United States Marine Corps (USMC) Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) rechargeable battery trade-off study. Technical report, June-September 1992
Cost estimates for USMC SINCGARS usage of BB-5590/U Lithium Sulfur Dioxide (LiSO[sub 2]) Batteries, BA-590/U Sealed Lead-Acid Batteries, and BB-490/U Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cad) Batteries. Estimates encompass battery costs, charger costs as applicable, and disposal costs. Annual battery-related costs were estimated for USMC usage of mix of LiSO[sub 2] and Ni-Cad batteries ranging from 100% use of LiSO[sub 2] batteries to 100% use of Ni-Cad batteries; and for mix of LiSO[sub 2] and Lead-Acid batteries over the same range. Estimated hourly battery-related costs are $2.66 per hour for LiSO[sub 2] batteries $0.34 for Ni-Cad batteries, and $0.30 for Lead-Acid batteries. Disposal related regulations and related documents are discussed and included in Appendices.
- Research Organization:
- Management Consulting and Research, Inc., Falls Church, VA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 6807515
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-257715/3/XAB; TR--9214/01; CNN: M67854-92-M-1203
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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250900* -- Energy Storage-- Batteries
CADMIUM
CHALCOGENIDES
COMMUNICATIONS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST ESTIMATION
DATA
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
FINANCIAL DATA
INFORMATION
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES
MANAGEMENT
METAL-METAL OXIDE BATTERIES
METAL-NONMETAL BATTERIES
METALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIO EQUIPMENT
REGULATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
US DOD
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT