Lithium-Thionyl Chloride Batteries - Past, Present and Future

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Abstract:

Lithium based batteries have the highest theoretical energy density of known battery types. Of the lithium batteries, the lithium-thionyl chloride electrochemistry has the highest energy density of those which have been reduced to practice. The characteristics, development status, and performance of lithium-thionyl chloride batteries are treated in this paper. Safety aspects of lithium-thionyl chloride batteries are discussed along with impressive results of hazardsafety tests of these batteries. An orderly development plan of a minimum family of standard cells to avoid a proliferation of battery sizes and discharge rates is presented.

Author(s):
Mccartney, Joseph F. ; Lund, Thomas J. ; Sturgeon, Wilfred J.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL OCEAN SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
Supplementary Note:
This article is from 'Near Surface Ocean Experimental Technology Workshop Proceedings Held at Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity, NSTL Station, Mississippi on 6-8 November 1979,' AD-A126 582. DOI: 10.21236/ADP000960
Pagination:
0013

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Approved For Public Release
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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
NORDA
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.2_Supply
Modernization Areas:
Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*LITHIUM CHLORINE CELLS, *OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT, *PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING), *POWER SUPPLIES, *SAFETY, BALLISTICS, CHEMICAL PROPERTIES, ELECTROLYTIC CELLS, EXPLOSIVE GASES, FIRE HAZARDS, HIGH ENERGY, PENETRATION, RESERVE BATTERIES, STATE OF THE ART, STORAGE BATTERIES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Electrochemical Energy Storage
Keyword(s):
Component reports, Lithium thionyl chlorine batteries
Report Date:
1980 Feb 01