Nickel-Hydrogen Multicell Common Pressure Vessel Battery Development Update 929320
The multicell common pressure vessel (CPV) nickel-hydrogen (Ni-H2) battery manufactured by Johnson Controls Battery Group, Inc. has completed full flight qualification, including random vibration at 19.5 g for two minutes in each axis, electrical characterization in a thermal vacuum chamber, and mass-spectroscopy vessel leak detection. A first launch is scheduled in 1992. Several new design variations, ranging from 9 Ah to 125 Ah and 12 to 32 volts, in 12.7 cm (5″) and 25.4 cm (10″) diameter vessels have been developed and prototypes fabricated for a variety of customers. Designs for smaller capacity, smaller diameter (6.4-8.9 cm) and higher voltage (up to 100 volts) are in progress.
The CPV battery offers cost and weight savings of up to 30% as compared to traditional nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) and individual pressure vessel (IPV) Ni-H2 batteries. The fully qualified design provided a 50% weight savings over its Ni-Cd predecessor for the same application. The reduced volume of the CPV also provides a significant advantage over IPV technology. Resistance data shows a further advantage as compared to IPV Ni-H2 and even Ni-Cd.
Citation: Zagrodnik, J. and Jones, K., "Nickel-Hydrogen Multicell Common Pressure Vessel Battery Development Update," SAE Technical Paper 929320, 1992, https://doi.org/10.4271/929320. Download Citation
Author(s):
Jeffrey P. Zagrodnik, Kenneth R. Jones
Affiliated:
Johnson Controls Battery Group, Inc.
Pages: 6
Event:
27th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (1992)
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Batteries
High voltage systems
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Vacuum
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