Lithium-thionyl chloride batteries - past, present and future

Technical Report · Thu Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5789806

McCartney, J F; Lund, T J; Sturgeon, W J

Lithium based batteries have the highest theoretical energy density of known battery types. Of the lithium batteries, the lithium-thionyl chloride electrochemistry has the highest energy density of those which have been reduced to practice. The characteristics, development status, and performance of lithium-thionyl chloride batteries are treated in this paper. Safety aspects of lithium-thionyl chloride batteries are discussed along with impressive results of hazard/safety tests of these batteries. An orderly development plan of a minimum family of standard cells to avoid a proliferation of battery sizes and discharge rates is presented.

• Research Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5789806
• Report Number(s): AD-P-000960/5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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