DEVELOPMENT OF SECOND GENERATION RESERVE BATTERIES FOR STRATEGIC MISSILE APPLICATIONS

RESERVE BATTERIES WITH IMPROVED ENERGY DENSITY AND VOLTAGE REGULATION ARE NEEDED WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF MEETING EXISTING AND FUTURE STRATEGIC MISSILE REQUIREMENTS. SILVER OXIDE CATHODES WITH SUPERIOR THERMAL STABILITY (AGING) AND VOLTAGE PERFORMANCE WILL BE EVALUATED USING NEW, UNUSUALLY EFFICIENT ELECTRODE STRUCTURES. AN INNOVATIVE HYBRID CELL CONSTRUCTION, LIGHTWEIGHT CURRENT COLLECTORS, AND NEW LIGHTWEIGHT ELECTROLYTES WILL BE EVALUATED IN SUBSCALE SIZE CELLS. THE BEST CANDIDATES WILL THEN BE EVALUATED IN FULL SIZES CELLS IN TERMS OF ACTIVATION, DISCHARGE PERFORMANCE, AND WEIGHT. A BATTERY LAYOUT DESIGN BASED UPON THE PROGRAM RESULTS WILL BE PREPARED AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PHASE I WORK. THE DESIGN WILL BE COMPLIANT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APS.