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The Taguchi method of experimental design was followed to investigate
and understand the performance and general electrical characteristics
of prismatic lithium/thionyl chloride cells as functions of electrolyt
e salt, electrolyte salt concentration, anode pre-treatment, and expos
ure to elevated temperature. An Ls matrix was used to assess the effec
ts of each of the 4 independent variables on open- and closed-circuit
voltages, capacity under discharge, cell thickness, internal impedance
, and heat dissipation. ANOVA analysis of the 48 cell population has a
llowed the projection of optimized prismatic lithium/thionyl chloride
cells, through the use of 0.5 M lithium tetrachloroaluminate in thiony
l chloride as the catholyte. The salt concentration was found to have
the greatest impact on cell performance in terms of delivered capacity
.