CURRENT ISSUES OF DEVELOPING REQUIREMENTS OF FIRE PROTECTION OF CHARGING STATIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Abstract

The analysis of data on the issues of normative-legal provision of fire safety during the installation of charging stations for electric cars both in open parking lots and in garages (parking lots) is given. The problematic issues of the current regulations in Ukraine are considered and the shortcomings in the existing requirements to the fire protection complex as a component of the infrastructure of charging stations for electric vehicles are revealed. Analytical studies of the causes and consequences of fires that occurred at charging stations and in electric vehicles during their charging. The need to substantiate the requirements for planning parking spaces with a charging system for electric vehicles has been identified. The issue of planning parking spaces with a charging system for electric vehicles on the territory of open parking lots, closed parking lots, as well as places located on the territory of gas stations is considered. An example of the possibility of using the Fire Dynamics Simulator software for computer simulation of scenarios for the spread of fire hazards and their negative impact on related infrastructure. The issue of arrangement of electric vehicle charging points with separate types of fire protection systems and the need to determine the necessary primary means of fire extinguishing to ensure fire safety of the object of protection are considered. The issue of improving the methods of extinguishing electric vehicles, charging stations for electric vehicles and preventing their re-ignition is considered. An analysis of the causes of potential threats during the extinguishing of electric vehicles for fire and rescue units is given. The list of normative-legal acts that need improvement is determined, and also the necessity of development of the national standard which will establish the basic requirements of fire safety of parking places for charging of electric vehicles at their designing is proved