Arotech: Battery and Power Systems Division
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Generation 4 Zinc-Air

Generation 4 Zinc Air  battery
Electric Fuel is developing a 12/24V, 40W, 400Wh, short version BA-8140/U primary battery for battlefield power using 4th-generation zinc-air technology.
Weight (kg) ~1.6
Volume (l) 1.7
Max. Power (W) 40
Voltage (V) 12/24
Capacity (Wh) >480
Energy Density (Wh/kg) >300
Energy Density (Wh/l) >285
 
The Generation 4 Zinc-Air cell is simply an air cathode folded around a gelled anode, the cathode serving as the cell housing. The three open edges are sealed for leak-tight integrity.
Generation 4 Zinc Air cell
Minimal parasitic weight
Known anode technology
Manufacturable
No leakage