Contents: Current program requirements; Challenges with COTS batteries; manned vehicle COTS methodology in use; List of typical flight COTS batteries; Energy content and toxicity; Hazards, failure modes and controls for different battery chemistries; JSC test details; List of incidents from Consumer Protection Safety Commission; Conclusions ans recommendations.
Use of COTS Batteries on ISS and Shuttle: Payload Safety and Mission Success
2004
33 pages
Report
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Englisch