THE USE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS FOR TIMING,

Abstract

An investigation was conducted toward determining the feasibility of a military timer using a constant-current power supply, an electrochemical delay cell, and a suitable detector. In the initial phase of this study, which is the subject of this report, only the feasibility of developing an electrochemical delay cell is considered. A review of electrochemical delay systems is presented. Limited preliminary tests of two commercial cells and of several experimental systems are described. Several systems were found to work accurately at room temperature and above. However, at low temperatures, the systems operated unreliably, exhibited high impedance, and had insufficiently sharp end-point indications. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 30, 1963
Accession Number
AD0422899

Entities

People

  • Judith B. Lipnick

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detectors
  • Impedance
  • Low Temperature
  • Power Supplies
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Systems Analysis and Design