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Lithium-Aluminum/Iron Sulfide Batteries

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Materials for Advanced Batteries

Part of the book series: NATO Conference Series ((MASC,volume 2))

Abstract

High-temperature rechargeable batteries are under development for electric-vehicle propulsion and for stationary energy-storage applications. These cells utilize a molten salt electrolyte such as LiCl-KC1 eutectic (mp, 352°C), negative electrodes of either Li-Si or Li-Al alloy, and positive electrodes of either FeS or FeS2. Over the past seven years, several hundred engineering cells with different designs have been tested, some of which have achieved specific energies of >100 W-hr/kg and specific powers of >80 W/kg at 50% depth of discharge, other cells have operated for >1000 cycles. During 1979, Eagle-Picher Industries completed fabrication of the first full-scale (40 kW-hr) Li/MS battery, which consisted of two 20 kW-hr modules (60 cells each) housed in a thermally insulated case. Testing of this battery has been indefinitely delayed due to the unexpected short-circuit of one of the modules during heat up. The fabrication of other full-scale batteries is planned in the coming years.

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Vissers, D.R. (1980). Lithium-Aluminum/Iron Sulfide Batteries. In: Murphy, D.W., Broadhead, J., Steele, B.C.H. (eds) Materials for Advanced Batteries. NATO Conference Series, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3851-2_3

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