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Lithium-ion batteries have become a typical and in fact a critical part of our lives for usage with everyday devices and appliances, and for providing supplemental energy through power banks and larger energy storage systems. As they have become more commonplace in our day-to-day usage around the house, in the workplace, and in public, there have also become an increasing number of battery failures due to various causes resulting in millions of dollars of loss.
In this presentation, trends will be discussed with real case studies that provide insight into lithium-ion batteries, demonstrating examples of failures and resulting losses. The focus would be on small appliances and devices, highlighting typical failures and how to avoid them.
Said Ismail, P.Eng, CFEI, OCI Group
Said is a licensed Professional Engineer and Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator with over 15 years of experience. He specializes in electrical and electronic failures, product liability, and fire investigation with particular expertise in Codes and Standards compliance.
Said has overseen hundreds of investigations identifying the failure of equipment, installations and processes which contributed to electrical incidents. Said has completed over 300 electrical forensics and fire investigations and performed over 60 investigations to determine the root causes of electrical incidents which resulted in critical injuries, fatalities and/or large losses.
