Sodium-sulfur battery development for an advanced electric vehicle powertrain (ETX)

Conference · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5153670

Haskins, H J; Reitz, G A

A development program for sodium-sulfur electric vehicle (EV) batteries has been successfully completed under US Department of Energy and Ford Motor Company sponsorship. The program objectives were to verify the projected performance benefits of sodium-sulfur in EV applications, and to demonstrate improved cell and battery reliability. The program scope included design of a full-scale 35-kWh battery system; qualification of the cell and module designs; and fabrication and test of a one-third capacity sub-battery. Results from the battery design and sub-battery testing will be presented.

• Research Organization: Ford Aerospace and Communications Corp., Newport Beach, CA (USA); Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI (USA); EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 5153670
• Report Number(s): EGG-M-23986; CONF-8610122-6; ON: DE87000485
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DESIGN
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
FABRICATION
METAL-NONMETAL BATTERIES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RELIABILITY
SODIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES
TESTING
VEHICLES