Time-dependent BASE performance and power degradation in AMTEC

LODHI M., VIJAYARAGHAVAN P., Daloglu A. C.

JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, vol.93, pp.41-49, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 93
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0378-7753(00)00537-1
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.41-49
  • Keywords: power degradation, BASE, electrode current density
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

During extended testing at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Air Force Research Laboratory, it has been found that maximum power output of the PX-3A AMTEC cell decreases with time. Starting with a peak maximum power output of 2.45 W it decreases almost continuously to 1.27 W at the end of 18 000 h. In this paper, the factors contributing to this power loss have been investigated.