Title :
Monoblock sealed Ni-Cd battery for electric vehicles
Author :
Anderman, Menahem ; Tsenter, Boris
Author_Institution :
Acme Adv. Energy Syst., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
A new sealed battery design is discussed. It is a sealed battery that incorporates a string of vented cells with a special gas recombination cell, termed the electrochemical pressure regulator, in a single sealed container. The gas recombination cell is capable of consuming oxygen and/or hydrogen. This allows the operation of flooded cells in a sealed maintenance-free battery with a fair amount of overcharge capabilities. Data on a 20 Ah, 12-volt module is presented. The operation and advantages of this new battery design versus flooded cell batteries and individually sealed cell batteries is discussed.<>
Keywords :
cadmium; electric vehicles; nickel; secondary cells; 12 V; Ni-Cd; electric vehicles; electrochemical pressure regulator; flooded cell batteries; gas recombination cell; maintenance-free battery; monoblock sealed Ni-Cd battery; vented cells; Batteries; Containers; Costs; Electric vehicles; Electrodes; Hybrid electric vehicles; Hydrogen; Regulators; Robustness; Space technology;
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
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.1994.283606
