SBIR/STTR Research Award
THE USE OF BIPOLAR NI/H2 BATTERIES FOR THE EVER MORE DEMANDING SPACE APPLICATIONS IS LIMITED BY THE WEIGHT, INTEGRITY, CYCLE LIFE AND MANUFACTURABILITY OF THE POSITIVE NICKEL ELECTRODE.
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1983Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- GINER INC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- ULB2NMDNXC69
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE USE OF BIPOLAR NI/H2 BATTERIES FOR THE EVER MORE DEMANDING SPACE APPLICATIONS IS LIMITED BY THE WEIGHT, INTEGRITY, CYCLE LIFE AND MANUFACTURABILITY OF THE POSITIVE NICKEL ELECTRODE. IN PHASE I, THIS ACTIVITY INVESTIGATES THE FEASIBILITY OF USING A NUMBER OF NOVEL CONCEPTS TO FABRICATE ADVANCED SINTERED NICKEL ELECTRODES WHICH ARE INTEGRATED WITH A BIPOLAR PLATE AND A NEGATIVE (HYDROGEN) ELECTRODE TO FORM A UNITIZED ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT A LIGHTWEIGHT AND LONG LIFETIME ELECTRODE STRUCTURE CAN BE DEVELOPED. FURTHERMORE, THE APPROACH MAY ALLOW THE REPRODUCIBLE FABRICATION OF LARGE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES IN A CONTINUOUS MODE.
Technology keywords
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