COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND OPTIMISATION OF Ni-Cd CELLS.

Designing a Ni-Cd cell is a very complicated process, involving numerous time-consuming cut-and-try procedures. It is further complicated if the design has to be optimised to satisfy some static and/or dynamic (discharge) characteristics. This paper describes the structure and functions of a software system that enables static and dynamic design and design-optimisation of vented and sealed Ni-Cd cells. One of its novel features is the manager processor: the software management system is reconfigurable and can adapt itself to increasing complexity while retaining overall system boundaries. The manager permits sychronization, scheduling, resource allocation and communication between the various processes.