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What is a thermally activated battery?
Thermally activated (“thermal”) batteries are primary batteries that use molten salts as electrolytes and employ an internal pyrotechnic (heat) source to bring the battery stack to operating temperatures. They are primarily used for military applications, such as missiles and ordnance, and in nuclear weapons.
What is thermal battery technology?
Thermal battery technology is comprised of stacked series cells. Each cell consists of a cathode, an electrolyte, an anode and a pyrotechnic thermal energy source. State-of-the-art thermal battery designs utilize lithium silicon/iron disulfide (LiSi/FeS 2) couple, because it offers the following benefits:
Who invented thermal batteries?
Thermal batteries were conceived and developed by German scientists during WW II and were used in the V2 rockets . The batteries used exhaust heat from the rocket to keep the electrolyte molten in the battery during the missile's mission. Dr. Georg Otto Erb is credited with developing this technology.
Who provided the photos of the thermal batteries?
Photographs of the thermal batteries were provided courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories. Part of this work was carried out as part of the thesis of P. Masset, who acknowledges the financial support of the CEA Le Ripault, ASB-Aerospatiale Batteries and LEPMI/INP Grenoble.
Who makes thermal batteries?
In 1952, Eagle Picher (Joplin, MO) also started in the business. (EaglePicher Technologies is the largest US manufacturer of thermal batteries today.) In 1954, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) (Albuquerque, NM) started to develop thermal batteries for the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), now the Department of Energy (DOE) weapons’ programs.
How does a thermal battery work?
emperature range.Our thermal batteries are completely inert and non-reactiv until activated. Once activated, the battery functions until the critical active material is exhausted or until the battery cools below the electrolyte’s melting point, ensuring full mission functional