• DocumentCode
    3435917
  • Title

    The beneficial effect of increased cathode water content on magnesium battery performance

  • Author

    Jarvis, Louis

  • Author_Institution
    US Army Electron. Technol. & Devices Lab., Fort Monmouth, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    25-28 Jun 1990
  • Firstpage
    107
  • Lastpage
    109
  • Abstract
    The author discusses the results of work directed towards alleviating the negative effects of the anode corrosion in magnesium-manganese dioxide (Mg/MnO2) batteries. Because of anode corrosion, magnesium batteries lose their excellent storability after being partially discharged and, hence, are unsatisfactory for long-term intermittent usage. It was found that increasing the cathode water content enhanced battery performance by as much as 41%. At 40°F and following four weeks of intermittent storage, the capacity increased by 29% compared to the baseline (no additional cathode moisture) performance
  • Keywords
    corrosion; electrochemical electrodes; magnesium; manganese compounds; primary cells; 40 degF; Mg-MnO2; anode corrosion; cathode; intermittent storage; partial discharge; performance; primary cells; storability; water content; Anodes; Batteries; Cathodes; Corrosion; Costs; Laboratories; Lithium; Magnesium compounds; Protection; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Sources Symposium, 1990., Proceedings of the 34th International
  • Conference_Location
    Cherry Hill, NJ
  • Print_ISBN
    0-87942-604-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPSS.1990.145803
  • Filename
    145803
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3435917