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Role of microcomputers in secondary battery development and testing. [Zinc/ferricyanide]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5382814
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The development and application of a low-cost dedicated microcomputer system to secondary battery development and testing are described. An overview of computers, hardware, and software is given, and the particular application discussed is the zinc/ferricyanide hybrid redox battery. However, modifications are examined which then enable its use in other secondary battery test programs. The system is capable of controlling the charge and discharge cycles of six or more secondary batteries based upon five or more operator-determined cell parameters, and computing at the end of each cycle the voltaic, coulombic, and energy-conversion efficiencies for each cell. The system described fulfills the objective of enabling one person to control, collect, and interpret cyclic data from many cells with a minimum of effort. 20 figures, 38 tables.

Research Organization:
Lockheed Palo Alto Research Labs., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
5382814
Report Number(s):
UCRL-15171; LMSC-D-681058
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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25 ENERGY STORAGE
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30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
300501 -- Fuel Cells-- Design & Development
300503 -- Fuel Cells-- Materials
Components
& Auxiliaries
COMPLEXES
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
FERRICYANIDES
FUEL CELLS
IRON COMPLEXES
METALS
MICROPROCESSORS
OFF-PEAK ENERGY STORAGE
ON-LINE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
ON-LINE SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POWER
PROGRAMMING
REDOX FUEL CELLS
REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SOLAR ENERGY
STORAGE
TESTING
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES
WIND POWER
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