Title :
Maintenance free nickel-cadmium aircraft battery development program
Author :
McRae, Bruce ; Nary, Del
Author_Institution :
SAFT Adv. & Ind. Battery Group, Valdosta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Extensive research has been conducted towards the development of highly reliable, long life, maintenance free nickel-cadmium batteries for advanced aircraft. Product designs, designated aircraft maintenance free battery (AMFB), have been developed for specific aircraft applications. The AMFB reduces life cycle costs by eliminating scheduled maintenance required by conventional Ni-Cd batteries. This paper discusses AMFB design evolution, technology validation tests, and charging considerations
Keywords :
aircraft power systems; cadmium; nickel; secondary cells; Ni-Cd; Ni-Cd batteries; advanced aircraft; aircraft maintenance free battery; charging; life cycle costs reduction; maintenance free batteries; nickel-cadmium aircraft battery; Aerospace industry; Aircraft manufacture; Batteries; Cadmium; Costs; Gases; Maintenance; Military aircraft; Product design; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1999. The Fourteenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4967-9
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.1999.796009
