Document Type
Article
Subject Area(s)
Chemical Engineering
Abstract
We investigate the effect of particle size on the discharge performance of a nickel-metal hydride cell with a mathematical model. Electrodes with uniform as well as with nonuniform particle sizes are studied. With uniform particle size, the dependence of the particle-to-particle resistance on the particle size is taken into account. The optimal particle size depends on the discharge rate. Moreover, we show that under certain conditions it is advantageous to use a nonuniform particle size. In general, the higher the discharge current density, the more the particle size affects the electrode performance.
Publication Info
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 1998, pages 1840-1848.
© The Electrochemical Society, Inc. 1998. All rights reserved. Except as provided under U.S. copyright law, this work may not be reproduced, resold, distributed, or modified without the express permission of The Electrochemical Society (ECS). The archival version of this work was published in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society.
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Publisher's link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/1.1838565
DOI: 10.1149/1.1838565
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© The Electrochemical Society, Inc. 1998. All rights reserved. Except as provided under U.S. copyright law, this work may not be reproduced, resold, distributed, or modified without the express permission of The Electrochemical Society (ECS). The archival version of this work was published in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society.
http://www.electrochem.org/
Publisher's link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/1.1838565
DOI: 10.1149/1.1838565