Method for improving battery discharge performance
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1. A method for improving discharge voltage for a degraded, rechargeable battery, comprising increasing battery temperature during discharge above the temperature normally occurring in battery operation.
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A method for improving battery discharge voltage is disclosed. In the method, the battery discharge voltage is improved by increasing battery temperature during discharge. The method is useful in extending the life of nickel electrode rechargeable batteries including those employed as spacecraft power sources.
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- 1. A method for improving discharge voltage for a degraded, rechargeable battery, comprising increasing battery temperature during discharge above the temperature normally occurring in battery operation.
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16. A method for operating an aged, rechargeable battery, comprising the steps of:
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charging the battery at a charge temperature, wherein the charge temperature is the nominal spacecraft temperature; and discharging the battery at a discharge temperature in the range from about 2°
C. to about 25°
C. above the charge temperature. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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