摘要:
A hydrogen storage alloy used in a hydrogen storage alloy electrode 11 has a crystalline structure having a mixed phase made up of at least an A2B7 type structure and an A5B19 type structure, and a surface layer of hydrogen storage alloy particles is so formed as to have a nickel content ratio greater than that of a bulk. The ratio (X/Y) of the nickel content ratio X (% by mass) of the surface layer to the nickel content ratio Y (% by mass) of the bulk is greater than 1.0 but no more than 1.2 (1.0
摘要:
To provide a hydrogen storage alloy for an alkaline battery capable of having high performance of power characteristics much more beyond the related-art range, and a production method thereof, as well as an alkaline battery by investigating the constituent ratios of the A2B7-type structure and the A5B19-type structure.The hydrogen storage alloy for an alkaline battery of the present invention includes: an element R selected from the Group IV and the rare earth elements including Y and excluding La; and an element M consisting of at least one of Co, Mn, and Zn. The hydrogen storage alloy is represented by general formula: LaαR1-α-βMgβNiγ-η-εAlηMε (wherein α, β, γ, η, ε satisfy numerical formulae: 0≦α≦0.5, 0.1≦β≦0.2, 3.7≦γ≦3.9, 0.1≦η≦0.3, 0≦ε≦0.2); and the constituent ratio of the A5B19-type structure is 40% or more in the crystal structure thereof.
摘要:
An alkaline storage battery system includes an alkaline storage battery 10 including an electrode group having a hydrogen storage alloy negative electrode 11 using a hydrogen storage alloy as a negative electrode active material, a nickel positive electrode 12 using nickel hydroxide as a main positive electrode active material, and a separator 13, and further including an alkaline electrolyte, in an outer can 17, and is performed partial charge-discharge control. Here, the hydrogen storage alloy has at least A5B19 type crystal structure, and a stoichiometric ratio (B/A) representing a molar ratio of B component to A component in the A5B19 type crystal structure is 3.8 or more. According to the alkaline storage battery system of the present invention, an alkaline storage battery system that ensures high power, reduces the used amount of the hydrogen storage alloy significantly, and is controlled partial charging-discharging is obtained.
摘要:
An alkaline storage battery system according to an aspect of the present invention, with which a partial charging-discharging is performed, includes an alkaline storage battery 10 including an electrode group having a nickel positive electrode 11, a hydrogen storage alloy negative electrode 12, a separator 13; an alkaline electrolyte; and an outer can 14 accommodating the electrode group and the alkaline electrolyte, and further includes a partial charge-discharge control unit for controlling charging-discharging of the battery 10. In addition, zinc (Zn) is added to nickel hydroxide that is a main positive electrode active material in the nickel positive electrode 11 with an addition amount of 5% by mass or less with respect to the mass of nickel in the positive electrode active material. The concentration of the alkaline electrolyte is 6.5 mol/L or less and the content of lithium in the alkaline electrolyte is 0.3 mol/L or more.