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ACCUMULATEUR NICKEL-FER [1 record]

Record 1 2012-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Cells (Electr.)
DEF

An accumulator in which the positive plate consists of nickel hydroxide enclosed in perforated steel tubes, and the negative plate consists of iron ... also enclosed in perforated steel tubes.

OBS

The electrolyte is potassium hydrate, the e.m.f. [electromotive force] 1.2 volts per cell. It is lighter than the equivalent lead accumulator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accumulateurs (Électricité)
DEF

Ancien type d'accumulateur alcalin dans lequel la plaque positive est garnie d'hydroxyde de nickel et la plaque négative de fer en poudre.

CONT

L’accumulateur nickel-fer, inventé par Edison, a été breveté aux États-Unis en 1901, la même année donc que l’accumulateur nickel-cadmium.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acumuladores (Electricidad)
OBS

Las placas positivas son de níquel y las negativas de cadmio y hierro, mientras que el electrólito es una solución de potasa.

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