Development of Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems for Vehicle Propulsion

Résumé du livre

The objective of this research and development program is to design a basic energy storage unit, to verify the design, and to deliver to the government, prototype units. The design developed is based on the Sohio battery which is a sealed, self-contained secondary battery with an active carbon cathode, a solid lithium-aluminum alloy anode, and a molten lithium chloride-potassium chloride electrolyte. It operates at temperatures between 355 and 550C. A "paper" design was developed using computer simulation techniques for a 100 watt-hour/lb battery for military vehicle propulsion. The design requires electrodes with 10 amp-hr/in]3 capacity, close interelectrode spacing, and a lightweight container. The capacity of the Sohio anode is about 12 amp-hrs/in]3 and is capable of being used directly in the 100 watt-hr/lb design.