HIGH POWER DENSITY BIPOLAR LEAD-ACID BATTERY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROPULSION

A study was conducted to test the concept of using bipolar lead-acid batteries for electric vehicle propulsion. The goal of an experimental program was the construction and testing of a battery of sufficient size to permit valid extrapolation to larger size batteries. Peak specific power figures of over 200 watts per pound were achieved and the specific energy of a bipolar battery was 12 to 13 watt hours per pound at the two hour discharge rate. A vehicle mission study was conducted using computer programs developed and verified for the various types of vehicles systems on other programs. These data were combined with the performance data of prototype bipolar lead acid batteries. Vehicle system performance for various missions was computed and is reported.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 11th, Proceedings.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Kassekert, D W
  • Isenberg, A O
  • Brown, J T
• Conference:
  • Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 11th, Proceedings.
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 411-417

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Propulsion; Specific energy; Vehicle performance; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152287
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 769070
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM