Aircraft Battery State of Charge and Charge Control System.

Abstract

This Final 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 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. Keywords: Nickel, Cadmium, State of charge, Battery charger, Oxygen, Charge controller.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA194979

Entities

People

  • Allen Charkey
  • Sivaswamy Viswanathan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Chemistry
  • Circuits
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Control Systems
  • Corporations
  • Cycles
  • Electrodes
  • Energy
  • Life Cycles
  • Nickel Cadmium Batteries
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Power Supplies
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Fixtures

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering