Journal of Energy Storage, Vol. 30, August 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2020.101476

X-ray Based Non-destructive Method for Alkaline Coin Cell Quality Assurance


Saurabh Saxena and Michael Pecht
Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE), University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA

Abstract:

Companies using alkaline coin cells in their products are interested in non-destructive methods to identify cell degradation without disassembling the final products before the shipment. This paper discusses the accelerated testing of 1.5 V, 150 mAh rated non-rechargeable alkaline coin cells, and the monitoring of swelling as a means to assess the degradation of the cells. A non-destructive X-ray inspection method was used to assess degradation in the coin cells that can be implemented even when the cells are encased in the final product.

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