Electric vehicle battery testing and development at Argonne National Laboratory

Technical Report · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:5200137

Smaga, J A; Gillie, K R; Webster, C E; Tummillo, A F; Kulaga, J K; Marr, J J ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)

The Electric Vehicle Battery Testing and Development Project for Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) carries out selected electric vehicle (EV) battery performance evaluations and special application tests in support of the EPRI Electric Transportation Program. Overall, this program is directed at providing information to aid in the design and development of improved components and systems for electric vehicles. It is conducted by the Electrochemical Technology Department within the Chemical Technology Division of the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) under the sponsorship and direction of the EPRI Electric Transportation Program. This report summarizes the work carried out in this project from January through December 1990. The technical tasks and activities included evaluation of nickel/iron (NIF200), lead-acid (6V160), and nickel/cadmium (STM5-200) EV battery technologies; post-test analyses of nickel/iron (NIF270) and lead-acid (3ET205) cells; and special studies/analyses of charging methods, electrolyte composition, and watering system tubing in nickel/iron batteries. 4 refs.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI; Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5200137
• Report Number(s): EPRI-TR-100665
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
250901 -- Energy Storage-- Batteries-- Design & Development
250902 -- Energy Storage-- Batteries-- Performance & Testing
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330300* -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Electric-Powered Systems
BATTERY CHARGING
DATA
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTROLYTES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INFORMATION
IRON-NICKEL BATTERIES
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
METAL-METAL OXIDE BATTERIES
NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES
NUMERICAL DATA
PROGRESS REPORT
RELIABILITY
SERVICE LIFE
TESTING
VEHICLES