A review of mitigation strategies for li-ion battery thermal runaway

•Recent advances in experimental and numerical studies on the suppression of thermal runaway of Li-ion batteries are reviewed.•The research progress of battery management system with thermal control and energy control is summarized.•The latest research results on li-ion battery safety devices are classified and analyzed and recommendations are made.•Electrolyte additives that are commercially available and have research potential are summarized.•Analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of various security strategies,proposed development prospects and directions.