gap in the box, a few



sparks can be seen, and no



burning is seen until the end.


Scene 3
The cell punch ruptures and
850
It is observed that
The voltage is 0 V,



jets fire, and the agent is

the unburned
and the battery has



released totally. It can be seen

duration is 90
obvious splits.



that the flame lasts for about 2

min, and the



seconds, and a high-speed off-

burning torch is



gas is still generated after the

extinguished in



fire is extinguished. It can be

three tests



seen that the interior is like



live coal, and the pressure



relief plate bounces many



times in the early stage. The



disturbance in the box



gradually calms down, and no



burning is seen until the end.









Effect Example 7: The effect data of the safeguard agent in Example 7 for scene 1, 2 or 3

















Suppression mode and
Agent
Unburned



NO.
phenomenon description
dose g
duration
Battery test







Scene 1
A cell is penetrated with a nail,
2000
It is observed that
The voltage of



and appeared thermal runaway

the unburned
one cell is 0 V,



and deflagration. The agent is

duration is 15
the voltage of the



released totally. The burning

minutes, and the
adjacent three are



disappears instantly and lasts for

burning torch in
0.39 V, 0.72 V



1 second. The casing of the

the test is still
and 1.95 V, and



penetrated cell turns red and

extinguished
the remaining



then gradually darkens, and no


5 pcs are available



burning is seen until the end.


at 4.2 V.


Scene 2
After the cell is penetrated and
3150
It is observed that
The voltage is 0



deflagration is visible, the agent

the unburned
V, the shape has



is released automatically with

duration is 120
obvious splits,



time intervals, and the burning

minutes, and the
and the bottom



lasts for 3 s and extinguishes.

burning torch is
cell film is melted



The cell generates a large

extinguished in



amount of off-gas with violent

three tests



disturbance, and gas overflows



from the gap in the box, and no



burning is seen until the end.


Scene 3
When the cell punch ruptures,



the agent is released
1350
It is observed that
The voltage is 0



automatically with time intervals

the unburned
V, and the battery



for multiple times. The sparks

duration is 120
has obvious



are ejected, and no burning is

min, and the
splits.



seen. A high-speed off-gas is

burning torch is



generated. It can be seen that

extinguished in



the interior is like live coal, and

three tests



the pressure relief plate bounces



frequently in the early stage.



The disturbance in the box



gradually calms down. No



burning is seen until the end.









Effect Example 8: The effect data of the safeguard agent in Example 8 for scene 1, 2 or 3

















Suppression mode and
Agent
Unburned



NO.
phenomenon description
dose g
duration
Battery test







Scene 1
A cell is penetrated, and the
2200
It is observed that
The voltage of one



agent is released at the same

the unburned
cell is 0 V, the



time, which is sprayed multiple

duration is 15
voltage of the



times. It can be seen that sparks

minutes, and the
adjacent one is 1.2



are ejected, but no flame is

burning torch in
V, and the



seen. It can be seen that the

the test is still
remaining 7 pcs are



casing of the penetrated cell

extinguished
available at 4.2 V.



turns red, and no burning is



seen until the end.


Scene 2
When the cell is penetrated, the
3500
It is observed that
The voltage is 0 V,



agent is released automatically

the unburned
the shape does not



with time intervals for multiple

duration is 120
change



times, and a few sparks can be

minutes, and the
significantly, and



seen. The cell generates a large

burning torch is
the bottom cell



amount of off-gas with violent

extinguished in
film is not melted



disturbance, and gas overflows

three tests



from the gap in the box, and no



burning is seen until the end.


Scene 3
When the cell is about to
1500
It is observed that
The voltage is 0 V,



rupture due to serious swelling,

the unburned
and the battery has



the agent is sprayed in advance,

duration is 120
obvious splits.



and then the agent is released

minutes, and the



automatically with time

burning torch is



intervals. Sparks are ejected,

extinguished in



no burning is seen, and high-

three tests



speed off-gas is generated, and



it can be seen the interior is like



live coal. The pressure relief



plate bounces frequently in the



early stage. The disturbance in



the box gradually calms down.



