Multicell Li/SOCl/sub 2/ reserve battery

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6921246

Baldwin, A R; Garoutte, K F

Recent development work on reserve lithium thionyl chloride (RLTC) batteries at SNLA and Honeywell has included safety and performance evaluations. The RLTC battery is being considered for applications that have traditionally been fulfilled by state-of-the-art thermal batteries and reserve silver oxide zinc electrochemical systems. These applications typically demand a reserve battery having a rapid voltage rise, high reliability, operational safety and useful active lifetime ranging from minutes to hours. The RLTC work reported here was directed toward a power battery capable of meeting or exceeding the design requirements. Performance and safety test data indicate that the RLTC battery may be better suited than thermal batteries for some long-life applications. Table II presents a comparison between a Li(Si)/FeS/sub 2/ thermal battery and an RLTC battery, both of which were designed to fulfill the requirements.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Honeywell, Inc., Horsham, PA (USA). Power Sources Center
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6921246
• Report Number(s): SAND-83-2273C; CONF-8406119-2; ON: DE84012812
• Resource Relation: Conference: 31. power sources symposium, Cherry Hills, NY, USA, 12 Jun 1984; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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25 ENERGY STORAGE
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
DESIGN
PERFORMANCE TESTING
SAFETY
LITHIUM
SULFUR CHLORIDES
SULFUR OXIDES
ALKALI METALS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELEMENTS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
METALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TESTING
250901* - Energy Storage- Batteries- Design & Development