| 摘要 |
In a drive system 10 comprising a prime mover in the form of a turbine 16 drivable by the combustion of a fuel, an electrical generator 22 drivingly connected to the engine and driveable by the engine, an electrochemical power storage battery 28 electrically connected via a charge controller 25 to the generator and chargeable by the generator, and an electric motor 32 electrically connected to the battery via a power controller 31 and driveable by the battery, wherein the generator, battery, controller and electric motor are interconnected together such that the generator can charge the battery and drive the electric motor both separately and simultaneously, and such that the electric motor is driveable by the battery and generator both separately and simultaneously, the battery comprises a plurality of electrically interconnected high temperature electrochemical power storage cells each having a cathode comprising as active material Fe, Ni, Co, Cr, Mn, Cu dispersed in a matrix impregnated with alkali metal aluminium halide molten salt, the matrix being a laterally compressed plate of thickness 0.5 - 5 mm and the cathode having a volumetric energy density of 0.2 - 0.6 Ah/cm<3>. <IMAGE> |
