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ADVANCED BATTERY POWER SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 8278
Amount: $50,961.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1610 Crane Ct
San Jose, CA 95112
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 J PHILLIPS
 (408) 436-1300
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM POWER SYSTEMS USING SULFUR DIOXIDE AS THE ELECTROLYTE SOLVENT ARE PRIME CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED BASING SYSTEM BATTERY. SULFUR DIOXIDE ELECTROLYTES HAVE THE DISTINCT ADVANTAGE OVER ALL ORGANIC ELECTROLYTES OF THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY TOWARDS LITHIUM, ALBEIT THEIR VAPOR PRESSURE VERSUS SOLUTE CONCENTRATION IS MORE VARIABLE. THE ELECTROLYTE VAPOR PRESSURE CAN BE BOTHERSOME FOR LARGE BATTERIES DESIGNS OF SEVERAL KILOWATTS AND UP. THIS PROGRAM EXPLORES BOTH AN ENGINEERING AND CHEMICAL SOLUTION TO HANDLING THE SULFUR DIOXIDE ELECTROLYTE VAPOR PRESSURE IN LARGE PRISMATIC CELLS. THE ENGINEERING APPROACH INVOLVES STRESS ANALYSIS OF CELL DESIGNS AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE AND LOADING FOLLOWED BY PHYSICAL TESTING OF THE MOST PROMISING DESIGN. THE CHEMICAL APPROACH IS TO LOWER THE VAPOR PRESSURE BY INCREASING THE SOLUTE CONCENTRATION, THEN TO TEST THE IMPACT OF INCREASED SOLUTE CONCENTRATION ON CELL RATE CAPACITIES AND CYCLE LIFE USING A RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM/SULFUR DIOXIDE SYSTEM FOR TEST PURPOSES. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVE IS TO SET DESIGN CONCEPTS AND GUIDE LINES.

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