NiCd and Super NiCd

Electro Energy developed the standard NiCd battery for aircraft applications, providing 2 Ah to 100 Ah rated capacity. Customers for the NiCd battery include the U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force and Marines, Bell Helicopter, Allied Signal and NASA.

Electro Energy achieved significant operational improvements with its development of Super NiCd battery technology for aerospace applications, including:

• 30% weight savings over standard NiCd
• Insert polymer-impregnated Zircar separators
• Electro-chemical deposited electrodes
• Increased negative electrode life
• 5Ah to 50Ah rated capacity
• 29 to 37 Wh/Kg
• Long reliable operating life: up to GEO-15 years, LEO-12 years
• Compact cell packaging, up to 60 Wh/L
• Low impedance
• Low operating pressure
• No bypass circuits required
• Straight forward charge control
• Met NASA JPL’s radiation hardening requirement