Research and Development in Non-Mechanical Electrical Power Sources

Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium Held at Brighton, September 1968

D. H. Collins

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9780080134352
• eBook ISBN:
  9781483145921
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Physics
• Index: Physics

Research and Development in Non-Mechanical Electrical Power Sources contains the proceedings of the 6th International Power Sources Symposium held in Brighton, UK, in September 1968. The papers explore research and development in non-mechanical sources of electric power such as lead-acid batteries, nickel-cadmium batteries, and solid state batteries. This book is comprised of 38 chapters and opens with a discussion on the charge acceptance of positive and negative electrodes in lead-acid cells. The following chapters deal with the effect of temperature and current density on the utilization of lead and lead oxide electrodes; anomalies of the negative plate in the lead-acid battery; curing of lead-acid battery plates; and specific properties of small closed lead accumulators using an immobilized electrolyte. Water-activated dry-charged lead-acid batteries, coated nickel electrodes, and nickel-cadmium batteries are also described. The final chapter is devoted to the methods of making GeSi alloys, their properties, and their use in thermoelectric generators. This monograph will be a valuable resource for electrical engineers.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Power Source 2 1968: Research and Development in Non-Mechanical Electrical Power Sources
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• CHAPTER 1. CHARGE ACCEPTANCE OF THE LEAD CELL AT VARIOUS CHARGING RATES AND TEMPERATURES
• CHAPTER 2. THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND CURRENT DENSITY ON THE UTILIZATION OF LEAD AND LEAD OXIDE ELECTRODESI
• CHAPTER 3. ANOMALIES OF THE NEGATIVE PLATE IN THE LEAD–ACID BATTERY
• CHAPTER 4. THE CURING OF LEAD-ACID BATTERY PLATES
• CHAPTER 5. SPECIFIC PROPERTIES OF SMALL CLOSED LEAD ACCUMULATORS USING AN IMMOBILIZED ELECTROLYTE
• CHAPTER 6. WATER-ACTIVATED DRY-CHARGED LEAD–ACID BATTERIES
• CHAPTER 7. A STUDY OF SOME OF THE CRYSTALLOGRAPHIG AND MICROSCOPIC ASPECTS OF THE CURING OF POSITIVE LEAD–ACID BATTERY PLATES
• CHAPTER 8. THE DISTRIBUTION OF POTENTIAL OVER DISCHARGING LEAD–ACID BATTERY PLATES
• CHAPTER 9. ON THE SELF-DISCHARGE OF A NICKEL OXIDE ELECTRODE
• CHAPTER 10. CURRENT DISTRIBUTION AND pH GRADIENTS IN A MODEL OF A BATTERY PLATE
• CHAPTER 11. COATED NICKEL ELECTRODES
• CHAPTER 12. RAPID RECHARGING OF NICKEL–CADMIUM BATTERIES
• CHAPTER 13. PARAMETRIC CHARGE STUDIES FOR AEROSPACE NICKEL–CADMIUM BATTERIES
• CHAPTER 14. COMPUTER USE IN AUTOMATIC DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS FOR BATTERY TESTING
• CHAPTER 15. ION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANES AS SEPARATORS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE RECHARGEABLE SYSTEMS
• CHAPTER 16. A POTENTIAL–TIME STUDY OF THE MASS TRANSFER PHENOMENA DUE TO THE LITHIUM IONS IN NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES
• CHAPTER 17. HIGH-ENERGY DENSITY LITHIUM–NICKEL FLUORIDE NON–AQUEOUS BATTERIES
• CHAPTER 18. THE SULFUR ELECTRODE
• CHAPTER 19. ELECTRODE POTENTIALS AND RELATED PROPERTIES OF SOME POTASSIUM CONTAINING α-MANGANESE DIOXIDES
• CHAPTER 20. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MIXTURES OF CARBON AND MANGANESE DIOXIDE
• CHAPTER 21. SHELF LIFE OF LECLANCHÉ BATTERIES
• CHAPTER 22. SOME NEW REFILL CELL SYSTEMS
• CHAPTER 23. LOW-TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE OF THE ZINC–MERCURIC OXIDE SYSTEM
• CHAPTER 24. SOLID STATE BATTERIES
• CHAPTER 25. A KINETIC STUDY OF THE ZINC ELECTRODE BY MODIFIED TECHNIQUES
• CHAPTER 26. A COMPARISON OF AMALGAMATED AND NON-AMALGAMATED ZINC ELECTRODES
• CHAPTER 27. ZINC–AIR BATTERY SYSTEMS
• CHAPTER 28. AIR–METAL CELL SYSTEMS
• CHAPTER 29. HIGH RATE ZINC–OXYGEN BATTERIES
• CHAPTER 30. ON THE OPERATING MECHANISM OF A HYDROPHILIG POROUS GAS ELECTRODE
• CHAPTER 31. HIGH CURRENT DENSITY HYDROGEN ELECTRODES
• CHAPTER 32. THE STUDY OF ELECTRODES FOR THE HYDRAZINE–OXYGEN FUEL CELL
• CHAPTER 33. HYDROCARBON AND METHANOL LOW TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS
• CHAPTER 34. THEORETICAL CONSIDERATION OF A MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELL RUNNING ON NATURAL GAS
• CHAPTER 35. ASSESSMENT OF THE FUTURE OF FUEL CELLS AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES IN RAIL TRACTION
• CHAPTER 36. FUEL CELL–BATTERY POWER SOURCES
• CHAPTER 37. THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUEL CELLANCILLARY SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
• CHAPTER 38. THE 'METHODS OF MAKING GeSi ALLOYS,THEIR PROPERTIES AND THEIR USE IN THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS