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Iron powder/
potassium
perchlorate
mixture
Heat pellet

Anode cup

Anode disc Lithiumhnert metal

Magnesium oxide
Lithium chloride/
potassium chloride
eutectic
Iron disulphide
Lithium chloride/
potassium chloride
Silicon dioxide

Figure 27.12 Typical LAN (lithium-iron disulphide) cell construction

Approximate activation time (s)

33.6
31.2
28.8
26.4
24.0
r.
4:
-/ 21.6
S: ._
19.2
c
2 16.8
+a
0)
E 14.4
:: 12.0
2
5 9.6
0
7.2
4.8
2.4 -
0 I I I I IIIII I I I I I IIII I I l l
1 2 3 4 5678 10 20 3040 60 100 200 300 500
Discharge life to 24 V (s)
Figure 27.35 Average performance of lithium-iron disulphide thermal battery (P/N 406620) (Courtesy of Catalyst Research Corporation)