Title :
Zinc-air batteries for field charging
Author :
Atwater, Terrill B.
Author_Institution :
Res. Dev. & Eng. Center, US Army CECOM, Fort Monmouth, NJ., USA
Abstract :
In order to realize the operational and service cost savings through the use of rechargeable batteries, the dismounted soldier is burdened with the weight, volume and/or charging logistics of the batteries. By providing the soldier with a high energy density source and a light weight compact battery charger the burden imposed by rechargeable batteries in the forward field can be minimized. Zinc-air batteries have the potential for meeting the energy demands of forward battlefield charging. They are attitude insensitive, have a high specific energy, and are inherently inexpensive, lightweight and safe
Keywords :
military equipment; secondary cells; zinc; Zn; Zn/air batteries; dismounted soldier; energy demands; forward battlefield charging; high energy density source; high specific energy; light weight compact battery charger; rechargeable batteries; service cost savings; zinc-air batteries; Batteries; Consumer electronics; Costs; Defense industry; Electrodes; Electronics industry; Lithium; Logistics; Manganese; Power engineering and energy;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1998., The Thirteenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4098-1
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.1998.653839
