Aluminum-air battery for automotive propulsion

Conference · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6879928

Cooper, J F; Behrin, E

Research on the development of aluminum-air batteries which will be used in energy efficient, economical electric vehicles is reviewed with information on the research strategy, performance characteristics of aluminum-air cells, vehicle design, and the net energy required and energy costs for producing and operating Al-air batteries. The aluminum-air battery is being developed to provide a propulsion source for a general-purpose electric vehicle that has the acceleration, range, and rapid-refueling characteristics of current automobiles. The objective is petroleum conservation in a time frame in which synthetic liquids will enter large scale production. Two parallel development paths are being pursued. These involve hardware developments using model electrodes, and research directed toward cost-effective electrodes. The project is currently directed toward developing rapidly-refuelable single cells. Successful development of battery hardware and electrodes would make possible a general-purpose vehicle with costs and energy consumption similar to advanced ICE vehicles using fuels synthesized from coal, but with the advantages of a broad primary energy base and an emissionless vehicle. (LCL)

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6879928
• Report Number(s): UCRL-85448; CONF-801242-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALUMINIUM-AIR BATTERIES
COST
DESIGN
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ENERGY
ENERGY ANALYSIS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
LIFE-CYCLE COST
METAL-GAS BATTERIES
NET ENERGY
PERFORMANCE
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
VEHICLES