EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NA/S HIGH TEMPERATURE BATTERY FOR AUTOMOBILE PROPULSION AND ENERGY STORAGE

The sodium-sulfur battery is a leading candidate for future use in the propulsion of automobiles, vans, buses, and trains and for energy storage and load-leveling by electrical utilities. This report presents a brief description of the fundamentals of the operation of the battery, with indication of some considerations which control its development into an important technological system. The status of the battery development in England, France and Germany is then reviewed. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Office of Naval Research London (England)

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• Authors:
  • Sosin, A
• Publication Date: 1977-6-13

Media Info

• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alumina; Electric batteries; Electrodes; Electrolytes; Ground vehicles; Ions; Propulsion; Research management; Sodium; Solids; Sulfur; Transport properties (Physics); Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems; Transport properties
• Geographic Terms: France; Germany; United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Solid electrolytes; Thermal batteries
• Subject Areas: Energy; Public Transportation; Research; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166599
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ONRL-R-5-77
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1981 12:00AM