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A sodium–sulfur (NaS) battery is a type of molten-salt battery that uses liquid sodium and liquid sulfur electrodes. This type of battery has a similar energy density to lithium-ion batteries, and is fabricated from inexpensive and low-toxicity materials.
In a sodium sulfide battery, molten sulfur is used as the cathode and molten sodium is used as the anode. The electrolyte is a solid ceramic-based electrolyte called sodium alumina. When the battery is discharged each sodium atom gives away one electron forming sodium ions. The electrons take the external circuitry to reach the positive terminal.
Lifetime is claimed to be 15 year or 4500 cycles and the efficiency is around 85%. Sodium sulfur batteries have one of the fastest response times, with a startup speed of 1 ms. The sodium sulfur battery has a high energy density and long cycle life. There are programmes underway to develop lower temperature sodium sulfur batteries.
Early work on the sodium sulfur battery took place at the Ford Motor Co in the 1960s but modern sodium sulfur technology was developed in Japan by the Tokyo Electric Power Co, in collaboration with NGK insulators and it is these two companies that have commercialized the technology. Typical units have a rated power output of 50 kW and 400 kWh.
Molten sulfur and molten sodium are used as the electrode materials for the sodium-sulfur batteries. This kind of battery operates at higher temperatures ranging from 300°C to 350°C. An internal machine is employed for heating purposes to provide the required active temperatures in the system. The electrodes are separated by a ceramic layer.
Sodium sulfur batteries have gained popularity because of the wide availability of sodium and its stable operation in all temperature levels. They act as a reliable element of storage technology due to their high value of specific energy density and are comparatively cheaper than the other storage devices.
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A sodium–sulfur (NaS) battery is a type of molten-salt battery that uses liquid sodium and liquid sulfur electrodes. This type of battery has a similar energy density to lithium-ion batteries, and is fabricated from inexpensive and low-toxicity materials. Due to the high operating temperature required (usually between 300 and 350 °C), as well as the highly reactive nature of sodium and
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Sodium-sulfur (Na–S) batteries that utilize earth-abundant materials of Na and S have been one of the hottest topics in battery research. The low cost and high energy density make them promising candidates for …
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