Aircraft Battery State of Charge and Charge Control System.

Abstract

This Interim Report describes work done by Energy Research Corporation (ERC) in developing an aircraft battery state-of-charge indicator and charge control system. The basis for this system, developed by ERC, is a nickel-oxygen (NiO2) 'pilot' cell (0.374 Ah). This pilot cell is cycled in tandem with a nickel-cadmium battery. The oxygen pressure of the pilot cell is used to determine and control the state-of-charge of the nickel-cadmium battery. Nickel-cadmium batteries from different manufacturers were cycled using this pilot cell charge indication and control system. The performance of the pilot cell and a nickel-cadmium battery as a function of temperature were separately determined. Keywords: Nickel, Cadmium, State-of-Charge, Battery Charger, Oxygen, Charge Controller.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA179086

Entities

People

  • Allen Charkey
  • Sivaswamy Viswanathan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Classification
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Control Systems
  • Electrodes
  • Energy
  • Fuel Gages
  • Gages
  • Integrated Systems
  • Life Cycles
  • Nickel Cadmium Batteries
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Fixtures

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Battery Technology and Engineering