Rechargeable Batteries and Solar Light Batteries for Multiple Applications

Nickel-cadmium Rechargeable Batteries

  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The nickel-cadmium battery (commonly abbreviated NiCd or NiCad) is a type of rechargeable battery using nickel oxide hydroxide and metallic cadmium as electrodes.

The abbreviation NiCad is a registered trademark of SAFT Corporation, although this brand name is commonly used to describe all nickel-cadmium batteries. On the other hand, the abbreviation NiCd is derived from the chemical symbols of nickel (Ni) and cadmium (Cd), though it is not to be confused with a chemical formula.

            All of the rechargeable batteries on BeGreenWithSolar.com are NiCd rechargeable batteries. They can be used as solar light batteries, or in any application that uses AA batteries. Their statistics are listed below:

Type           Voltage^a            Energy density^b              Power^c     Effi.^d            Disch.^f    Cycles^g          

                     (V)          (MJ/kg)    (Wh/kg)   (Wh/L)      (W/kg)       (%)          (%/month)     (#)           

NiCd              1.2        0.14-0.22   40-60    50-150       150     70%-90%         20%        1500

^a Nominal cell voltage in V.

^b Energy density = energy/weight or energy/size, given in three different units

^c Specific power = power/weight in W/kg

^d Charge/discharge efficiency in %

^e Energy/consumer price in W·h/US$ (approximately)

^j Safe Depth of Discharge to maintain lifecycles

^f Self-discharge rate in %/month

^g Cycle durability in number of cycles

^h Time durability in years

ⁱ VRLA or recombinant includes gel batteries and absorbed glass mats

^p Pilot production

^r Depending upon charge rate

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