No burning is seen until the



end.








Claims
  • 1. A safeguard agent, consisting of component A and component B; the component A is selected from one or more of a C5-C8 perfluoroalkane, a C5-C7 perfluorocycloalkane which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more trifluoromethyl groups, a C5-C8 fluoroalkane containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms, a C4-C7 perfluoroketone, a C4-C7 fluoroether, a C2-C6 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups and heptafluoro-2-(1,2,2-trifluoroethyleneoxy)propane; the C4-C7 fluoroether contains at least 7 fluorine atoms; the component B is a C3-C5 bromofluoroalkene and/or a C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane; the bromofluoroalkene contains at least 2 fluorine atoms; the C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane contains at least 4 fluorine atoms;the molar ratio of the component A to the component B is 1:(1-4).
  • 2. The safeguard agent according to claim 1, wherein the safeguard agent satisfies one or more following conditions: (1) the safeguard agent is a cooling suppressant or an extinguishant;(2) the safeguard agent is used in a walled space, a sealed space or an enclosure, such as the walled space or the enclosure;(3) the safeguard agent is used to protect a battery or suppress energy that is continuously released from the battery during thermal runaway;(4) the molar ratio of the component A to the component B is 1:(2-4), such as 1:3;(5) the C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane contains one iodine atom;(6) the C3-C5 bromofluoroalkene contains one bromine atom;(7) the C5-C8 perfluoroalkane is selected from perfluorohexane and/or perfluoroheptane;(8) the C5-C8 fluoroalkane containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms is decafluoropentane and/or monohydrotridecafluorohexane;(9) the C5-C7 perfluorocycloalkane which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more trifluoromethyl groups is dodecafluorocyclohexane and/or perfluoromethylcyclopentane;(10) the C4-C7 perfluoroketone contains 1 or 2 carbonyl groups;(11) the C4-C7 fluoroether contains 1 or 2 oxygen atoms;(12) the C2-C6 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups contains one oxygen atom;(13) the C3-C5 bromofluoroalkene is selected from one or more of 3-bromo-3,3-difluoropropene, 2-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 3-bromo-1,1,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 2-bromo-3,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-1-butene, 2-bromo-3,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)but-1-ene and 2-bromo-3,3,4,4,5,5,5-octafluoro-1-pentene;(14) the C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane is selected from one or more of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoro-2-iodoethane, iodo-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane and iodoperfluorobutane;(15) the boiling point of the component A is 20-85° C.;(16) the boiling point of the component B is 30-80° C.;(17) the molecular weight of the component A is 200-400 g/mol;(18) the molecular weight of the component B is 150-400 g/mol;(19) the latent heat of vaporization of the component A is 21.6-34.4 kJ/mol;and (20) the latent heat of vaporization of the component B is 24.2-33.2 kJ/mol.
  • 3. The safeguard agent according to claim 2, wherein the safeguard agent satisfies one or more following conditions: (1) the battery is a battery that releases energy in seconds when thermal runaway occurs;(2) the perfluorohexane is perfluoro-n-hexane, perfluoro-2-methylpentane or perfluoro-2,3-dimethylbutane;(3) the perfluoroheptane is perfluoro-n-heptane;(4) the C5-C8 fluoroalkane containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms is
  • 4. The safeguard agent according to claim 3, wherein the safeguard agent satisfies one or more following conditions: (1) the battery is a lithium-ion battery that releases energy in seconds when thermal runaway occurs; the lithium-ion battery is preferably a ternary lithium battery, a lithium-cobalt battery or a lithium manganese battery; or the lithium-ion battery is a prismatic battery, a pouch battery or a cylinder battery;(2) the release mode of energy release during thermal runaway is heat generation, gas generation, burning or explosion; the thermal runaway can be caused by internal short circuit or external short circuit of the battery, which can be simulatively induced through nail penetration or heating experiment;(3) the C4-C7 fluoroether is selected from one or more of
