Title :
Sealed nickel-cadmium batteries
Author :
Johnson, Za ; Flake, Richard A.
Author_Institution :
Eagle-Picher Ind. Inc., Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Abstract :
A project is underway to develop a sealed nickel-cadmium battery with increased performance and an extended life for aircraft applications. The authors describe the approach and present the initial findings. The scope of this project is very broad and includes studies, investigations, and experiments involving all areas of battery performance, components, and manufacturing processes including: substrate; impregnation; separators; electrolyte; case design; charge characteristics; and long-term failure mechanisms. Because of the number of variables involved and their complex realization, experiments are being carefully designed and statistical methods are used to analyze the data
Keywords :
aircraft; cadmium; electrochemical electrodes; electrochemistry; electrolytes; nickel; power supplies to apparatus; project engineering; secondary cells; Ni-Cd secondary cells; aircraft applications; case design; charge characteristics; electrolyte; failure mechanisms; impregnation; life; manufacturing processes; performance; project; sealed; separators; statistical methods; substrate; Aerospace industry; Aircraft; Batteries; Cadmium; Costs; Degradation; Nickel; Particle separators; Powders; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Power Sources Symposium, 1992., IEEE 35th International
Conference_Location :
Cherry Hill, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0552-3
DOI :
10.1109/IPSS.1992.282018
