Development of sintered fiber nickel electrodes for aerospace batteries

Author

Francisco, Jennifer ; Chiappetti, Dennis ; Brill, Jack

Author_Institution

Technol. Div., Eagle-Picher Ind. Inc., Joplin, MO, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

27 Jul-1 Aug 1997

Firstpage

120

Abstract

The nickel electrode is the specific energy limiting component in nickel aerospace battery systems. A concerted effort is currently underway to improve Ni-H₂ performance while decreasing system cost. Increased performance with electrode specific energy (mAh/g) is the major goal of this effort. However, cost reduction is also an important part of the overall program, achieved by reducing the electrode weight. A lightweight, high energy density nickel electrode is being developed based on a highly porous, sintered fiber, nickel substrate

Keywords

electrochemical electrodes; electrochemistry; hydrogen; nickel; secondary cells; sintering; space vehicle power plants; Ni-H₂; Ni-H₂ secondary batteries; aerospace batteries; cost reduction; electrochemical performance; energy density; lightweight; sintered-fibre electrodes; specific energy; Aerospace industry; Batteries; Costs; Crystalline materials; Electrodes; Nickel; Phase change materials; Powders; Power system reliability; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4515-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.1997.659170

Filename

659170