Aluminum-air batteries for vehicles
The aluminum-air battery is an advanced electrochemical energy source in the early stages of development. The battery is potentially capable of providing an electric vehicle with the range, acceleration, and rapid refueling capability of today's automobile. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory leads this DOE-funded program with a major part of the research being conducted by industrial laboratories. Peak cell energy yields above 4 kWh/kg-Al and peak power densities greater than 6 kW/m/sup 2/ have been demonstrated in single cells. Projected energy density and power density of a complete vehicle battery are greater than 300 Wh/kg and 150 W/kg. The concept, technical status, development strategy, and the results of battery and vehicle analyses are reviewed.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6589213
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-85605; CONF-810423-1
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1. International Energy Agency (IEA) conference on new energy conservation technologies and their commercialization, Berlin, F.R. Germany, 6 Apr 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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