SAE ARP7131-2024
Verification Process for Thermal Runaway Mitigation in Large Electrical Energy Storage Powertrain Systems in Normal Category Aircraft and Rotorcraft

Scope: This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) is an industrial collaboration with regulatory bodies like the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to determine the worst-case credible thermal runaway (TR) condition (energy released and maximum temperature) for the design of an aviation large propulsion battery system to quantitatively verify TR in lieu of battery level RTCA DO-311A testing with protections disabled. The ARP considers the three stages of TR within a cell and defines the two critical temperatures for a specific cell design. These temperatures are key to understanding the layers of monitoring necessary to determine the severity of a TR event. Different trigger methods can be used to quantify the heating characteristics and resultant energy profile releases as a function of time.

SAE ARP7131-2024 history

2024 SAE ARP7131-2024 Verification Process for Thermal Runaway Mitigation in Large Electrical Energy Storage Powertrain Systems in Normal Category Aircraft and Rotorcraft