SpotOn

the challenge:

battery packs start fires unpredictably.

field:

Strategic industrial Design

created:

2023 in Umeå, 🇸🇪

goal

Preventing or predicting EV fires to minimise their impact.

solution

Integrating Multi-Tech Safety Systems for Early Hazard Detection.

INDUSTRIAL / Healthcare Products & Supplies

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS / Security Systems

Electric Vehicles: A Cause of Uncontrollable Fires.

Electric Vehicles: A Cause of Uncontrollable Fires.

Electric Vehicles: A Cause of Uncontrollable Fires.

up to

50.000L

water to stop EV Fires*

up to

50.000L

water to stop EV Fires*

up to

50.000L

water to stop EV Fires*

60% of car sales will be EV´s by 2030*

60% of car sales will be EV´s by 2030*

60% of car sales will be EV´s by 2030*

1%

of vehicles caught fire again*

of vehicles caught fire again*

of vehicles caught fire again*

Safe handling of EV batteries:

FLIR SpotOn offers a strategic product line for safety in semi-industrial environments. The system monitors electric vehicles for temperature, smoke, and gas, communicating potential dangers for early response, allowing users to have peace of mind.

The multi-product approach prevents malfunctions by verifying hazards through multiple technologies while offering customizable solutions to meet growing userneeds. The system can function as an upgrade for existing fire alarms.

FLIR SpotOn offers a strategic product line for safety in semi-industrial environments. The system monitors electric vehicles for temperature, smoke, and gas, communicating potential dangers for early response, allowing users to have peace of mind.

The multi-product approach prevents malfunctions by verifying hazards through multiple technologies while offering customizable solutions to meet growing userneeds. The system can function as an upgrade for existing fire alarms.

‘’Electric vehicles present a significant risk of initiating uncontrollable fires..’’

Teamwork

Meet my trusted

Design Partner.

Meet my trusted Design Partner.

Left to me is Luisa Ebeling from Bonn, Germany.

Product Family

Gas, temperature,
& smoke detection.

Three distinct products were developed: a gas detector to identify hydrogen fluid gas emissions from the battery, an IR camera capable of detecting temperature rises, and a smoke alarm designed to sense evolving fires accompanied by smoke production.

Concept blueprint

Most dangerous stages in EV lifecycle.

Most dangerous stages
in EV lifecycle.

Most dangerous stages
in EV lifecycle.

Across the lifecycle of an electric vehicle, the highest risk emerges during collision incidents, as the battery sustains damage and necessitates transportation to a repair facility. Remarkably, even within the repair shop environment, there exists a potential for re-ignition and subsequent fires.

Across the lifecycle of an electric vehicle, the highest risk emerges during collision incidents, as the battery sustains damage and necessitates transportation to a repair facility. Remarkably, even within the repair shop environment, there exists a potential for re-ignition and subsequent fires.

People that are endangered through EV fires:

car mechanics

car mechanics


car-transport drivers

car-transport drivers

car dealerships

car dealerships

(close by) people charging

people charging EV's

people charging EV's

EV-owners at home

EV-owners at home

Interchangeability

Upgrade possible to advanced cameras, backup battery, exchangeable filters and additional IR camera.

Upgrade possible to advanced cameras, backup battery, exchangeable filters and additional IR camera.

Your protected property.

value propersition

Don't compromise on safety - choose FLIR.

Protect your company's assets and personnel with FLIR's comprehensive safety solutions designed for semi-industrial work environments. Our advanced multi-product system monitors electric vehicles for temperature, smoke, and gas, providing early alerts to potential hazards. With customisable options tailored to your company's unique needs, this system can be used to upgrade your existing fire alarms, offering enhanced safety and peace of mind. 

Protect your company's assets and personnel with FLIR's comprehensive safety solutions designed for semi-industrial work environments. Our advanced multi-product system monitors electric vehicles for temperature, smoke, and gas, providing early alerts to potential hazards. With customisable options tailored to your company's unique needs, this system can be used to upgrade your existing fire alarms, offering enhanced safety and peace of mind. 

+1million

new costumers because of lower threshold to FLIR

protection

limit material and operation shut down damage

5min

before the fire appears, fire department gets informed

24/7

vehicle safety monitoring and alert if hazard appear

100°

field of view angle and protection in every corner

Detect fire - before you can sense it.

Detect fire - before you can sense it.

process

references

*1 https://www.iea.org/reports/by-2030-evs-represent-more-than-60-of-vehicles-sold-globally-and-require-an-adequate-surge-in-chargers-installed-in-buildings

*2 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/30/facebook-posts/electric-vehicle-fires-can-be-extinguished-water/

*3 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/30/facebook-posts/electric-vehicle-fires-can-be-extinguished-water/

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