Reserve lithium-thionyl chloride battery for missile applications
Abstract
A comparative performance study has been conducted for silver-zinc, thionyl chloride, and thermal batteries designed for such missile applications as ICBM guidance system power supplies. Attention is given to each of the three candidates' conformity to requirements concerning mechanical configuration, electrochemical design, electrolyte reservoir, external case, and gas generator. The silver-zinc and Li-SOCl2 candidates employ similar cell configurations and yield comparable performance. The thermal battery is found to be incapable of meeting battery case temperature-related requirements.
- Publication:
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33rd International Power Sources Symposium
- Pub Date:
- 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988poso.symp..300P
- Keywords:
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- Chlorides;
- Electric Power Supplies;
- Lithium;
- Missile Control;
- Storage Batteries;
- Thermal Batteries;
- Comparison;
- Feasibility Analysis;
- Military Technology;
- Silver Zinc Batteries;
- Energy Production and Conversion