Title :
Charge efficiency of Sealed Nickel-Cadmium aircraft batteries over the temperature range of /spl minus/40/spl deg/C to 70/spl deg/C
Author :
Johnson, Z.W. ; Roberts, J.E. ; Kulin, T.M.
Author_Institution :
Eagle-Picher Ind. Inc., Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Abstract :
Sealed maintenance-free nickel-cadmium batteries are now in production and in use on many air-frames. Life is predicted to be as long as 20 years in some applications. The efficiency of the batteries at different temperatures must be known in order to design proper charge algorithms and to determine suitability and capability. The cyclic charge efficiency of sealed batteries at various charge rates is presented over the temperature range of −40°C to +70°C. These data demonstrate the impressive potential of the sealed nickel-cadmium battery in aircraft applications.<>
Keywords :
aerospace testing; aircraft; aircraft instrumentation; cadmium; nickel; secondary cells; -40 to 70 C; 20 year; Ni-Cd; aircraft batteries; applications; capability; charge algorithms; charge rates; cyclic charge efficiency; design; life; maintenance-free; sealed batteries; suitability; Aircraft manufacture; Algorithm design and analysis; Batteries; Cadmium; Life testing; Production; Springs; Temperature distribution; Vents; Voltage;
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.1994.283628
