Voltage Losses and Reconditioning of NiCd Cells: Behavior During Cycling

Abstract

The voltage losses that accompany the cycling of NiCd satellite cells are studied under a variety of operational conditions. The recovery of these losses through reconditioning procedures involving complete cell discharge is also examined. The results indicate that the voltage losses arise from a combination of thermodynamic and kinetic changes in the Ni electrode and that these changes result from a solid-state phase transformation in the Ni electrode active material.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 21, 1981
Accession Number
ADA105418

Entities

People

  • Albert H. Zimmerman
  • Melanie C. Janecki

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Electrodes
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Nickel Cadmium Batteries
  • Phase Separation
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Resistance

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Polymer Science and Technology
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster