Time-dependent BASE performance and power degradation in AMTEC

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

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

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 93
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0378-7753(00)00537-1
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.41-49
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: power degradation, BASE, electrode current density
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.