[LINK] Batteries on a Sydney tram exploded in April due to a software fault
Tom Worthington
tom.worthington at tomw.net.au
Wed Dec 9 08:23:25 AEDT 2020
The batteries on a Sydney tram exploded in April, due to a software
fault. The 20 kg battery cover was thrown into the air for 4 seconds and
landed 6 m away. Fortunately this was overnight, when the tram was not
in use and so no one was injured. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau
report would be a useful study for students:
"Uncontained battery failure involving Sydney Light Rail
Vehicle 053, Randwick LRV Depot, New South Wales, on 3 April 2020",
ATSB, 3 December 2020
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2020/rair/ro-2020-005/
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