Predictions from the macrohomogeneous model of an aerospace Ni-Cd battery
- California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena, CA (United States). Jet Propulsion Lab.
The mathematical porous-electrode model developed at Texas A and M University has been combined with a planar model for the surface active layer to formulate a pseudo two-dimensional model for a sealed nickel-cadmium cell. The porous electrode model is based on a macrohomogeneous description of the electrodes and takes into account various processes such as mass transport in the liquid phase and porosity and conductivity changes in the solid phase. The planar electrode model describes the processes occurring across the surface layer of active material, i.e., solid-state diffusion of protons and conductivity changes in the nickel oxide, and the charge-transfer across the film-electrolyte interface. Also, various routines have been added to the pseudo two-dimensional model thus integrated, to allow predictions for any nickel-cadmium battery under any desired charge-discharge schedule. From a comparison with the experimental data of an aerospace cell, the model parameters describing charge-discharge behavior of a Ni-Cd cell have been optimized to obtain a closer prediction with the experimental data. Upon optimizing the model parameters, the performance of the aerospace nickel-cadmium cell has been simulated under various experimental conditions, i.e., at different rates and temperatures. Also, generic Ragone plots for the cell and typical Tafel plots for cadmium and nickel electrodes at different states of charge have been constructed form the simulations. Finally, this model has been made available for any interested user through COSMIC NASA`s Computer Management and Information Center, along with documentation in six volumes describing the code, principles, and operating instructions.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 220858
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 143; ISSN 0013-4651; ISSN JESOAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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