Advanced U. S. military aircraft battery systems
While most USAF aircraft currently use vented Ni-Cd for dc electrical power and emergency power, as well as the powering of lights and instruments prior to engine starting, these batteries have high maintenance requirements, low reliability, and no built-in testing capability with which to check battery health prior to flight. The USAF Wright R D Center accordingly initiated its Advanced Maintenance-Free NiCd Battery System development program in 1986, in order to develop a sealed Ni-Cd battery which would remain maintenance-free over a period of three years. Attention is being given to a high power bipolar battery design in which there are no individual cell cases or cell interconnects.
- OSTI ID:
- 6079008
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9004295--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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250904* -- Energy Storage-- Batteries-- Other Applications
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450000 -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense
AIRCRAFT
AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
CURRENTS
DESIGN
DIRECT CURRENT
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
MAINTENANCE
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METAL-METAL OXIDE BATTERIES
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES
POWER SUPPLIES
RELIABILITY
STORAGE
USES