DocumentCode
3202075
Title
Maintenance free nickel-cadmium aircraft battery development program
Author
McRae, Bruce ; Nary, Del
Author_Institution
SAFT Adv. & Ind. Battery Group, Valdosta, GA, USA
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
309
Lastpage
312
Abstract
Extensive research has been conducted towards the development of highly reliable, long life, maintenance free nickel-cadmium batteries for advanced aircraft. Product designs, designated aircraft maintenance free battery (AMFB), have been developed for specific aircraft applications. The AMFB reduces life cycle costs by eliminating scheduled maintenance required by conventional Ni-Cd batteries. This paper discusses AMFB design evolution, technology validation tests, and charging considerations
Keywords
aircraft power systems; cadmium; nickel; secondary cells; Ni-Cd; Ni-Cd batteries; advanced aircraft; aircraft maintenance free battery; charging; life cycle costs reduction; maintenance free batteries; nickel-cadmium aircraft battery; Aerospace industry; Aircraft manufacture; Batteries; Cadmium; Costs; Gases; Maintenance; Military aircraft; Product design; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1999. The Fourteenth Annual
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
ISSN
1089-8182
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4967-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/BCAA.1999.796009
Filename
796009
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