SBIR/STTR Research Award
COMPONENTS FOR RECHARGEABLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE HIGH ENERGY LITHIUM BATTERIES
Award amount
$500,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Altus Corp.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM SYSTEMS TO BE OF BROAD MILITARY USE MUST OPERATE TO -40 DEG C YET STILL RETAIN GOOD AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CYCLE LIFE. LOW TEMPERATURE CELL PERFORMANCE IS AFFECTED BY THE SEPARATOR POROSITY, ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION, AND ANODIC FILMS. THIS INVESTIGATION EXPLORES THE IMPACT OF EACH FACTOR ON AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CYCLE LIFE AND LOW TEMPERATURE DISCHARGE PERFORMANCE USING THE RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM/COPPER (II) CHLORIDE/SULFUR DIOXIDE SYSTEM IN A SPIRAL CELL DESIGN AS A TEST VEHICLE.
Technology keywords
Not reported