Development of a tubular lithium-iron sulfide cell
Lithium/iron sulfide cells have been investigated by several research laboratories in recent years, notably at Argonne National Laboratory (USA), for such applications as power sources for electric-vehicle propulsion and stationary energy storage for load leveling in electric utility networks. Performance requirements for these applications are high specific energy, high volumetric energy density, and high specific power. In addition, economic considerations must be given to minimize the fabrication cost without lowering performance or lifetime. Significant improvements have already been made in achieving high performance and long lifetime. However, the stringent cost requirements - approx. $50/kW-h for mobile applications and approx. $30/kW-h for stationary applications - have not been demonstrated yet. A tubular cell design in which a cylindrical electrode surrounded by an annular shaped electrode of the opposite polarity has been successfully adopted to produce low-cost cells such as LeClanche cells and Ni-Cd cells. This design may offer low-cost alternatives to the current prismatic and cylindrical cell designs being developed by other laboratories. The tubular Li/FeS cells currently being developed at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology are discussed. (WHK)
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Korea Inst. of Science and Technology, Seoul (Republic of Korea)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6462940
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-800806-47; ON: DE81023126
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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