Title :
Overview of the effect of separator on the performance of the nickel metal hydride battery
Author :
Bennett, Jay ; Choi, Wai Ming
Author_Institution :
Hollingsworth & Vose Co., Groton, MA, USA
Abstract :
New materials and cell construction improvements have been the key to advancement of the Ni-MH battery. Improved separators, although not active components, have an “active role” in contributing to better performance. In this paper we discuss the basic critical function of the separator as a “recombinant mat” and review the types of separators that are used in Ni-MH cells including: starved electrolyte separator; polyamide separator; and grafted polyolefin separator
Keywords :
nickel; secondary cells; Ni-MH battery; cell construction improvements; grafted polyolefin separator; nickel metal hydride battery; polyamide separator; recombinant mat; starved electrolyte separator; Batteries; Building materials; Electrodes; Hydrogen; Manufacturing; Marketing and sales; Nickel; Oxidation; Particle separators; Permeability;
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.1998.653858
