New promising electrochemical systems for rechargeable batteries /
Electricity is the most important secondary energy source, the present production rate, mainly from thermal electric power stations, being of the order of 1.3 TW. However, the total capacity of primary and rechargeable batteries currently in use is the same as the output of the world's power st...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; Boston :
Kluwer Academic Publishers,
[1996]
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| Series: | NATO ASI series. High technology ;
vol. 6. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Electricity is the most important secondary energy source, the present production rate, mainly from thermal electric power stations, being of the order of 1.3 TW. However, the total capacity of primary and rechargeable batteries currently in use is the same as the output of the world's power stations. But present battery systems will not meet future needs for the economical storage of large amounts of electrical energy for vehicles, public transport, road levelling, solar energy utilisation, civil video and audio, terrestrial and space communications, etc. Current accumulators based on aqueous acid or alkali systems do not have sufficient output and, moreover, the materials employed (Pb, Cd, Ni) are environmental pollutants that require safe recycling. Further, stocks of these strategic metals are being rapidly depleted. This book discusses actual field results with novel systems, such as rechargeable lithium batteries, zinc/air cells, metal-free accumulators, graphite/carbon devices and others, including fuel cells. The book stresses that a universal electrochemical system is not feasible: the choice of any system must depend on the concrete field of application and must be taken in consideration of a large number of technical, economic and environmental circumstances. |
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| Item Description: | "Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop held at Kiev, Ukraine, May 14-17, 1995." "Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 528 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789400916432 (electronic bk.) 9400916434 (electronic bk.) |