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IN THE PROPOSED PROGRAM THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE CAPACITY OFF LITHIUM…

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Agency:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
2785 		Program Year/Program:
1985 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
2785 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
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ECO ENERGY CONVERSION
(d/b/a Tracer Technologies, In Somerville, MA 02145
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Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1985
Title: IN THE PROPOSED PROGRAM THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE CAPACITY OFF LITHIUM CELLS WITH CARBON CATHODES AND 1, 3-DIOXOLANE-BASED ELECTROLYTES WILL BE DETERMINED.
Agency: NASA
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $49,135.00
 

Abstract:

IN THE PROPOSED PROGRAM THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE CAPACITY OFF LITHIUM CELLS WITH CARBON CATHODES AND 1, 3-DIOXOLANE-BASED ELECTROLYTES WILL BE DETERMINED. INITIAL DATA SHOW THAT THIS LI/DIOX/C CELL WILL BE A PRIMARY LITHIUM BATTERY WITH THE RATE CAPABILITY AND DISCHARGE CAPACITY OF A LI/SOC12 BATTERY BUT WITH A NON-CORROSIVE ELECTROLYTE AND 25% SECONDARY CAPACITY. THIS NEW CLASS OF LITHIUM BATTERIES WILL PROVIDE NASA WITH A PRACTICAL LONG-LIFE, HIGH POWER/ENERGY DENSITY, SAFE POWER SOURCE FOR USE IN SPACE. THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO DETERMINE HOW CARBON-ELECTROLYTE-SOLUTE INTERACTIONS AFFECT THE EXTENT OF REVERSIBLE LITHIUM INTERCALATION AND THE CATHODE POTENTIAL ON DISCHARGE. A SECOND OBJECTIVE IS TO DETERMINE THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF LITHIUM CELLS WHICH UTILIZE CARBON CATHODES AND 1,3-DIOXOLANE-BASED CATHOLYTES. THE MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF THE USE OF THESE CELL COMPONENTS ARE INCREASED CELL SAFETY, LOWER COSTS, LOWER CORROSION HAZARD ON CELL RUPTURE, AND SIGNIFICANT SECONDARY CAPACITY IN A HIGH-RATE PRIMARY CELL. THE PROGRAM APPROACH IS TO SCREEN A NUMBER OF 1,3-DIOXOLANE-BASED CATHOLYTES AND CARBON TYPES BY CV, IDENTIFY THE BEST COMBINATIONS, AND EVALUATE THE BEST COMBINATIONS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CELLDISCHARGE TESTS.

Principal Investigator:

Dr fraser walsh
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Eco
225 Needham St Newton, MA 02164

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