Types of Battery - HAFFA

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Topic No.1 – Regulations and Requirements on the Safe Transport of Battery by Air

(simplified)

香港民航處Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong

Seminar onSafe Transport of Battery by Air

Organized by

Hongkong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics Limited

7 November & 4 December 2007

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(A) Primary battery (B) Battery, filled with alkali or

acid, electric storage(C) Solar cell(D) Fuel cell

Types of Battery

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Dry Battery (zinc-

carbon battery)

Alkaline battery

Mercury battery

Lithiumbattery

(A) Primary Battery

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(A) Primary Battery (continued)

Silver oxide battery

Nickel-cadmium battery

Nickel-metal hydride battery

Sodium sulfur battery

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(B) Battery, Filled with Alkali or Acid, Electric Storage

Wet battery

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(C) Solar Cell

Solar Airplane

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(D) Fuel Cell

Methanol Fuel Cell

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Safety Concern of Transporting Battery by Air

Safety Concern

1) Dangerous evolution of heat, say when short circuited.

(A) Primary battery(except lithium battery)

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(A) Primary battery (lithium battery)


Safety Concern

1) Dangerous evolution of heat;

2) Burning of lithium itself;

3) Explosion due to impact; &

4) Aircraft fire extinguishing system is ineffective to lithium fire.

Lithium burning at 1400F (Note: aluminum melts at 1200F)

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Safety Concern

1) Dangerous evolution of heat;

2) Leakage or spillage of battery fluid which are corrosive to aircraft structure or wiring.(B) Battery, filled with alkali

or acid, electric storage

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Safety Concern

1) No known hazard to air transport so far.

(C) Solar cell

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(D) Fuel cell

Safety Concern

1) Leakage and burning of flammable liquid or gas;

2) Leakage of corrosive liquid.

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DG Incidents or Accidents Involving the Transport of Battery by Air

1) 28 April 1999: 2 pallets of lithium battery offloaded from a Northwest flight at Los Angeles International Airport caught fire.

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2) 8 Feb 2006: An UPS DC-8 flight caught fire while approaching Philadelphia, USA.

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3) 2 June 2006: A cargo consignment on board an Air China flight from Guangzhou to Chengdu caught fire shortly before takeoff.

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Requirements for Safe Transport of Battery by Air

(A) Primary battery (except lithium battery)

Battery Type ICAO Requirements

1) Fulfillment of SP AXXXrequirements under ICAO TI by .... ;

2) Can be carried as XXX.

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ICAO Requirements

1) Class X DG UN XXXX;2) Using Packing Instructions PI

XXX; and3) Can be carried as “XXX” cargo

if SP XXX fulfilled; and4) Aware of SP XXX, XXX &

XXXX requirements as well, and they are ...

(A) Primary battery (lithium battery)

Battery Type

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SP XXX Requirementsi) For lithium metal cell (電池) / battery (電池組) – XXX;ii) For lithium ion cell / battery – XXX;iii) Fulfillment of XXX requirements;iv) Prevention of XXX and use of XXX; v) Each package to be XXX;vi) Document indicating XXX;vii) XXX for packaging; andviii) Package XXX.

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SP XXX Requirements(For XXX Lithium Battery)i) XXX in each package;ii) Approval from CAD if XXX;iii) XXX packaging to be used;iv) Battery to be XXX;v) XXX material; andvi) Battery to be XXX.

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Requirements for Safe Transport of Battery by AirTransport of XXX

Marking

UN 1A2 steel drum

Bubble layer of batteries

Non-combustible material

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SP XXX Requirements(For XXX Lithium Battery Consignments)i) Fulfillment of XXX and XXX requirements;ii) If packaging XXX, approval from CAD required; andiii) Consignment accompanied by XXX.

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SP XXX Requirements(For XXX Lithium Battery).....

1 Aug 2007

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Battery Related Notices Issued by USA DOT

DOT Guidance for the ....

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Lithium Battery

“XXX” cargo

Transport as UN XXX DG using PI XXXbut XXX

(1) Satisfy all XXX requirements (i.e. including XXX)

Transport as UN XXX DG using PI XXX

(2) Satisfy XXX requirements of XXX, butfailing any one of the other XXX conditions on:

- XXX content;- XXX packaging; - XXX;- XXX; and- XXX test.

(4) Cannot satisfy XXX condition of XXX (other conditions do not matter in this case)

(3) Satisfy all XXX requirements (including XXX) except XXX.

Not allowed for air transport unless XXX

(5) Lithium batteries not meeting any of the above conditions are forbidden for air transport.

Summary of Requirements for Transport of Lithium Battery by Air

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XXX Include

i) Altitude simulation test ii) Thermal test

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XXX Requirements

iii) Vibration test iv) Shock test

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XXX Requirements

v) External short circuit test

vi) Impact test

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XXX Requirements

vii) Over charge test &

viii) Forced discharge test.

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1) Class XXX DG UN XXX, XXX or XXX;

2) Using Packing Instructions PI XXX or XXX; and

3) Fulfillment of SP XXX, XXX & XXX which are ....


(B) Battery, filled with alkali or acid, electric storage


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XXX Requirementsi) XXX.

XXX Requirementsi) XXX per package; andii) This must be specified XXX.

XXX Requirementsi) XXX requirements not subject to TI; andii) XXX to be XXX.

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XXX


(C) Solar cell


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(D) Fuel cell


1) Class XXX DG UN XXX;2) Using Packing Instructions PI XXX;

and3) Fulfillment of XXX....

SP XXX Requirementsi) Cartridge to be XXX; andii) Cartridge to XXX.

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Note

XXX Requirements being Considered

1) Class XXX DG UN XXX using PI XXX and fulfillment of SP XXX and XXX;

2) Class XXX DG UN XXX using PI XXX and fulfillment of SP XXX and XXX;

3) Class XXX DG UN XXX using PI XXX and fulfillment of SP XXX and XXX; and

4) Class XXX DG UN XXX using PI XXX and fulfillment of SP XXX and XXX.

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1) Class XXX DG UN XXX;2) Using Packing Instructions PI

XXX; and3) Fulfillment of SP XXX, XXX, XXX

and XXX.

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Battery-powered equipment andBattery-powered vehicle


Others

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XXX; 3) Fulfillment of SP XXX and XXX.

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Lithium Battery contained in equipment


Others


XXX; 3) Fulfillment of SP XXX.

1)Lithium Battery packed with equipment

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