Sodium/sulphur batteries for EV propulsion

Author

Altmejd, M. ; Fischer, W. ; Pekarsky, A. ; Spek, E.

Author_Institution

Powerplex Technol. Inc., Toronto, Ont., Canada

fYear

1989

fDate

6-11 Aug 1989

Firstpage

2769

Abstract

Branch tests and on-vehicle tests in cooperation with auto makers have shown that experimental Na/S batteries deliver battery and electric vehicle (EV) performance superior to that achievable with conventional batteries. Cell performance and bench and drive test results with experimental batteries are described. Broader scale driving tests with commercial batteries has begun. The commercial batteries are simpler in design and different in shape than experimental batteries, offering reduced cost and battery shape adjusted to the specific application, for instance, North American van propulsion. Performance characteristics of various Na/S batteries for commercial vans as as well as the drive characteristics to the vans are discussed

Keywords

electric propulsion; electric vehicles; power supplies to apparatus; secondary cells; sodium; sulphur; testing; Na-S secondary cells; batteries; design; drive characteristics; electric propulsion; electric vehicle; performance; power supplies to apparatus; testing; Batteries; Electric resistance; Electrodes; Life testing; Production; Propulsion; Safety; Shape; Surface resistance; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.1989.74384

Filename

74384