Evaluation of terrestrial nickel/hydrogen cells and batteries
A nickel/hydrogen battery is being developed for terrestrial applications such as remote solar. The main thrust continues to be the reduction of cost compared with aerospace technology. The latest battery design consists of individual prismatic cells in a sealed common pressure vessel. The development work has been conducted at COMSAT Laboratories and, more recently, at Johnson Controls, Inc., under cost-sharing contracts. Contract deliverables include cells and batteries for evaluation, with six cells and two batteries currently on test at Sandia. Continuous-cycle testing is conducted, as well as tests to characterize the system. Also, solar tests have been conducted with a battery connected directly to a photovoltaic array. The results of these tests are discussed. 10 refs., 17 figs., 4 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6941365
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-88-0435; ON: DE88014702
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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COST
DATA
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRODES
ENERGY
ENERGY SOURCES
INFORMATION
METAL-GAS BATTERIES
NICKEL-HYDROGEN BATTERIES
NUMERICAL DATA
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SOLAR ENERGY
SPECIFICATIONS
TESTING