DEVELOPMENT OF MANUFACTURING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF IMPROVED ALKALINE BATTERIES.

Abstract

A development program directed at the problem of producing improved sealed alkaline batteries with matched cell capacities + or - 1% of nominal ampere-hour rating is described. The required properties of cell components are reviewed, and methods of fabrication along with cell designs are presented. The + or - 1% matching in cell capacity was attained with five-cell sealed 14 ampere-hour nickel-cadmium batteries and five-cell sealed 15 ampere-hour silver-cadmium batteries on short orbit cycling regimes. For the silver-cadmium battery the + or - 1% capacity was attained through 535 cycles on the short orbit regime up to 75% depth of discharge. Short orbit cycling data of sealed 15 AH - Ag/Cd battery cells are presented and discussed. The batteries deliver a minimum capacity of 11.5 AH at -10 F, at the rates employed at the 75% depth of discharge, and a maximum of 20.7 AH at 150 F, at the rates employed at 25% depth. The 14 AH - Ni/Cd battery cells deliver a minimum capacity of 5.7 AH at -30 F, at the rates employed at the 75% depth of discharge, and a maximum of 14.8 AH at 75 F, at the rates employed at 25% depth.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0802279

Entities

People

  • O. Wagner
  • R. Enters

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkaline Batteries
  • Assembly
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Electric Batteries
  • Electrochemical Energy Storage
  • Energy Storage
  • Fabrication
  • Manufacturing
  • Nickel Cadmium Batteries
  • Production

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites