The VIGILEX Explosion Protection product range was created in 2009 within the French company STIF. The group based in Maine et Loire is the leading manufacturer of metallic components in the bulk product handling industry.
VIGILEX products specialized in the passive protection of dust explosions, consist in particular of deflagration vents, flame arresters, and non-return valves.
Innovation, which is the company’s DNA, has enabled the VIGILEX range to experience rapid development in recent years in this sector of protection against dust explosions.
Constant monitoring of potential markets has naturally led the company to take an interest in protection against explosions and fires in the field of battery energy storage systems (BESS).
In order to be as close as possible to these new customers and to provide them with a range of products adapted to their specific needs, STIF has decided to create a new division called : VIGILEX ENERGY
You will discover in the pages of this new catalog, all our solutions to effectively protect battery energy storage containers (BESS) from the risks of explosions and fires.
- The dimensioning of the necessary deflagration vents.
- Understanding and applying the standards in force.
- Technical support, the possibility of joint studies, research and tests in order to achieve the product you are looking for.
- A large choice of solutions including totally waterproof IP67 products, or a double action product (DUAL-VENT page 8 ) which will either release the gases at first stage of the thermal runaway or open to release the pressure of the explosion and keep the integrity of the container intact.
- Global coverage with factories in France (Europe) and China (Asia) and a new factory in 2023 in the USA.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) have become, in a few years, an unparalleled solution to remedy the intermittency of so-called renewable energies, such as wind farms and photovoltaic panel farms.
Indeed, these battery systems (often Lithium-ion) make it possible, for several hours, to supply the electrical network, by acting as a relay, even when renewable energies are not working.
Like any system, it is necessary to protect and limit the risks of explosions and fires that may be caused by thermal runaway of the batteries.