  • 5. The safeguard agent according to claim 1, wherein (1) the safeguard agent is used to suppress heat generation, gas generation, burning or explosion caused by thermal runaway of a battery;(2) the component A is selected from a C5-C7 perfluorocycloalkane which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more trifluoromethyl groups, a C4-C7 perfluoroketone, a C2-C4 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups and a C4-C7 fluoroether; the C4-C7 fluoroether contains at least 7 fluorine atoms;(3) the component B is selected from a C3 bromofluoroalkene and/or a C4 iodoperfluoroalkane;and (4) the safeguard agent is a homogeneous liquid.
  • 6. The safeguard agent according to claim 1, wherein the safeguard agent satisfies one or two of the following conditions: (1) the component A is selected from one or more of
  • 7. The safeguard agent according to claim 1, wherein the safeguard agent adopts scheme 1, scheme 2, scheme 3, scheme 4, scheme 5, scheme 6, scheme 7 or scheme 8
  • 8. A safeguard agent, consisting of component A and component B; and the latent heat of vaporization of the component A is 21.6-34.4 kJ/mol; the latent heat of vaporization of the component B is 24.2-33.2 kJ/mol; the boiling point of the component A is 20-85° C.; the boiling point of the component B is 30-80° C.; the number of fluorine atoms of the compound in the component A is 7-16, and the number of carbon atoms of the compound in the component A is 4-8; the compound in the component B contains at least one bromine or iodine atom; the number of hydrogen atoms of the compound in the component A is 0-5; the molecular weight of the component A is 200-400 g/mol; the molecular weight of the component B is 150-400 g/mol; the molar ratio of the component A to the component B is 1:(1-4).
  • 9. The safeguard agent according to claim 8, wherein the safeguard agent satisfies one or two of the following conditions: (1) the component A is selected from one or more of a C5-C8 perfluoroalkane, a C5-C7 perfluorocycloalkane which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more trifluoromethyl groups, a C5-C8 fluoroalkane containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms, a C4-C7 perfluoroketone, a C4-C7 fluoroether, a C2-C6 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups and heptafluoro-2-(1,2,2-trifluoroethyleneoxy)propane; the C4-C7 fluoroether contains at least 7 fluorine atoms;and (2) the component B is a C3-C5 bromofluoroalkene and/or a C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane; the bromofluoroalkene contains at least 2 fluorine atoms; the C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane contains at least 4 fluorine atoms.
  • 10. The safeguard agent according to claim 9, wherein the safeguard agent satisfies one or more following conditions: (1) the safeguard agent is a cooling suppressant or an extinguishant;(2) the safeguard agent is used in a walled space, a sealed space or an enclosure, such as the walled space or the enclosure;(3) the safeguard agent is used to protect a battery or suppress energy that continuously releases from the battery during thermal runaway;(4) the molar ratio of the component A to the component B is 1:(2-4), such as 1:3;(5) the C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane contains one iodine atom;(6) the C3-C5 bromofluoroalkene contains one bromine atom;(7) the C5-C8 perfluoroalkane is selected from perfluorohexane and/or perfluoroheptane;(8) the C5-C8 fluoroalkane containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms is decafluoropentane and/or monohydrotridecafluorohexane;(9) the C5-C7 perfluorocycloalkane which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more trifluoromethyl groups is dodecafluorocyclohexane and/or perfluoromethylcyclopentane;(10) the C4-C7 perfluoroketone contains 1 or 2 carbonyl groups;(11) the C4-C7 fluoroether contains 1 or 2 oxygen atoms;(12) the C2-C6 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups contains one oxygen atom;(13) the C3-C5 bromofluoroalkene is selected from one or more of 3-bromo-3,3-difluoropropene, 2-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 3-bromo-1, 1,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 2-bromo-3,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-1-butene, 2-bromo-3,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)but-1-ene and 2-bromo-3,3,4,4,5,5,5-octafluoro-1-pentene;and (14) the C2-C4 iodofluoroalkane is selected from one or more of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoro-2-iodoethane, iodo-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane and iodoperfluorobutane.
