Molten OmniScriptum Molten salt battery

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Molten salt batteries are a class of primary cell and secondary cell high temperature electric battery that use molten salts as an electrolyte. They offer both a higher energy density through the proper selection of reactant pairs as well as a higher power density by means of a high conductivity molten salt electrolyte. They are used in services where high energy density and high power density are required. These features make rechargeable molten salt batteries a promising technology for powering electric vehicles. Operating temperatures of 400 °C (752 °F) to 700 °C (1,292 °F), however, bring problems of thermal management and safety, and place more stringent requirements on the rest of the battery components. Some newer designs, such as the ZEBRA battery, operate at a lower temperature range of 270 °C 518 °F to 350 °C 662 °F. Referred to as thermal batteries the electrolyte is solid and inactive at normal ambient temperatures. Thermally activated ("thermal") batteries were conceived by the Germans during WW II and were used in the V-2 rockets.