User:Dorkmo/Ideas/Battery

idea is to use powder contained in tubs. the walls will have a perforated mesh whos holes angle up and out so that the powder cannot escape. Nickel wires will be placed in the powder to conduct out of the cell. -Contact area is not optimal - that's why they use liquid electrolyte?-MJ

• Nickel-Iron_Battery
• Nickel-Iron_Battery/Chemistry
  • Wikipedia
  • electronicspani.com - NiFe Battery

User:Dorkmo/Log Google Docs Folder

design

principles

• maximize 3d printing
  • utilize parametric customization
• avoid complicated chemical processing
  • no nickel plating

ideas

• add a couple super capacitors to get some cold cranking amps?
  • not sure if that would work but just an idea

• two tubs with grid on four sides of each or shared center.

• fins for surface area.

• cages that snap in to the bottom of a tub shared by two cages.

• might use a part of a sphere for the snap in idea.

• tub lid
  • tub lid will need some sort of two pole terminal block
    • from cages below
    • to next tub or out for use
  • might need some sort of cover for uninsulated wires from cage
  • vent for gas?

• need to make parametric for 10 tub battery
  • maybe input number of rows and columns so it can be a single row or two side by side

• might move side spacers onto cages. 3 sphere divots. 1 middle top and 2 side by side bottom, flip on opposite face. 1 or 2 on non mesh sides.

sketches

single cell separated by a grid.

File:BATTERY-idea-20141012.skp

scad work

parametric code to produce stl files for custom sized 3d prints.

User:Dorkmo/Ideas/Battery/SCAD

chemistry

Nickel Hydroxide

Nickel-Iron_Battery/Chemistry

Wikipedia

electronicspani.com - NiFe Battery

calculations

• nickel hydroxide Ni(OH)2
  • 4.10 g/cm3

to research later

would liked to have an info for:

Ah/gram

impact surface area has

calculate AWG output based on dimensions of cage and cells

bom

hardware

nickel, aluminum, brass?

• all thread
  • http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-threaded-rods/=579nk4pdnli2mh8mzi
  • http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-threaded-rods/=579nk4pdnli2mh8azx
  • http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-threaded-rods/=579nk4pdnli2mh7hqd
• bolts
  • http://www.mcmaster.com/#machine-screws/=579nk4pdnli2mh6pcm
  • http://www.mcmaster.com/#machine-screws/=579nk4pdnli2mh6334
• washers
• nuts

chemicals

• Ni(OH)2
• KOH [1]
• Fe3O4 [2]

supplier directory

wire

• Nickel Wire