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Title: Aircraft battery state of charge and charge-control system. Interim report, 1 July 1985-30 June 1986

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6426163

This Interim Report describes work done by Energy Research Corporation (ERC) in developing an aircraft battery state-of-charge indicator and charge control system. The basis for this system, developed by ERC, is a nickel-oxygen (NiO/sub 2/) pilot cell (0.374 Ah). This pilot cell is cycled in tandem with a nickel-cadmium battery. The oxygen pressure of the pilot cell is used to determine and control the state-of-charge of the nickel-cadmium battery. Nickel-cadmium batteries from different manufacturers were cycled using this pilot cell charge indication and control system. The performance of the pilot cell and a nickel-cadmium battery as a function of temperature were separately determined.

Research Organization:
Energy Research Corp., Danbury, CT (USA)
OSTI ID:
6426163
Report Number(s):
AD-A-179086/4/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English