Title :
Nickell cadmium batteries in aircraft application
Author :
Howell, Larry ; Scardaville, Paul
Author_Institution :
Marathon Power Technol. Co., Waco, TX, USA
Abstract :
The history of Ni-Cd prismatic cells in aircraft applications is reviewed. The influence of the US Military on cell material selection, and cell design is noted. The call for reduced maintenance-costs, and the two current technologies that answer the call, vented and valve regulated cells, are noted
Keywords :
cadmium; maintenance engineering; military aircraft; nickel; secondary cells; Ni-Cd; Ni-Cd prismatic cells; US Military; aircraft applications; cell design; cell material selection; maintenance-costs reduction; valve regulated cells; vented cells; Aerospace materials; Aircraft manufacture; Aircraft propulsion; Batteries; Cadmium compounds; Manufacturing; Military aircraft; Nickel; Powders; Production;
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.1998.653844
