TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles
AU - Kennedy, Byron John
AU - Patterson, Dean
AU - Camilleri, Steven Peter
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - An account is given of the lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack used in the Northern Territory University's solar car, Fuji Xerox Desert Rose, which competed in the 1999 World Solar Challenge (WSC). The reasons for the choice of Li-ion batteries over silver–zinc batteries are outlined, and the construction techniques used, the management of the batteries, and the battery protection boards are described. Data from both pre-race trialling and race telemetry, and an analysis of both the coulombic and the energy efficiencies of the battery are presented. It is concluded that Li-ion batteries show a real advantage over other commercially available batteries for traction applications of this kind.
AB - An account is given of the lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack used in the Northern Territory University's solar car, Fuji Xerox Desert Rose, which competed in the 1999 World Solar Challenge (WSC). The reasons for the choice of Li-ion batteries over silver–zinc batteries are outlined, and the construction techniques used, the management of the batteries, and the battery protection boards are described. Data from both pre-race trialling and race telemetry, and an analysis of both the coulombic and the energy efficiencies of the battery are presented. It is concluded that Li-ion batteries show a real advantage over other commercially available batteries for traction applications of this kind.
U2 - 10.1016/S0378-7753(00)00402-X
DO - 10.1016/S0378-7753(00)00402-X
M3 - Comment/debate
VL - 90
SP - 156
EP - 162
JO - Journal of Power Sources
JF - Journal of Power Sources
SN - 0378-7753
IS - 2
ER -