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ENERGIZER

 

BATTERY

 

MANUFACTURING

 

VERSION

 

1.2

 

 

Figure

 

4:

  

Comparison

 

of

 

Discharge

 

Curves

 

at

 

50

 

mW

 

Continuous

 

 

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Vo

lt

ag

e

 

(V

)

Discharge

 

Time

 

(hrs)

Lithium

AAA

Alkaline

 

AAA

Alkaline

 

AAAA

Zinc

 

Air

 

PP355

NiMH

AAA

 

 

The

 

impedance

 

of

 

Energizer

 

Zinc

 

Air

 

Prismatic

 

batteries

 

is

 

higher

 

than

 

similar

 

volume

 

Alkaline

 

batteries,

 

and

 

it

 

decreases

 

slightly

 

through

 

the

 

life

 

of

 

the

 

battery.

   

The

 

impedance

 

should

 

not

 

impact

 

battery

 

performance

 

at

 

low

 

to

 

moderate

 

discharge

 

rates.

  

At

 

higher

 

rate

 

discharges,

 

this

 

higher

 

impedance

 

will

 

reduce

 

operating

 

voltage

 

and

 

delivered

 

energy.

 

 

1.4

 ‐‐ 

Zinc

 

Air

 

Prismatic

 

Battery

 

Sizes

 

 

Energizer

 

Zinc

 

Air

 

Prismatic

 

batteries

 

provide

 

an

 

ideal

 

form

 

factor

 

for

 

devices

 

with

 

a

 

thin

 

profile.

   

The

 

family

 

of

 

battery

 

sizes

 

is

 

shown

 

in

 

Figure

 

5

,

 

ranging

 

from

 

AAA

 

Alkaline

 

volume

 

equivalent

 

to

 

½

 

the

 

AAAA

 

Alkaline

 

volume

 

equivalent.

  

Energizer

 

Zinc

 

Air

 

Prismatic

 

battery

 

nomenclature

 

is

 

determined

 

by

 

the

 

IEC

 

standard.

   

The

 

first

 

‘P’

 

indicates

 

Zinc

 

Air

 

chemistry,

 

the

 

second

 

‘P’

 

indicates

 

the

 

prismatic

 

form

 

factor,

 

the

 

first

 

two

 

digits

 

represent

 

the

 

diagonal

 

in

 

mm,

 

and

 

the

 

last

 

digit

 

is

 

the

 

battery

 

height

 

in

 

mm.

     

For

 

example

 

the

 

PP355

 

has

 

a

 

35

 

mm

 

diagonal

 

distance

 

and

 

a

 

height

 

of

 

5

 

mm.

 

 

Figure

 

5:

  

Zinc

 

Air

 

Prismatic

 

Battery

 

Sizes

 

 

PP425

PP355

PP255

Length

 

(mm)

36.0

32.2

22.6

Width

 

(mm)

22.0

14.7

10.3

Thickness

 

(mm)

5.0

5.0

5.0

Volume

 

(cm

3

)

3.96

2.37

1.16

Cell

 

Weight

 

(g)

11.7

6.8

3.4

Continuous

 

Rate

 

Capability

<

 

200

 

mW <

 

100

 

mW <

 

50

 

mW

Capacity

 

Rated

 

(mAh)

3600

1800

720

 

Summary of Contents for PP255

Page 1: ...Energizer Zinc Air Prismatic Handbook Including performance and design data for the PP355...

Page 2: ...ons 7 2 2 Performance at Other Environmental Conditions 8 2 3 Pulse Capability 9 2 4 Service Maintenance 10 2 5 Activation Time and Air Requirements 11 3 Application and Design Considerations 12 3 1 A...

Page 3: ...h zinc The thin air electrode eliminates the need to contain both reactants in the battery so the majority of the battery can be filled by the zinc anode As a result Zinc Air provides the highest avai...

Page 4: ...y s devices often requiring a thinner battery solution The thinnest round cell available is the AAAA battery at approximately 8 mm and many Lithium Ion rechargeable solutions have a thickness of 5 mm...

Page 5: ...all systems and a continuous 50mA current drain to a 0 9 volt cutoff Figure 3 Comparison of Zinc Air versus Other Battery Technologies 156 450 565 396 371 522 343 890 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 80...

Page 6: ...es Energizer Zinc Air Prismatic batteries provide an ideal form factor for devices with a thin profile The family of battery sizes is shown in Figure 5 ranging from AAA Alkaline volume equivalent to t...

Page 7: ...ergizer Zinc Air Prismatic Batteries perform well over a wide range of environmental conditions and in intermittent applications as well Figure 6 contains typical discharge curves for the PP355 under...

Page 8: ...the major markets for both devices and batteries Combinations of daily morning and afternoon temperature and humidity were compiled and analyzed to determine reasonable temperature and humidity extre...

Page 9: ...emperatures and all intermittencies Each battery was exposed to the specified conditions for the entire test duration Figure 9 demonstrates the service obtained from a PP355 battery at 35 C 75 RH 35 C...

Page 10: ...or to use These tabs seal the air holes against oxygen and water ingress To obtain the full battery performance the tab should be removed only immediately prior to use When the battery is sealed by th...

Page 11: ...e PP355 may take a couple of seconds to air up enough to sustain a 50 mW load above 1 volt Based on the time it will take a consumer to remove the tab insert the battery into the device close the batt...

Page 12: ...n sustain For example a device might require 10 mA of current compared to the maximum of 100 mA that a PP355 can sustain This technique works best for devices that have a low average drain rate with l...

Page 13: ...mplished by creating an access path to the sealed volume of air within a device The air access path is designed to allow a desired amount of air to flow to the sealed volume of air which includes the...

Page 14: ...ctrically conductive on all surfaces and flat battery contacts are recommended Leaf spring contacts are preferred over coil springs as coil springs are more prone to shorting Positive contact should b...

Page 15: ...flow to below what is required for device operation Figure 14 Battery Orientation and Device Contacts Reversal Protection Battery reversal protection is recommended for battery operated devices to pr...

Page 16: ...s may take place in the battery which can lead to increased potential for gassing and leakage Energizer recommends that devices are designed to prevent the battery from being discharged below 0 9 volt...

Page 17: ...tests performed include multiple temperature cycling deep discharge direct short thermal abuse abusive charge Safety test performance is consistent with that of standard alkaline and indicates no safe...

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