Introduction:
To protect our Environment, more and more Electrical Vehicles (EVs) are being sold every minute in today’s world. Many well-known car manufacturers have already launched various Electric Vehicle models to suffice the increasing demand of clean energy. And many new companies are formed specialising in Electrical Vehicle manufacturing.
One of the most important tasks of the manufacturers in these vehicles is to make sure that the electronic and electrical parts are potent, dependable and safe. Silicones play a vital role in assembling as well as protection of many critical parts during the production of these new generation vehicles. In today’s article we will dive in detail about the safety of electrical Vehicle with the help of silicone.
Why is silicone used in Electrical Vehicles?
- It has properties like – flow, wetting, adhesion and cure that helps in speeding things and making the process easy
- Thermal resistance is very low
- Finest Electrical covering
- Increases safety against fire
- Because of its wide operating temperature range, it has powerful thermal stability
- Performs excellently under harsh conditions and protects well from chemicals, oxidation, moisture and thermal shock.
Some more benefits for using silicone in EVs are:
- Dependable performance: One of the many reasons why manufacturers opt for silicone is that it is very much reliable as it delivers durability, protection and stability. Which are key factors in manufacturing vehicles.
- Reducing Operating temperatures: Thermal runaway is a major concern for manufacturers of EVs. It can be considered as probable risk in the battery design. The electrolytes inside the lithium – ion cell can ignite and the pressure can increase quickly which increase the temperature rapidly and this spike is enough to cause fire. Silicone sponge is the excellent material to prevent any probability of flames in case of thermal runaway. As silicone have high temperature resistance and exceptional flame resistance.
Processes and parts that uses Silicone for safety in Electric Vehicles
- Silicone sponge is used in vast applications within Electrical Vehicles. Like for – Charging Units, wiring, display units, battery packs, control units, battery modules and many more.
- Battery units must have par excellence sealing performance to make sure that moisture, dust and water does not get inside. As they are usually placed under the vehicle. Silicone sponge helps in resisting and giving long lasting environmental sealing protecting the unit in all weather. This resistance helps in preventing battery failure which further helps in avoiding electric failure.
- Silicone is also used widely for isolating Battery cables in electric vehicle. Silicone can repel in certain high levels of environmental and weather changes and combat temperature changes, so the cables made from silicone can also combat with heat generated from the high voltage of charger.
Because of its temperature resistance properties, charging points to charge Battery in EV can be built anywhere at any location. Silicone can protect charger and charging points from water, moisture and dust. It also makes sure that internal parts like PCBs deliver dependable performance and minimise the risk of fire or overheating.
- Silicone also helps in damping vibrations while driving the EV. This is also one of the vital Safety challenge for the manufacturers. Nobody likes the noise that vehicle makes, while driving. Same with vibrations and / or shock. Not only will damping by silicone help in reducing the noise (which can be very peaceful for all the passengers), but this also increase the longevity of the vehicle as well as its parts.
- If disclosed to extreme temperatures, just by changing its few physical properties, silicone can bare both extreme high and low temperatures. Due to its heat resistant qualities, wide temperature range, silicone sponge can be used to manage thermal energy. This thermal energy (Thermal runaway) generated in the vehicle must be rapidly and adequately burnt out away from the base components. This will ensure that the components are not overheated and put the safety of vehicle at risk.
Conclusion:
To sum it up, Silicone can be used in multiple ways in the core components of electric vehicle. Its heat resistance property helps in ensuring the safety of various parts of the vehicle and saves it from many risks. We would be glad to have feedback from our readers. It helps us to give better output every time, when we get connected to our viewers. Keep viewing and stay connected with us.