Investigation of new cell components for vented nickel--cadmium batteries. Technical report
An investigation of new cell components for vented nickel--cadmium batteries shows that it is possible to prevent capacity loss due to crystal growth of cadmium and cadmium hydroxide by the addition of 1% indium hydroxide to the active cadmium powder. Cadmium anodes with 5% nickel hydroxide were found to be partially effective in resisting crystal growth. The investigation also shows that the low temperature performance of vented nickel--cadmium cells (-20F) with methacrylic acid-grafted polyethylene membranes, E-2291 (40/20), is equal to that of cells with standard cellophane membranes if the former are initially formed by means of an optimized pulse mode of charging (based on USAF data, the room temperature life of vented nickel--cadmium batteries with E-2291 separator is about five times greater than standard batteries with cellophane membranes). (GRA)
- Research Organization:
- Army Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, N.J. (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7331040
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-017117; ECOM-4364
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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250903* -- Energy Storage-- Batteries-- Materials
Components
& Auxiliaries
ADDITIVES
ANODES
BATTERY SEPARATORS
CADMIUM
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CADMIUM HYDROXIDES
CRYSTAL GROWTH
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRODES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
GRAFT POLYMERS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXIDES
INDIUM COMPOUNDS
INDIUM HYDROXIDES
MEMBRANES
METAL-METAL OXIDE BATTERIES
METALS
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
NICKEL HYDROXIDES
NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLYETHYLENES
POLYMERS
POLYOLEFINS
RELIABILITY
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VENTS