• DocumentCode
    831666
  • Title

    Advances in the development of ovonic nickel metal hydride batteries for industrial and electric vehicles

  • Author

    Venkatesan, S. ; Fetcenko, M.A. ; Dhar, S.K. ; Ovshinsky, S.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Ovonic Battery Co., Troy, MI, USA
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Lastpage
    30
  • Abstract
    The environmental advantages of ovonic NiH/sub 2/ batteries, due to the nontoxicity of ovonic alloys, are briefly discussed, and their general performance is described. Commercial progress in their development is summarized. Their use in electric vehicles is examined.<>
  • Keywords
    electric vehicles; secondary cells; Ni metal hydride; electric vehicles; industrial vehicle; nontoxicity; ovonic NiH/sub 2/ batteries; Batteries; Costs; Electric vehicles; Manufacturing; Metals industry; Nickel; Powders; Temperature; Testing; US Department of Defense;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/62.103784
  • Filename
    103784