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R&D Status of Na/NiCl2 Battery

Na/NiCl2 전지의 연구 개발 동향

  • Kim, Hyun-Soo (Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Min (Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute)
  • 김현수 (한국전기연구원 전지연구센터) ;
  • 이상민 (한국전기연구원 전지연구센터)
  • Received : 2012.08.20
  • Accepted : 2012.08.30
  • Published : 2012.08.31
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Abstract

Environmental concerns over the use of fossil fuels and their resource constraints have spurred increasing interest of renewable energy, and the needs for energy storage from the renewable resources is getting rapidly increase. Na/$NiCl_2$ cell could be use electric vehicles as well as energy storage, because it has a high energy-efficiency, environmental-friendly, low cost. However, there remain several issues on improvement of materials, component, cell design, and process, to use in broad applications and to penetrate to market. This paper offers a comprehensive review on R&D status of the structure, chemistry, key materials, and cell design & manufacture for Na/$NiCl_2$ cells.

최근 화석에너지 위기와 지구환경문제 등으로 신재생 에너지에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있으며, 여기에서 발전되는 전력을 저장할 수 있는 에너지저장장치의 수요가 증가하고 있다. Na/$NiCl_2$ 전지는 에너지효율이 높고, 환경친화적이며, 저가 등 우수한 장점들로 인하여 전력 저장용뿐만 아니라 전기자동차에도 응용 가능하다. 그러나, 본격적인 상용화를 위해서는 재료 및 부품, 셀 설계 및 제조 분야에서 개선이 필요한 부분이 많이 남아 있다. 본 논문에서는 Na/$NiCl_2$ 전지의 구조, 전기화학, 핵심 재료, 셀 설계 및 제작, 응용분야에 대하여 현재까지의 개발 동향에 대하여 서술하고자 한다.

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