One of the key safety considerations in battery manufacturing is thermal runaway, which can lead to fires, explosions, and toxic gas emissions.
Researchers investigated the use of deep learning for detecting thermal runaway in VDL Nedcar's battery production line.
The study collected data from the production line representing baseline and thermal runaway conditions, using optical and thermal images.
Deep learning models, including shallow convolutional neural networks, residual neural networks, and vision transformers, were evaluated and found to be a viable approach for thermal runaway detection.