  • 11. The safeguard agent according to claim 10, wherein the safeguard agent satisfies one or more following conditions: (1) the battery is a battery that releases energy in seconds when thermal runaway occurs;(2) the perfluorohexane is perfluoro-n-hexane, perfluoro-2-methylpentane or perfluoro-2,3-dimethylbutane;(3) the perfluoroheptane is perfluoro-n-heptane;
  • 12. The safeguard agent according to claim 11, wherein the safeguard agent satisfies one or more following conditions: (1) the battery is a lithium-ion battery that releases energy in seconds when thermal runaway occurs; the lithium-ion battery is preferably a ternary lithium battery, a lithium-cobalt battery or a lithium manganese battery; or the lithium-ion battery is a prismatic battery, a pouch battery or a cylinder battery;(2) the release mode of energy release during thermal runaway is heat generation, gas generation, burning or explosion; the thermal runaway can be caused by internal short circuit or external short circuit of the battery, which can be simulatively induced through nail penetration or heating experiment;(3) the C4-C7 fluoroether is selected from one or more of
  • 13. The safeguard agent according to claim 8, wherein (1) the safeguard agent is used to suppress heat generation, gas generation, burning or explosion caused by thermal runaway of a battery;(2) the component A is selected from one or two of a C5-C7 perfluorocycloalkane which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more trifluoromethyl groups, a C4-C7 perfluoroketone, a C2-C4 perfluorocyclic ether which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl and a C4-C7 fluoroether; the C4-C7 fluoroether contains at least 7 fluorine atoms;(3) the component B is selected from a C3 bromofluoroalkene and/or a C4 iodoperfluoroalkane;and (4) the safeguard agent is a homogeneous liquid.
  • 14. The safeguard agent according to claim 8, wherein the safeguard agent satisfies one or two of the following conditions: (1) the component A is selected from one or more of
  • 15. The safeguard agent according to claim 14, wherein the safeguard agent adopts scheme 1, scheme 2, scheme 3, scheme 4, scheme 5, scheme 6, scheme 7 or scheme 8
  • 16. A thermal runaway suppressant or a fire suppressant comprising a mixture of the safeguard agent according to claim 1 and one or more extinguishants.
  • 17. An extinguishing equipment comprising the safeguard agent according to claim 1 or the thermal runaway suppressant or the fire suppressant comprising a mixture of the safeguard agent according to claim 1 and one or more extinguishants.
  • 18. A battery system comprising the safeguard agent according to of claim 1 or the thermal runaway suppressant or the fire suppressant comprising a mixture of the safeguard agent according to claim 1 and one or more extinguishants.
  • 19. A safeguard agent system comprising one or more safeguard agent containers; when the safeguard agent system comprises a plurality of the containers, each container independently contains the component A according to claim 1 and/or the component B according to claim 1, respectively stored in the containers; the molar ratio of the component A to the component B in the containers is 1:(1-4);when the safeguard agent system comprises one container, the component A and the component B according to claim 1 are stored in the container at a molar ratio of 1:(1-4).
  • 20. A method for controlling thermal runaway comprising the following steps: releasing or releasing in advance the safeguard agent according to claim 1 to an object that has appeared thermal runaway or an object that is about to appear thermal runaway; alternatively, releasing or releasing in advance the component A and the component B respectively according to claim 1 to the object that has appeared thermal runaway or the object that is about to appear thermal runaway, wherein the molar rate ratio of the release of the component A to the component B is preferably 1:(1-4), more preferably 1:(2-4), such as 1:3.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/468,811 filed on May 25, 2023, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

Provisional Applications (1)
Number Date Country
63468811 May 2023 US