First-year testing of prototype magnesium/manganese dioxide BA-4590/U battery. Research and development technical report, Sep 90-Sep 91

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6908516

Jarvis, L P

A prototype magnesium/manganese dioxide battery, the BA-4590/U, was developed as a training battery replacement for the costly lithium BA-5590/U. At room temperature (21.1 deg C) the magnesium battery is cost-effective at 1.50 amperes and below. During continuous usage, delivered capacity of the lithium BA-5590/U exceeded that of the magnesium battery by at least 62 percent. Under SINCGARS radio simulation testing, delivered capacity of the lithium battery exceeded that of the magnesium battery by at least 300 percent.

• Research Organization: Army Electronics Technology and Devices Lab., Fort Monmouth, NJ (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6908516
• Report Number(s): AD-A-255503/5/XAB; SLCET-TR-92-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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