HIGH-TEMPERATURE BATTERIES, STATE OF DEVELOPMENT AND POSSIBILITIES OF APPLICATION

HOCHTEMPERATUR-BATTERIEN, STAND DER ENTWICKLUNG UND ANWENDUNGSMOEGLICHKEITEN

The most important components of a sodium/sulfur battery are the cells, a vacuum thermal insulation and a heating/cooling system. Laboratory tests with a VW van with 12-kw-12-kwh-batteries have demonstrated the basic ability of such batteries to function. The development is continued with the objective to improve the battery characteristics as energy density, power density and service life. Sodium/sulfur batteries are being developed to propel road vehicles. They can be also utilized for other purposes, such as propulsion of rail vehicles or load leveling in electric networks. (Edited author abstract)

• Corporate Authors:

  Verlag R Oldenbourg

  Rosenheimer Strasse 145
  Munich 80,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • FISCHER, W
• Publication Date: 1984-11

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 348-353
• Serial:
  • Elektrische Bahnen
  • Volume: 82
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Verlag R Oldenbourg

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Sodium; Sodium sulfur batteries; Storage batteries; Sulfur
• Old TRIS Terms: Storage battery vehicles
• Subject Areas: Energy; Public Transportation; Research; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00453773
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 10:00PM