NASA NTRS · 19870020491
Aluminum-oxygen batteries for space applications
Abstract
An aluminum oxygen fuel cell is under development. Several highly efficient cell designs were constructed and tested. Air cathodes catalyzed with cobalt tetramethoxy porphorin have demonstrated more than 2000 cycles in intermittant use conditions. Aluminum alloys have operated at 4.2 kWH/kg at 200 mA/sq cm. A novel separator device, an impeller fluidizer was coupled with the battery to remove the solid hydrargillite discharge product. A 60 kW, 720 kWH battery system is projected to weigh about 2200 lbs., for an energy density of 327 WH lb.
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Niksa, Marilyn J., Wheeler, Douglas J.. 1987-09-01. Aluminum-oxygen batteries for space applications. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19870020491
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