ONE WATT 30-DAY PLUS POWER SOURCES.

Abstract

Four alternative power sources are considered as replacements for the mercury cells which are currently used. Of these, silver-zinc batteries can double the watt-hour per pound performance and have twice the life of mercury cells; zinc-air batteries could improve the w-hr/lb performance another 50 percent. Hydrogen-air and hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells offer no advantage over present power sources. Solar cell-battery power systems are advisable for some applications. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0675936

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Hamilton

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Electric Batteries
  • Electrochemical Energy Storage
  • Energy Storage
  • Fuel Cells
  • Hydrogen
  • Hydrogen Oxygen Fuel Cells
  • Mercury Batteries
  • Metal Air Batteries
  • Silver Zinc Batteries
  • Solar Cells
  • Storage

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology