Current status of aircraft batteries in the U.S. Air Force

Author

Vutetakis, David G.

Author_Institution

Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH, USA

fYear

1994

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

A major transition is underway in the US Air Force to convert from conventional vented-cell to sealed-cell aircraft batteries. This new generation of aircraft batteries is based on starved-electrolyte, gas-recombinant technology, resulting in both high reliability and maintenance-free operation. Sealed lead-acid (SLA) and sealed nickel-cadmium (SNC) batteries both have been developed and qualified for aircraft use. The author presents an overview of current retrofit initiatives for various Air Force aircraft. Results from a user survey are also presented, covering the current battery and charger status of all aircraft in the Air Force active inventory as of 1991.<>

Keywords

aircraft instrumentation; battery chargers; electrolytes; secondary cells; Ni-Cd; Pb; US Air Force; aircraft batteries; battery chargers; gas-recombinant technology; maintenance-free; reliability; retrofit initiatives; sealed-cell batteries; starved electrolyte; user survey; vented-cell batteries; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft navigation; Aircraft propulsion; Batteries; Cadmium; Engines; Maintenance; Military aircraft; Military computing; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1994., Proceedings of the Ninth Annual

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1795-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BCAA.1994.283629

Filename

283629