DESCRIPTION

 IT CONSISTS OF CADIUM ANODE AND

A METAL GRID CONTAINING A PASTE
OF NiO2 ACTING AS A CATHODE
 THE ELECTROLYTE IN THE CELL IS KOH

IT IS REPRESNTED AS :
WORKING (Discharging)
 WHEN THE NICAD BATTERY OPERATES,
AT THE ANODE CADMIUM IS OXIDISED
TO Cd2+ IONS AND INSOLUBLE
Cd(OH)2 IS FORMED
 IT PRODUCES ABOUT 1.4V
REACTIONS
 AT ANODE:

 AT CATHODE :

 OVERALL REACTION :
RECHARGING THE CELL
 THE CURRENT PASSED IN OPPOSITE
DIRECTION
 THE ELLTRODE GET REVERSED
 Cd GETSDEPOSITED ON ANODE & NiO2
ON CATHODE
 NET REACTION:
ADVANTAGES
 FAST AND SIMPLE CHARGE
 GOOD LOAD PERFORMANCE
 SMALLER AND LIGHTER
 LONG LIFE THAN LEAD STORAGE CELL
 IT CAN PACKED IN A SEALED CONTAINER
DISAVANTAGE
 MORE EXPENSIVE THAN LEAD BATTERY
 RELATIVELY
LOW ENERGY DENSITY
 ENVIRONMENTALLY UNFRIENDLY
USES
 CALCULATORS
USES
 ELECTRONIC FLASH UNITS
USES
 TRANSISTORS
USES
 CORDLESS APPLIANCES