Title :
Operational testing of valve regulated lead acid batteries in commercial aircraft
Author :
Timmons, John B. ; Koss, E.F.
Author_Institution :
Concorde Battery Corp., West Covina, CA, USA
Abstract :
Valve regulated lead acid (VRLA) batteries provide electrical performance that is virtually identical to sintered plate nickel-cadmium battery systems. In addition, the VRLA batteries offer the user a no maintenance battery and other enhanced features that make this a very desirable battery for aircraft applications. In field trials, where VRLA batteries were substituted for nickel-cadmium batteries, the VRLA provided the user with a high reliability turbine engine starting battery under a wide variety of climatic conditions
Keywords :
aerospace testing; aircraft; lead; secondary cells; testing; Pb; Pb-acid secondary batteries; VRLA batteries; aircraft batteries; electrical performance; operational testing; turbine engine starting; valve-regulated batteries; Aircraft propulsion; Batteries; Cadmium; Costs; Maintenance; Military aircraft; System testing; Temperature; Turbines; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1997., Twelfth Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3631-3
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.1997.574068
