Three full-size developmental batteries were tested with electric vehicles: the Eagle-Picher nickel-iron battery, the Globe ISOA lead-acid battery, and the Westinghouse nickel-iron battery. Constant-speed and driving-schedule tests were done on a chassis dynamometer. Several aspects of battery performance were evaluated, including capacity, recharge efficiency, voltage response, and self-discharge. Each of these three batteries exhibited some strengths and some weaknesses, but the Westinghouse battery was found to have significant limitations in several important areas. (ERA citation 08:012459)


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    Title :

    Testing of the Eagle-Picher Nickel-Iron, the Globe ISOA Lead-Acid, and the Westinghouse Nickel-Iron Battery Subsystems in an Electric-Vehicle Environment


    Contributors:
    R. Hewitt (author) / J. Bryant (author)

    Publication date :

    1982


    Size :

    283 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English