Effect of Physical and Geometric Factors on the Impedance of Electrochemical Power Sources.

Abstract

Short-time transient behavior in the charge/discharge of small electrochemical power sources does not scale up for large systems. calculations are presented which show that a number of commonly neglected physical and geometric factors, such as the skin effect and the distributed network impedance characteristics of the individual cells and cell assemblies, can severely limit performance. The impedance of individual cells has been calculated over a wide range of frequencies 100-10th to the 8th Hz) using a modified semi-infinite strip-line model. The variables considered include the electrode and electrolyte conductivities, the electrolyte dielectric constant, the double-layer capacitance, and the distributed inductance and capacitance resulting from the cell geometry. Keywords: Impedance, Electrochemical Power Sources, Computer Modeling, Electrochemical Cells, Pulsed High Power Batteries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA183026

Entities

People

  • B. D. Cahan
  • E. B. Yeager
  • M. L. Daroux

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  • Case Western Reserve University

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  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

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