Aluminium battery

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Aluminium batteries are commonly known as Aluminium-air batteries, due to the reaction of oxygen in the air with Aluminium. Aluminium batteries are a very interesting battery chemistry due to the extremely high energy density. In the past, however, the technology has been limited to non-rechargeable primary batteries, with very limited shelf-life. For these reasons, the batteries have traditionally had very limited applications and have not been widely used.

Battery specifications Energy/weight 200-250 Wh/kg [1] Energy/size 300-375 Wh/L [2] Power/weight - W/kg Charge/discharge efficiency -% Energy/consumer-price - Wh/US$ Self-discharge rate -%/month Time durability - months Cycle durability - cycles Nominal Cell Voltage 1.2 V

Contents 1 Overview 2 Battery chemistry 3 Construction of battery 4 Classification of battery types 4.1 By production technology 4.2 By application 5 Applications 6 Environmental Issues 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

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[edit] Battery chemistry

[edit] Construction of battery

[edit] Classification of battery types

[edit] By production technology

[edit] By application

[edit] Applications

[edit] Environmental Issues

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• An overview of Aluminium-air batteries

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• Simple homemade Aluminum-air battery